2000 DODGE NEON tra

FRONT DOOR OUTSIDE HANDLE
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel and water dam.
(2) Close door glass.
(3) Disconnect lock and latch rods from door latch.
(4) Remove nut attaching door handle retainer to
outer door panel (Fig. 32).
(5) Remove retainer from back of door handle.
(6) Remove door handle from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position door handle into door and install
retainer at back of handle.
(2) Install nut attaching door handle retainer to
outer door panel.
(3) Connect lock and latch rods to door latch.
(4) Install door trim panel and water dam.
DOOR LOCK CYLINDER
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel and water dam.
(2) Close door glass.
(3) Disconnect door lock rod from latch.
(4) Remove clip attaching lock cylinder to door
handle.
(5) Pull lock cylinder from door handle (Fig. 33).
INSTALLATION
(1) Push lock cylinder into door handle.
(2) Install clip attaching lock cylinder to door han-
dle.
(3) Connect door lock rod from latch.
(4) Install door trim panel and water dam.
FRONT DOOR LATCH
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel and water shield.
(2) Close door glass.
(3) Disconnect lock and latch rods from door latch
(Fig. 34).
(4) Disengage wire connector from power door lock
motor, if equipped.
(5) Remove screws holding latch to door end
frame.
(6) Remove door latch from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
CAUTION: Do not close door before adjusting the
door latch. Door may fail to open.
(1) Position door latch inside door and install
screws holding latch to door end frame.
(2) Engage wire connector into power door lock
motor, if so equipped.
Fig. 31 Door Glass Run Weatherstrip
1 ± FRONT DOOR GLASS RUN WEATHERSTRIP
2 ± FRONT DOOR
3 ± B-PILLAR
4 ± SPACER
5 ± DOOR LATCH STRIKER
6 ± WINDOW REGULATOR HANDLE7 ± SPACER
8 ± DOOR TRIM PANEL
9 ± WINDOW REGULATOR
10 ± DOOR CHECK STRAP
11 ± FRONT DOOR GLASS RUN BRACKET WEATHER
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

(4) Install door speaker, if equipped.
(5) Verify door glass alignment, adjust if necessary.
(6) Install door trim panel and water dam.
Fig. 34 Front Door Latch
1 ± INSIDE LOCK TO LATCH
2 ± OUTSIDE HANDLE TO LATCH
3 ± POWER DOOR LOCK CONNECTOR
4 ± REAR DOOR LATCH5 ± MANUAL
6 ± POWER
7 ± INSIDE DOOR HANDLE TO LATCH
Fig. 35 Front Door Latch Striker
1 ± FRONT DOOR GLASS RUN WEATHERSTRIP
2 ± FRONT DOOR
3 ± B-PILLAR
4 ± SPACER
5 ± DOOR LATCH STRIKER
6 ± WINDOW REGULATOR HANDLE7 ± SPACER
8 ± DOOR TRIM PANEL
9 ± WINDOW REGULATOR
10 ± DOOR CHECK STRAP
11 ± FRONT DOOR GLASS RUN BRACKET WEATHER
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

