Ford E83Z-5421952-B Clip - Link

Exercise caution and wear gloves when removing and replacing door handles and latch assemblies. For 2007 and earlier models, raise the window, remove the door trim panel and watershield. Inside the door, remove the latch assembly screw and handle cover. Slide the handle towards the rear, remove insulators, and release the clip to move the interior handle aside. Then, remove latch screws and disconnect the electrical connector. Slide the latch assembly towards the front, remove the anti-theft guard, and disconnect the exterior handle rod. Installation is the reverse. For rear handles and latch assembly, remove the electrical connector, glass top run bolts, and separate the run from the door. Remove handle screws, cover, and slide the handle towards the rear. Inside, remove the screw and loosen the control assembly. Disconnect the actuating rod, remove latch screws, and remove the rear latch. Release the conduit and disconnect the interior handle cable. Remove the handle assembly by prying the clips and separating it from the door. Installation is the reverse. For 2008 and later models, the process differs slightly with additional steps, but caution and attention to detail remain essential.

Depending on the mileage, every 3000 miles or each 3 months later, several drops of light oil or lock lubricant should be applied to the hinges and latches of the doors and of the hood and the trunk. Also, the door latch strikers must be greased with a thin layer of grease to reduce their use, and thus, the amount of wear they experience. For the locks on the door and the trunk, one ought to use the spray on graphite lubricant to lubricate the locks.

To begin the process of treating with the door trim panel and water shield, use the screws to unlatch the inner door handle assembly from the door. Subsequently, remove the handle link from the handle and the lock cylinder. For models from year 2001 onwards, the front door glass run channel bolt near the lower rear of the door has to be dozed and the glass guide fastener has to be loosened for the adjustment of the door glass. Get rid of the rods in the latch, then take out the latch screws and sliding away the latch assembly through the use of the Torx screws which holds it firmly to the door. For installation, it is done in the reversal of the process of removal and in the process, make sure that the rod retaining clips will be installed if a new latch is being put. Well push the control rod and place the lock cylinder rod on the latch then screwed to fasten it, examine the handle and lock before fixing the water shield and door panel back.

For the remedy of the door latch, raise and remove the door trim panel along with the watershield and the window together. Lastly, unscrew the nuts that hold the latch in position on the door particular the retaining screws that are usually at the far end of the door. Pull the latch to align it with the large access hole, and while doing this exercise release the electrical connectors as may be necessary followed by the outer door handle and the rod that interconnects the outer lock cylinder with the latch and finally pull out the latch assembly from the door. For the outside handle and door lock cylinder assembly, first, raise the window and pull the door trim panel as well as the watershield. Remove the actuating rods for the door handle and the lock cylinder through the access hole and the mounting fasteners for the door handle. Remove any electrical connectors which might hamper the process and unscrew the rest to detach the door handle/lock cylinder and door including the removal of the rubber inserts to get to the rest of the fasteners. Reinstallation also deploys the process in the order that is opposite to the removal one.

Start by taking out the door trim panel and water-shield from 2001 and newer cars. With a screwdriver, carefully loosen the screws that keep the inner door handle assembly attached to the door. Remove the bolt holding the front door glass run channel at the bottom rear of the door, then disconnect the handle link from both the handle and lock cylinder. Find the glass adjuster, ease off the screw and play with the glass to align it. Disengage the rods from the latch, unscrew the latch bolts, and take out the whole latch unit by removing screw fixtures holding it inside the door. To reinstall the lock, follow the removal steps in reverse. Before putting the door panel back on, check that the new latch comes with rod retaining clips. Attach the control rod and lock cylinder rod to the latch when you install it. Tighten the latch screws good and tight.

Ever 3000 miles, or every 3 months, 2-3 drops of light oil or lock lubricant should be applied on hinges, locks and latch assembly on the doors, hood and trunk. Also the door latch strikers should be coated with a thin layer of grease to reduce wear and for ease of operation.

