To replace the outside door handle lever the following are the procedures, Removing the trim cap for the outside handle retaining screw and turning the screw counterclockwise until it loosens but does not come out. Secondly, remove the cover of the outside handle and sliding it to the rear, pulling the handle off the handle reinforcement apparatus fit in the door. Slider-check and, if necessary, replace the outer door handle seals as these may be cracked or in very poor condition. For the inside door handle, you have to pull off the trim panel, then you pop out the handle from the door panel, line up the actuator cable along the slot in the handle lever, then you pull the end plug of the cable out before you pry out the actuator bushing. Installation process is the exact opposite to this process. To gain access to the door latch and outside door handle reinforcement the outside door handle lever, door trim-panel, upper and lower actuating rod as well as the keyless entry pad harness if installed must be removed. Disengage the reinforcement mounting fastener, and rotate the assembly inward to be extracted from the interior of the door, then disengage the latch mounting fasteners and extract the latch, as well as the outside door handle reinforcement as a single piece while disconnecting the electrical connection. Door lock cylinder refer to the fact that it cannot be replaced by a new cylinder, the old cylinder has to be chucked and a new unit has to be made from a lock repair package to be obtained from the dealer. To dismantle the lock cylinder further, one has to pull a ring by which it will be possible to extract it from the handle outside door; in assembling, one has to remember that the D-shaped opening in the new lock cylinder, which has to be put in place of the old one, must fit in the D-shaped opening in the lock cylinder lever. Finally, to take out the keyless entry pad the upper trim cap has to be removed then, using a screwdriver the clip that holds the key pad on the reinforcement handle can be released and thus the key pad pulled out and the electrical connector disconnected and the real reverse order is the process of installation.
