FRONT DOOR REMOVAL (FIG. 14)
(1) Remove door trim panel, silencer pad, and wa-
ter shield. (2) Disconnect all wire connectors and wire har-
ness hold downs inside door and push wire harness
through access hole in front of door into hinge pillar
opening. (3) Open door and support door on a suitable lift-
ing device. (4) Drive bottom hinge pin upward and remove pin
from hinge. (5) Drive top hinge pin downward and remove pin
from hinge.
FRONT DOOR INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation. The door should
not require re-alignment. If door does need align-
ment, refer to Front Door Hinge Installation para-
graph in this section.
FRONT DOOR HINGE REMOVAL (FIG. 14)
(1) Remove front fender wheelhouse splash shield.
Refer to Front Wheelhouse Splash Shield Removal
paragraph in this section. (2) Support door on a suitable lifting device.
(3) Drive out hinge pin on the effected hinge.
(4) Remove bolts holding hinge to hinge pillar and
separate hinge form vehicle.
FRONT DOOR HINGE INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation. Align door to
achieve 6 mm (0.240 in.) gap to all surrounding pan-
els and flush across gaps.
DOOR LATCH
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove silencer and water shield, as necessary.
(3) Raise door glass to up position. (4) Disconnect linkage rods from door latch assem-
bly. (5) Remove screws holding latch top door end
frame. (6) Separate latch from door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
MANUAL WINDOW REGULATOR
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove silencer and water shield as necessary.
(3) Raise glass to 25 mm (1 in.) below full up posi-
tion and support glass lift plate to keep the glass
from falling. (4) Remove bolts holding regulator to inner door
panel. (5) Slide regulator lift arm roller from lift plate
channel. (6) Remove regulator assembly through access hole
in door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR
REMOVAL (FIG. 15)
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove silencer and water shield as necessary.
(3) Raise glass to 25 mm (1 in.) below full up posi-
tion and support glass to keep the glass from falling.
Disconnect battery negative cable. (4) Remove bolts holding regulator to inner door
panel. (5) Remove nuts holding lift plate to glass.
(6) Remove regulator assembly through access hole
in door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
Fig. 14 Front Door Assembly
Fig. 15 Power Window Regulator
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DOOR OPENING WEATHERSTRIPS
REMOVAL
(1) Remove interior trim as necessary to gain ac-
cess to door opening weatherstrip. (2) Pull weatherstrip from pinch flange around
door opening.
INSTALLATION
(1) Locate the middle to the weatherstrip at the
center of the upper pinch flange. Push weatherstrip
onto pinch flange at the top corner near the B-pillar. (2) When the weatherstrip has been installed down
the door opening to the sill pinch flange, mate the
ends of the weatherstrip together and finish install-
ing.
BODY SIDE MOULDINGS
STICK-ON BODY SIDE MOULDING REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
(1) Warm the effected stick-on moulding and body
metal to approximately 38ÉC (100ÉF) using a suitable
heat lamp or heat gun. (2) Pull stick-on moulding from painted surface.
(3) Remove adhesive tape residue from painted
surface of vehicle. (4) If moulding is to be reused, Remove tape resi-
due from moulding. Clean back of moulding with Mo-
par, Super Kleen solvent or equivalent. Wipe moulding dry with lint free cloth. Apply new body
side moulding (two sided adhesive) tape to back of
moulding. (5) Clean body surface with Mopar, Super Kleen
solvent or equivalent. Wipe surface dry with lint free
cloth. (6) Apply a length of masking tape on the body,
parallel to the top edge of the moulding to use as a
guide, if necessary. (7) Remove protective cover from tape on back of
moulding. Apply moulding to body below the mask-
ing tape guide. (8) Remove masking tape guide and heat body and
moulding, refer to step one. Firmly press moulding to
body surface to assure adhesion.
BODY SIDE APPLIQUE
REMOVAL (FIG. 23)
DOOR APPLIQUE
(1) Remove rivets holding bottom or door applique
to door pinch flange usin ga3mm(0.125 in.) drill.
(2) Lift door applique upward to disengage appli-
que from retainer channel. (3) Separate applique from door.
SILL APPLIQUE (1) Remove push-in fasteners holding sill applique
to bottom of rocker panel. (2) Remove push-in fasteners holding sill applique
to front and rear wheel lip openings. (3) Lift sill applique upward to disengage applique
from retainer channels. (4) Separate sill applique from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Prime and touch-up bare metal surfaces before in-
stalling applique to avoid corrosion. Reverse the re-
moval operation.
Fig. 21 Window Opening Moulding
Fig. 22 Outer Belt Weatherstrip
Fig. 23 Body Side Applique
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(5) Remove bolt holding belt retractor to quarter
panel. (6) Separate belt from vehicle.
OUTBOARD SHOULDER HARNESS/LAP BELTINSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
INBOARD BUCKLE REMOVAL (FIG. 26)
(1) Remove bolt holding inboard buckle to floor. (2) Disconnect seat belt sensor wire connector, if
equipped. (3) Separate buckle assembly from vehicle.
