
(2) Engage hidden clips to hold molding to liftgate
upper frame (Fig. 66).
LIFTGATE UPPER FRAME SIDE MOLDINGS
REMOVAL
(1) Remove liftgate upper frame molding.
(2) Disengage hidden clips holding side moldings
to liftgate upper frame (Fig. 66).
(3) Remove liftgate upper frame side molding from
vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place liftgate upper frame side moldings in
position on vehicle.
(2) Engage hidden clips to hold side moldings to
liftgate upper frame (Fig. 66).
(3) Install liftgate upper frame molding.
LOWER B-PILLAR TRIM COVER
REMOVAL
(1) Slide lower seat belt cover rearward to expose
anchor bolt.
(2) Remove bolt holding lower seat belt anchor to
floor.
(3) Remove upper B-pillar trim cover.
(4) Remove access panel from B-pillar trim (Fig.
67).
(5) Remove screw holding lower trim cover to
B-pillar from below seat belt retractor.
(6) Disengage hidden clips holding lower trim
cover to B-pillar.
(7) Remove lower B-pillar trim cover from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place lower B-pillar trim cover in position on
vehicle.
(2) Insert seat belt through hole in lower B-pillar
trim.
(3) Engage hidden clips to hold lower trim cover to
B-pillar.
(4) Install screw to hold lower trim cover to B-pil-
lar below seat belt retractor.
(5) Install access cover.
(6) Install upper B-pillar trim cover.
(7) Place seat belt anchor in position on floor so
webbing is pointed rearward and slightly outboard.
(8) Install bolt to hold lower seat belt anchor to
floor. Tighten all seat belt bolts to 39 N´m (29 in.
lbs.) torque.
(9) Verify that seat belt anchor does not interfere
with seat track travel.
LUGGAGE RACK CROSSBAR
REMOVAL
(1) Remove luggage rack front riser covers.
(2) Disengage lock and slide crossbar forward into
notch in front riser (Fig. 68).
(3) Remove crossbar from roof.
Fig. 67 Lower B-pillar Trim Cover
Fig. 68 Luggage Rack Crossbar
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

INSTALLATION
(1) Place crossbar in position on roof.
(2) Engage crossbar into notch in front riser.
(3) Slide crossbar rearward into desired position.
(4) Install luggage rack front riser covers.
LUGGAGE RACK RISER COVER
REMOVAL
(1) Disengage lock tabs holding luggage rack front
riser cover to riser.
(2) Remove cover from riser (Fig. 69).
INSTALLATION
(1) Place cover in position on luggage rack riser.
(2) Engage lock tabs to holding luggage rack front
riser cover to riser.
LUGGAGE RACK SIDE RAIL
REMOVAL
(1) Remove luggage rack front riser covers.
(2) Remove crossbars.
(3) Remove screws attaching side rail to front riser
and roof panel (Fig. 70).
(4) Remove screws attaching side rail to center
riser and roof panel.
(5) Remove screws attaching side rail to rear riser
and roof panel (Fig. 71).
(6) Remove side rail from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place side rail in position on vehicle.
(2) Install screws to attach side rail to rear riser
and roof panel.
(3) Install screws to attach side rail to center riser
and roof panel.
(4) Install screws to attach side rail to front riser
and roof panel.
(5) Install crossbars.
(6) Install luggage rack front riser covers.
OVERHEAD GRAB-HANDLES
REMOVAL
(1) Using a trim stick (C-4755), remove screw
access covers from grab-handle.
(2) Remove screws holding grab-handle to roof rail.
(3) Remove grab-handle from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place grab-handle in position on vehicle.
(2) Install screws to hold grab-handle to roof rail.
(3) Install screw access covers into grab-handle.
QUARTER GLASS
REMOVAL
(1) Remove C-pillar trim.
(2) Open quarter glass to vent position.
(3) Remove screw attaching quarter window
retainer to vent motor arm.
(4) Disengage quarter window retainer from vent
motor arm.
Fig. 69 Luggage Rack Riser Cover
Fig. 70 Luggage Rack Front Riser
Fig. 71 Luggage Rack Rear Riser
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