FRONT DOOR GLASS
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel and water dam.
(2) Remove inner door belt weatherstrip.
(3) Loosen window inner belt stabilizer.
(4) Lower door glass to bottom of door to gain
access to attaching bolts.
(5) Remove bolts attaching door glass to window
regulator lift plates (Fig. 36).
(6) Disengage door glass from regulator.
(7) Lift door glass upward out of the opening at
the top of door.
INSTALLATION
(1) Carefully lower door glass through opening in
top of door.
(2) Position door glass into window regulator lift
plates.
(3) Install bolts door glass to lift plates and do not
tighten.
(4) Tighten window inner belt stabilizer.
(5) Raise glass to the full up position and then
tighten the lift plate bolts.
(6) Install inner door belt weatherstrip.
(7) Install door trim panel and water dam.
FRONT DOOR CHECK STRAP
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel and water dam.(2) Remove bolt attaching check strap to hinge pil-
lar.
(3) Remove door speaker.
(4) Remove glass run.
(5) Remove bolts attaching check strap to door end
frame (Fig. 38).
(6) Remove check strap from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
NOTE: Do not grease check strap.
(1) Position door check on vehicle and install bolts
attaching strap to door end frame.
(2) Install glass run.
(3) Install door speaker, if so equipped.
(4) Install bolt attaching door check strap to hinge
pillar.
(5) Install door trim panel and water dam.
FRONT DOOR
REMOVAL
NOTE: The retaining clips used on the door hinge
pins are not to be reused. Verify availability prior to
proceeding.
(1) Open and support door on a suitable lifting
device.
Fig. 36 Front Door Glass ± Power Window
1 ± FRONT DOOR GLASS
2 ± FRONT DOOR
3 ± POWER WINDOW REGULATOR4 ± POWER WINDOW CONNECTORS
5 ± WINDOW TO REGULATOR FASTENER
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

(2) Disconnect wire connector at hinge pillar, if
necessary.
(3) Remove bolts attaching door check strap to
hinge pillar.
(4) Remove bolts attaching lower hinge to door.(5) Remove bolts attaching upper hinge to door.
(Fig. 39).
(6) Remove door from vehicle.
Fig. 37 Front Door Glass ± Manual Window
1 ± FRONT DOOR
2 ± FRONT WINDOW MANUAL REGULATOR3 ± WINDOW TO REGULATOR FASTENERS
4 ± FRONT DOOR GLASS
Fig. 38 Front Door Check Strap
1 ± FRONT DOOR GLASS RUN WEATHERSTRIP
2 ± FRONT DOOR
3 ± B-PILLAR
4 ± SPACER
5 ± DOOR LATCH STRIKER
6 ± WINDOW REGULATOR HANDLE7 ± SPACER
8 ± DOOR TRIM PANEL
9 ± WINDOW REGULATOR
10 ± DOOR CHECK STRAP
11 ± FRONT DOOR GLASS RUN BRACKET WEATHER
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

INSTALLATION
(1) Apply MopartMultimileage Grease to inside of
door hinge bushings.
(2) Position door to the hinges on vehicle.
(3) Install bolt into hinge top hole on the right side
or bottom hole left side (smallest hole).
(4) Install bolt into hinge bottom hole on the right
side or top hole left side (slotted hole).
(5) Install bolts attaching door check strap to
hinge pillar.
(6) Connect wire connector at hinge pillar, if nec-
essary.
FRONT DOOR HINGE
REMOVAL
(1) Open and support door on a suitable lifting
device.
(2) Remove bolts attaching door check strap to
lower A-pillar for greater access, if necessary.
(3) Mark position of hinge on both the door end
frame and lower A-pillar to ease installation.
(4) Remove bolts attaching hinge to door end
frame (Fig. 39).
(5) Remove bolts attaching hinge to lower A-pillar.
(6) Remove door hinge from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
CAUTION: When installing a new hinge, make sure
that the head of each hinge pin is fully seated into
the door hinge. Also, remove the plastic shipping
clip and replace it with the correct metal retaining
clip once the hinge pin is seated.
(1) If necessary, paint new door hinge prior to
installation.
(2) Position door hinge on vehicle.
(3) Loosely install bolts attaching hinge to lower
A-pillar.
(4) Loosely install bolts attaching hinge to door
end frame.
(5) Align hinge to marks made previously and
tighten all bolts.
(6) Install bolts attaching door check strap to
lower A-pillar, if removed previously.
(7) Verify door fit and operation. Adjust door hinge
for proper door alignment, if necessary.
FRONT/REAR DOOR APPLIQUE
REMOVAL
(1) Using a fork type prying tool, disengage push
in fasteners attaching applique to door.
(2) Remove applique from door (Fig. 40).
Fig. 39 Front Door
1 ± BODY ASSEMBLY
2 ± UPPER HINGE3 ± FRONT DOOR
4 ± LOWER HINGE
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