The interior door handle is held in place with a single rivet that cannot be turned, simply unscrewed, but must instead be drilled out for removal, and a rivet gun is needed in order to replace the small rivet with which the handle is replaced, and to assist in repositioning of the handle. The handle incorporates a cable that operates the door lock and requires cable disconnected for the handle to be removed. First, you have to provide access to the inner door handle assembly by disconnecting the door trim panel along with the watershield if it is an older model, then remove the fastener which holds the inner door handle assembly to the door. Pull the handle link off the handle and the lock cylinder. To get to the door latch, one needs to release the fastener, and slide the additional run channel for the window glass out of the way. Pull the rods out or strip the electrical connection from the latch; undo the latch screws and take the latch away. Installation follows the reverse order of removal, with additional steps: when a new latch is to be fitted put the rod retaining clips in place; fix the control rod and lock cylinder rod to the latch before fitting and then tighten the latch screws properly; and lastly check the efficiency of the handle and lock before replacing the watershield and the door panel.

To replace the door latch, the window must be raised and the door trim panel, as well as the watershield, must be taken off. Subsequently, unplug the door handle actuator rod along with the electrical connections of the latch and thereafter, undo the screws that fasten the latch onto the door. After that the manual lock and door lock cylinder actuating rods are to be removed from the latch and then the actuating cable for the inside door handle can be disconnected thus enabling the latch assembly to be removed from the door. For the door lock cylinder, raise the window and take out the door trim panel and watershield after that to get to the large hole in order to release the plastic clip holding the lock cylinder to the latch rod. There is a lock cylinder mounting bolt that can be accessed and then pulling out the lock cylinder from the door. To remove the outside handle, one has to get to the hole for releasing the plastic clip that locks the outside handle-to-latch rod and after that the retaining nuts of the outside handles have to be unscrewed and the handle removed from the door. Just as the removal process, installation is done in an order that is reversed.

At least once after 3000 miles or three months, should you put a few drops of light oil or lock lubricant on the hinges as well as latch assemblies of the doors, hood and trunk. Additionally, there should be a thin coat of grease applied to the door latch strikers to minimize the wearing process and guarantee easy motion. You can also use spray-on graphite lubricant to oil door and truck locks.

Exercise caution and wear gloves when removing and replacing door handles and latch assemblies. For 2007 and earlier models, raise the window, remove the door trim panel and watershield. Inside the door, remove the latch assembly screw and handle cover. Slide the handle towards the rear, remove insulators, and release the clip to move the interior handle aside. Then, remove latch screws and disconnect the electrical connector. Slide the latch assembly towards the front, remove the anti-theft guard, and disconnect the exterior handle rod. Installation is the reverse. For rear handles and latch assembly, remove the electrical connector, glass top run bolts, and separate the run from the door. Remove handle screws, cover, and slide the handle towards the rear. Inside, remove the screw and loosen the control assembly. Disconnect the actuating rod, remove latch screws, and remove the rear latch. Release the conduit and disconnect the interior handle cable. Remove the handle assembly by prying the clips and separating it from the door. Installation is the reverse. For 2008 and later models, the process differs slightly with additional steps, but caution and attention to detail remain essential.

To address the door latch, first raise the window and remove the door trim panel along with the watershield. Next, take out the screws that secure the latch to the door, detach the locking rods and cable, and pull the latch assembly through the access hole. While working through the large access hole, position the latch to disengage the outside door handle and lock cylinder from the latch rods, as well as the inside handle from the latch cable. All door locking rods are attached by plastic clips, which can be removed by unsnapping the portion engaging the connecting rod and pulling the rod out of its locating hole. Adjust the latch to disengage the door lock actuator hook, then remove the latch assembly from the door, with installation being the reverse of removal. For the outside handle and door lock cylinder assembly, raise the window and remove the door trim panel and watershield. Through the large access hole, disengage the plastic clips securing the lock cylinder to the latch rod and the door handle to the latch rod. Disconnect any electrical connectors that may interfere with removal, then remove the outside handle retaining nuts accessible through the access hole in the door frame and pull the handle and lock cylinder assembly from the door, with installation being the reverse of removal. For the inside handle and cable, remove the door trim panel and peel away the watershield. Take out the bolt securing the inside handle and pull rearward to disengage it from the inner door panel. Detach the latch rod from the backside of the handle and remove it from the vehicle, rotating the handle out and detaching the latch rod retaining clip, with installation being the reverse of removal.

At least once after 3000 miles or three months, should you put a few drops of light oil or lock lubricant on the hinges as well as latch assemblies of the doors, hood and trunk. Additionally, there should be a thin coat of grease applied to the door latch strikers to minimize the wearing process and guarantee easy motion. You can also use spray-on graphite lubricant to oil door and truck locks.