INBOARD BUCKLE INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR SEAT BELTS
REAR OUTBOARD SHOULDER HARNESS/LAPBELT REMOVAL (FIG. 27)
(1) Remove lower and upper quarter trim panel.
(2) Remove bolt holding lap belt anchor to floor at
wheelhouse kickup. (3) Remove bolt holding seat belt retractor to quar-
ter panel.
REAR OUTBOARD SHOULDER HARNESS/LAP BELT INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR INBOARD BUCKLE REMOVAL (FIG. 27)
(1) Lift seat belt buckle anchor cover to expose
bolt. (2) Remove bolt holding inboard buckle/center oc-
cupant belt to seat frame. (3) Separate buckle from vehicle.
Fig. 24 Interior Mouldings, Panels, and Trim Covers
Fig. 25 Lift Gate Trim
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(4) Separate molding from roof panel.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
QUARTER PANEL SPOILER
REMOVAL (FIG. 38)
(1) Remove access cover from lift gate opening end
of quarter panel spoiler. (2) Remove bolt holding spoiler to tail lamp closure
panel. (3) Remove quarter trim panel.
(4) Remove nuts holding spoiler to quarter panel
from behind quarter panel above rear wheelhouse
(Fig. 38). (5) Separate spoiler from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
LIFT GATE SPOILER
REMOVAL (FIG. 39)
(1) Raise lift gate to the up position.
(2) Remove nuts holding spoiler to outboard pinch
flanges of lift gate. (3) Separate spoiler from lift gate.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
LIFT GATE PROP CYLINDER
REMOVAL (FIG. 40)
(1) raise lift gate to the full open position.
(2) Support lift gate on a suitable lifting device.
(3) Remove bolt holding bottom of lift gate prop
cylinder to c-pillar. (4) Remove bolt holding top of lift gate prop cylin-
der to lift gate. (5) Separate prop cylinder from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
LIFT GATE
REMOVAL (FIG. 41)
(1) Raise lift gate to the full open position.
(2) Remove rear roof header molding.
Fig. 36 Quarter Glass Module
Fig. 37 Roof Seam Molding
Fig. 38 Quarter Panel Spoiler
Fig. 39 Lift Gate Spoiler
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(4) Remove hood latch release cable handle attach-
ing bolts from under left lower edge of instrument
panel. (5) Disengage release cable rubber grommet from
engine compartment dash panel behind instrument
panel. (6) Rout cable assembly through engine compart-
ment around battery, under fender lip, under relay
bank, and under wiring harnesses, toward dash panel. Push cable through access hole in dash panel
under the brake master cylinder, into passenger com-
partment.
HOOD LATCH RELEASE CABLE INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
COWL COVER
REMOVAL (FIG. 5)
(1) Raise hood to full up position.
(2) Disconnect windshield washer hoses from wiper
arms. (3) Remove windshield wiper arm assemblies. Re-
fer to Group 8K, Windshield Wiper and Washer Sys-
tems. (4) Remove plastic expanding type fasteners hold-
ing cowl cover to cowl, below windshield. (5) Lift back of cowl cover and slide cover rearward
from under dash panel to hood seal and separate
cover from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT END SPLASH SHIELDS
FRONT WHEELHOUSE SPLASH SHIELD REMOVAL (FIG. 6)
(1) Hoist vehicle and support on suitable safety
stands. (2) Remove front wheel assembly.
(3) Remove push-in fasteners holding front wheel-
house splash shield to fender opening lip and inner
wheelhouse area. (4) Separate wheelhouse splash shield from vehi-
cle.
FRONT WHEELHOUSE SPLASH SHIELD INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
Fig. 3 Hood Hinge AssemblyÐTypical
Fig. 4 Hood Latch AssemblyÐTypical
Fig. 5 Cowl Cover Assembly
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TRANSAXLE SPLASH SHIELD REMOVAL (FIG. 6)
(1) Remove one front wheelhouse splash shield
push-in fastener and separate wheelhouse splash
shield from transaxle splash shield. (2) Remove transaxle splash shield attaching bolts
and separate transaxle splash shield from vehicle.
TRANSAXLE SPLASH SHIELD INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
ENGINE DRIVE BELT SPLASH SHIELD REMOVAL (FIG. 7)
(1) Hoist vehicle and support on suitable safety
stands. (2) Remove bolts holding engine drive belt splash
shield to right frame rail. (3) Separate drive belt splash shield from vehicle.
ENGINE DRIVE BELT SPLASH SHIELDINSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
DOOR TRIM PANEL
REMOVAL (FIG. 8)
(1) Lower door glass and disconnect battery nega-
tive cable. (2) Remove courtesy lamp and remove socket.
(3) Remove screw holding trim panel to door from
courtesy lamp opening. (4) Disengage clips holding speaker grille to trim
panel and separate grille from door. (5) Remove screw holding trim panel to door from
speaker grille opening. (6) Remove screw holding inside latch handle bezel
to trim panel and separate bezel from door. Discon-
nect power door lock switch wire connector, if
equipped. (7) Remove window crank, if equipped.