SLIDING DOOR INSIDE LATCH HANDLE
REMOVAL
(1) Remove sliding door upper molding as neces-
sary to gain access to upper door handle fastener.
(2) Remove sliding door trim panel.
(3) Remove screws holding bottom of inside latch
handle to sliding door (Fig. 107).
(4) Remove screw holding top of inside latch han-
dle to sliding door.
(5) Disengage cable end from clip on bellcrank
assembly.
(6) Disengage cable end from bellcrank assembly.
(7) Remove latch handle from sliding door.
(8) Remove push-in fastener holding cable end to
latch handle.
(9) Disengage cable casing end from latch handle
(Fig. 108).
(10) Disengage cable end from latch handle.
(11) Remove handle from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place inside latch handle in position on vehicle.
(2) Engage cable end into latch handle.
(3) Engage cable casing end into latch handle.
(4) Install push-in fastener to hold cable into latch
handle.
(5) Place latch handle in position on sliding door.
(6) Install screw to hold top of inside latch handle
to sliding door.
(7) Install screws to hold bottom of inside latch
handle to sliding door.
(8) Engage cable end into bellcrank assembly.
(9) Engage clip to hold cable end into bellcrank
assembly.
(10) Verify sliding door operation. Adjust as neces-
sary.(11) Install sliding door trim panel.
(12) Install sliding door upper molding.
SLIDING DOOR INSIDE LATCH HANDLE
BELLCRANK
REMOVAL
(1) Remove sliding door trim panel.
(2) Remove watershield as necessary to gain access
to latch bellcrank.
(3) Remove latch/lock control cover.
(4) Disengage clip holding inside release bellcrank
link to latch/lock control.
(5) Separate bellcrank link from latch/lock control.
(6) Disengage clip holding release handle latch
cable to bellcrank.
(7) Remove cable from bellcrank.
(8) Remove screw holding bellcrank to inner door
panel (Fig. 109).
(9) Remove bellcrank from vehicle.
Fig. 107 Sliding Door Inside Handle
Fig. 108 Sliding Door Handle Cable
Fig. 109 Inside Latch Handle Bellcrank
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

INSTALLATION
(1) Position bellcrank on vehicle.
(2) Install screw holding bellcrank to inner door
panel.
(3) Position cable from bellcrank.
(4) Engage clip to hold release handle latch cable
to bellcrank.
(5) Position bellcrank link on latch/lock control.
(6) Engage clip to hold inside release bellcrank
link to latch/lock control.
(7) Install latch/lock control cover.
(8) Install watershield.
(9) Install sliding door trim panel.
SLIDING DOOR INSIDE LATCH RELEASE
MECHANISM
REMOVAL
(1) Remove sliding door inside latch handle.
(2) Remove push-in fastener holding cable end to
release mechanism (Fig. 108).
(3) Disengage cable end from release mechanism.
(4) Disengage latch cable from assist handle.
(5) Remove screws holding release mechanism to
handle (Fig. 110).
(6) Remove release mechanism from handle.
(7) Rotate latch release button away from mecha-
nism until flats on button pivots align with slots in
mechanism (Fig. 111).
(8) Remove button from release mechanism.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position button on release mechanism.
(2) Align and engage flats on button pivots into
slots in mechanism (Fig. 111).
(3) Rotate latch release button into mechanism.(4) Place release mechanism in position on handle.
(5) Install screws to hold release mechanism to
handle (Fig. 110).
(6) Engage latch cable into handle.
(7) Engage cable end from release mechanism.
(8) Install push-in fastener holding cable end to
release mechanism.
(9) Install sliding door inside latch handle.
SLIDING DOOR LATCH STRIKER
REMOVAL
(1) Open sliding door.
(2) Mark outline of striker on C-pillar door jamb
face to aid installation.
(3) Remove screws holding striker to C-pillar (Fig.
112).
(4) Remove striker from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place striker in position on vehicle.
(2) Align striker to outline marks on C-pillar.
(3) Install screws to hold striker to C-pillar.
(4) Verify sliding door alignment and operation.
Fig. 110 Sliding Door Inside Latch Release
Mechanism
Fig. 111 Sliding Door Inside Latch Button
Fig. 112 Sliding Door Latch Striker
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

