Quote:
|
Originally Posted by CysMyGuy
So I waited until winter to have my basement finished here in CO and the X has to sit outside for a couple months. On a very cold December morning, I went to get in and when pulling on the handle, something inside the door broke - leaving me unable to open the door without rolling down the window to use the inside lever.
Any idea if this fix is a possible DIY, or do I just take it to the local mechanic. Keep in mind - the garage is full, so I'd need to do this in the driveway. DOH!
|
you have a bad door carrier and you need this part # here.
CARRIER, OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE, FRONT LEFT151218243615
plus this DIY.
For future reference these are the steps I followed:
1) Remove door panal using instructions on main page. I disconnected my battery. You have to unbolt the airbag, but do not have to disconnect it. I just taped it to the door so it does not hang by the cable.
2) Pop off the painted trim piece that is around the key hole on the exterior of the door.
3) Pop off the black plastic oval on the side of the door. (2 pieces)
4) The hex screw (#17) that holds the carrier is located inside this hole. You will NOT see the screw by looking directly into the hole towards the front of the car. You must look into the hole as if you were looking at the side of the door (It took me a while to find this screw, just don't look into the hole directly because the screw is off to the side). The hex screw that holds the carrier screws into the lock assembly, you could see the hole from the outside. Once you find the screw remove it.
5. After removing the hex screw, the lock assembly (key hole) is lose. Gently pry out the entire assembly (the end of the shaft has a star shaped structure that presses into another piece when putting everything back together)
6. Now you could see the bolt and nut that holds the handle to part of the door carrier. The bolt has a square head. Remove this bolt.
7. Now the handle could be removed by pulling the handle up and twisting. The handle will pivot on the left side, then pull it out of the carrier.
8. Once the handle is removed, remove the rubber seal and the philips head screw (#16) holding the carrier is exposed underneath.
9. Disconnect the cable on the inside of the door. Unsnap the white plastic piece, and the metal cable with ball.
10. The old carrier could now be removed, and the install the new one using the same idea.
i follow this step above and got it done in 45 min.