(8) Remove screw holding trim panel to door from
arm rest pull cup opening. (9) Remove hidden screws holding trim panel to
door from carpet area at bottom of trim. (10) Lift trim panel upward and separate panel
from door. (11) Disconnect radio speaker, power window and
power mirror wire connectors, if equipped.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT DOOR SILENCER AND WATER SHIELD
REMOVAL (FIG. 9)
(1) Remove front door trim panel.
(2) Remove push-in fasteners holding silencer pad
to door inner panel and separate silencer from door. (3) Pull water shield from adhesive around perim-
eter of door inner panel.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
Fig. 6 Front Wheelhouse and Transaxle Splash ShieldsÐTypical
Fig. 7 Engine Drive Belt Splash ShieldÐTypical
Fig. 8 Door Trim Panel
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FRONT DOOR AND HINGE
The front door hinge is welded to the door and
bolted to the hinge pillar. The door half of the hinge
pivots on a removable hinge pin. The hinge pin is
driven in from the bottom on the top hinge and from
the top on the bottom hinge. All adjustments to the
hinge are performed on the hinge pillar half of the
hinge. If the welded half of the hinge must be bent to
align door, consult an authorized body repair facility.
FRONT DOOR REMOVAL (FIG. 10)
(1) Remove door trim panel, silencer pad, and wa-
ter shield. (2) Disconnect all wire connectors and wire har-
ness hold downs inside door and push wire harness
through access hole in front of door into hinge pillar
opening. (3) Open door and support door on a suitable lift-
ing device. (4) Drive bottom hinge pin upward and remove pin
from hinge. (5) Drive top hinge pin downward and remove pin
from hinge.
FRONT DOOR INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation. The door should
not require re-alignment. If door does need align-
ment, refer to Front Door Hinge Installation para-
graph in this section.
FRONT DOOR HINGE REMOVAL (FIG. 10)
(1) Remove front fender wheelhouse splash shield.
Refer to Front Wheelhouse Splash Shield Removal
paragraph in this section. (2) Support door on a suitable lifting device.
(3) Drive out hinge pin on the effected hinge.
(4) Remove bolts holding hinge to hinge pillar and
separate hinge form vehicle.
FRONT DOOR HINGE INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation. Align door to
achieve 6 mm (0.240 in.) gap to all surrounding pan-
els and flush across gaps.
DOOR LATCH
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove silencer and water shield, as necessary.
(3) Raise door glass to up position.
(4) Disconnect linkage rods from door latch assem-
bly. (5) Remove screws holding latch top door end
frame. (6) Separate latch from door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
WINDOW REGULATOR
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove silencer and water shield as necessary.
(3) Raise glass to 25 mm (1 in.) below full up posi-
tion and support glass lift plate to keep the glass
from falling. (4) Disconnect power window motor wire connec-
tor, if equipped. (5) Remove rivets holding regulator to inner door
panel usin ga6mm (0.250 in) drill.
(6) Slide regulator lift arm roller from lift plate
channel. (7) Remove regulator assembly through access hole
in door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
Fig. 9 Front Door Silencer and Water ShieldÐTypicalFig. 10 Front Door Assembly
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INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
COWL PANEL TRIM AND SCUFF PLATES
COWL PANEL AND DOOR OPENING SCUFF PLATE REMOVAL (FIG. 12)
(1) Open front door.
(2) Remove screw holding trim panel to cowl for-
ward of the front door opening. (3) Remove screws holding scuff plate to door sill.
(4) Separate cowl panel trim and scuff plate from
vehicle.
COWL PANEL AND DOOR OPENING SCUFF PLATE INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
A-PILLAR AND ROOF RAIL MOULDINGS
A-PILLAR MOULDING REMOVAL (FIG. 12)
(1) Open front door.
(2) Disengage clips holding A-pillar moulding to
roof rail above door opening. (3) Slide A-pillar moulding upward and pull rear-
ward to separate moulding from A-pillar.
A-PILLAR MOULDING INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
QUARTER TRIM PANEL
QUARTER TRIM PANEL REMOVAL (FIG. 12)
(1) Remove A-pillar moulding and scuff plate as
necessary. (2) Remove front shoulder harness turning loop
cover. Remove bolt holding turning loop to quarter
panel. (3) Remove bolt holding rear shoulder harness an-
chor to floor. (4) Remove rear seat cushion and back.
(5) Remove screw holding quarter trim to roof rail.
(6) Remove quarter trim extension panel. Remove
screws holding quarter trim panel to wheelhouse
kickup. (7) Remove rear reading lamp. Remove screw hold-
ing quarter trim to roof from lamp opening. (8) Pull trim panel forward and separate from ve-
hicle.
QUARTER TRIM PANEL INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
QUARTER EXTENSION TRIM PANEL
REMOVAL (FIG. 13)
(1) Remove quarter trim panel.
Fig. 12 Interior Mouldings, Panels, and Trim Covers
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