SLIDING DOOR LATCH/LOCK CONTROL
REMOVAL
(1) Remove sliding door trim panel.
(2) Remove sliding door stop bumper.
(3) Remove sound pad, if equipped.
(4) Remove latch/lock control cover (Fig. 113).
(5) With sliding door ajar, disengage clip holding
rear latch link to latch/lock control (Fig. 114) (Fig.
115).
(6) Place a flat head screw driver between metal
clip ears and bottom of link.
NOTE: Rotate screw driver to remove link.
CAUTION: Replace the latch/lock control if any of
the metal clips on the latch/lock control are bent or
broken. DO NOT attempt to repair the clips to retain
the links.
(7) Remove rear latch link from latch/lock control.
(8) Disengage clip holding outside door handle link
to latch/lock control (Fig. 115).
(9) Remove outside door handle link from latch/
lock control.
(10) Disengage clip holding inside door handle
bellcrank link to latch/lock control (Fig. 115).
(11) Separate inside door handle bellcrank link
from latch/lock control.
(12) Disengage clip holding lock cylinder link to
latch/lock control.
(13) Remove lock cylinder link from control.
(14) Disengage clip holding inside lock link to
latch/lock control.
(15) Remove inside lock link from control.
(16) Disengage lock tabs holding hold open latch
cable case to latch/lock control.
(17) Remove hold open latch cable ball end from
latch/lock control.
(18) Loosen bolts holding latch/lock control to slid-
ing door.
(19) If equipped, disconnect wire connector from
power door lock motor.
(20) Remove latch/lock from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position latch/lock locking lever in unlocked
position.
(2) Engage rigging cam (Fig. 114).
(3) Place latch/lock in position on vehicle.
(4) If equipped, engage wire connector into power
door lock motor.
(5) Insert bolt heads into slots in sliding door
inner panel.
(6) Tighten bolts to hold latch/lock control to slid-
ing door.(7) Engage hold open latch cable ball end into
latch/lock control.
(8) Engage lock tabs to hold the hold open latch
cable case to latch/lock control.
(9) Insert lock cylinder link into control.
(10) Engage clip to hold lock cylinder link to latch/
lock control.
(11) Insert inside lock link into control.
(12) Engage clip to hold inside lock link to latch/
lock control.
(13) Lift clip for inside door handle bellcrank link
to top of slot in mechanism (Fig. 114).
(14) Engage clip to hold bellcrank link to latch/lock
control.
(15) Lower clip for outside door handle link to bot-
tom of slot in mechanism and engage link to clip
(Fig. 114).
NOTE: Move link rearward until movement stops
before engaging link to clip.
(16) Place rear latch link in position on control by
moving link rearward until movement stops.
(17) Engage clip to hold rear latch release link to
latch/lock control.
(18) Push inside lock link button downward to dis-
engage rigging cam.
(19) Verify sliding door operation.
(20) Install latch/lock cover.
(21) Install sound pad, if equipped.
(22) Install sliding door stop bumper.
(23) Install sliding door trim panel.
Fig. 113 Latch/Lock Cover
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

SLIDING DOOR LOWER ROLLER ARM
REMOVAL
(1) Open sliding door.
(2) Mark outline of roller arm on sliding door
bracket to aid installation.
(3) Remove sliding door sill plate.
(4) Remove screws holding hold open latch to
lower roller arm.
(5) Separate hold open latch from lower arm.(6) Support sliding door on a suitable lifting device
with a padded upper surface. The door must be
moveable with lifting device in place.
(7) Remove bolts holding lower roller arm to slid-
ing door (Fig. 116).
(8) Remove roller arm from sliding door.
(9) Disengage roller arm from lower channel (Fig.
117).
(10) Remove roller arm from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
For installation, reverse the above procedures.
SLIDING DOOR LOWER ROLLER ARM BRACKET
REMOVAL
(1) Remove access hole plug.
(2) Open sliding door.
(3) Support sliding door on a suitable lifting
device.
(4) Remove lower roller arm.
(5) Mark outline of roller arm bracket on inside of
sliding door.
(6) Remove bolts holding lower roller arm bracket
to sliding door (Fig. 118).
(7) Remove lower roller bracket from vehicle.
Fig. 114 Sliding Door Latch/Lock Control Linkage
Fig. 115 Latch/Lock Control Link Removal
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

INSTALLATION
(1) Place lower roller bracket in position on vehi-
cle.
(2) Align outline mark on inside of sliding door to
roller arm bracket.(3) Install bolts holding lower roller arm bracket to
sliding door.
(4) Install lower roller arm.
(5) Remove lifting device.
(6) Verify sliding door operation.
(7) Install access hole plug.
SLIDING DOOR OUTSIDE LATCH RELEASE HANDLE
REMOVAL
(1) Remove sliding door trim panel.
(2) Remove sliding door stop bumper.
(3) Remove watershield as necessary to access out-
side release handle fasteners.
(4) Remove latch/lock control cover.
(5) Disengage clip holding outside door handle
linkage to door handle.
(6) Separate linkage from outside door handle.
(7) Separate linkage from latch/lock control.
(8) Remove nuts holding outside door handle to
outer door panel (Fig. 119).
(9) Remove outside door handle from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position outside door handle on vehicle.
(2) Install nuts to hold outside door handle to
outer door panel.
(3) Insert linkage into outside door handle.
(4) Engage clip to hold linkage to outside door
handle.
(5) Engage rigging cam to latch/lock control mech-
anism.
(6) Move clip on latch/lock control to bottom of slot
and engage linkage to latch/lock control.
(7) Verify sliding door operation. Adjust as neces-
sary.
(8) Install latch/lock cover.
(9) Install watershield.
(10) Install sliding door stop bumper.
(11) Install sliding door trim panel.
Fig. 116 Sliding Door Lower Roller Arm
Fig. 117 Sliding Door Roller Arm Channel
Fig. 118 Sliding Door Lower Roller Arm Bracket
Fig. 119 Sliding Door Outside Latch Release Handle
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

SLIDING DOOR REAR LATCH
REMOVAL
(1) Remove sliding door trim panel.
(2) Remove water shield as necessary.
(3) Open sliding door to the ajar position.
(4) Disengage clip holding linkage to rear latch.
(5) Remove screws holding rear latch to sliding
door end frame (Fig. 120).
(6) Remove sliding door rear latch from door
through rear access hole.
INSTALLATION
NOTE: The screws attaching the rear latch to slid-
ing door end frame have locking patch on the
threads. Screws must be replaced during installa-
tion.
(1) Position sliding door rear latch on door through
rear access hole.
(2) Install screws to hold rear latch to sliding door
end frame.
(3) Engage clip to hold linkage to rear latch.
(4) Verify sliding door operation. Adjust as neces-
sary.
(5) Install water shield.
(6) Install sliding door trim panel.
SLIDING DOOR SILL PLATE
REMOVAL
(1) Disengage hidden clips holding sill plate to
sliding door opening sill.
(2) Disengage hooks holding outside edge of sill
plate to door sill (Fig. 121).
(3) Remove sill plate from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place sill plate in position on vehicle.
(2) Engage hooks to hold outside edge of sill plate
to door sill.
(3) Align guide pins to holes in door sill.
(4) Engage hidden clips to hold sill plate to sliding
door opening sill.
SLIDING DOOR STABILIZER
REMOVAL
(1) Open sliding door.
(2) Remove screws holding stabilizer to door end
frame (Fig. 122).
(3) Remove stabilizer from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place stabilizer in position on vehicle.
NOTE: Loose install screws first. Fit should be
snug but free to move when closing door to align to
body half stabilizer.
(2) Install screws to hold stabilizer to door end
frame.
(3) Open door and final torque screws.
(4) Verify sliding door operation.
Fig. 120 Sliding Door Rear Latch
Fig. 121 Sliding Door Sill Plate
Fig. 122 Sliding Door Stabilizer
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)