(1) Position door latch on vehicle and install
screws attaching latch to door end frame.
(2) Connect linkage rods to latch.
(3) Connect lock and latch rods to door latch.
(4) Tighten lower rear run channel.
(5) Install door trim panel.
REAR DOOR LATCH STRIKER
REMOVAL
(1) Mark outline of door latch striker on B-pillar to
aid installation.
(2) Remove screws attaching door latch striker to
B-pillar (Fig. 47).
(3) Remove door latch striker from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Install door latch striker from vehicle.
(2) Install screws attaching door latch striker to
B-pillar.
(3) Align marked outline of door latch striker on
B-pillar to aid installation.
REAR DOOR GLASS
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel and inner belt weath-
erstrip.
(2) Lower the window to 50 mm (2 ins.) from bot-
tom of travel.
(3) Loosen bolts attaching rear lower run channel
to inner door panel (Fig. 47).
(4) Remove rear run channel from door.
(5) Loosen screws attaching window regulator
channel to glass.
(6) Slide channel rearward to allow screw heads to
pass through key hole slots in channel.
(7) Remove glass from roller channel.
(8) Lift door glass upward out of the opening at
the top of door.
INSTALLATION
(1) Lower door glass through opening in top of
door and into position in the window regulator.
(2) Position door glass onto roller channel.
(3) Slide roller channel forward to allow screw
heads to engage key hole slots in channel.
(4) Tighten screws attaching window regulator
roller channel to glass.
(5) Install inner door belt door trim panel inner
belt weatherstrip.
(6) Operate window and check for interference.
Adjust glass as necessary.
REAR DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove door glass from regulator channel.
(3) Loosen screws attaching window regulator
channel and crank housing to door panel (Fig. 47).
(4) Disengage screw and bolt heads from keyhole
slots in door panel.
(5) Loosen bolts attaching window regulator to
door panel.
(6) Disengage regulator from door panel, and
crank housing.
(7) Slide regulator rearward and rotate forward
end of roller channel through access hole in door
panel,
(8) Remove window regulator from door through
access hole in inner panel.
INSTALLATION
(1) position window regulator and crank housing
on door panel through access hole in door panel.
(2) Tighten bolts attaching window regulator to
door panel.
(3) Engage window regulator bolt heads on chan-
nel to key hole slots in door panel.
(4) Tighten screw attaching window regulator
channel and crank housing.
(5) Position glass to regulator roller channel.
(6) Tighten fasteners attaching door glass to roller
channel.
(7) Install door trim panel.
REAR DOOR GLASS RUN WEATHERSTRIP
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel, water dam as neces-
sary.
(2) Remove door glass.
(3) Remove weatherstrip fasteners.
(4) Pull weatherstrip from lower front channel
above door latch.
(5) Pull run weatherstrip from window frame
channel (Fig. 48).
INSTALLATION
(1) Clean butyl material from door flange area.
(2) Place door run weatherstrip in position on win-
dow frame channel.
(3) Push door run weatherstrip into window frame
channel.
(4) Push weatherstrip into lower front channel
above door latch.
(5) Install weatherstrip fasteners.
(6) Install door glass.
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

(7) Install pull cup support bracket, water shield,
and door trim panel.
Fig. 48 Door Glass Run Weatherstrip
1 ± REAR DOOR GLASS RUN WEATHERSTRIP
2 ± REAR DOOR
3 ± DOOR TRIM PANEL4 ± SPACER
5 ± WINDOW REGULATOR HANDLE
6 ± DOOR CHECK STRAP
Fig. 47 Rear Door Glass
1 ± REAR DOOR GLASS
2 ± REAR DOOR
3 ± LATCH STRIKER4 ± SPACER
5 ± REAR WINDOW MANUAL REGULATOR
6 ± WINDOW TO REGULATOR FASTENERS
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

REAR DOOR CHECK STRAP
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove bolts attaching check strap to hinge
pillar.
(3) Remove check strap seal from door end frame.
(4) Remove bolts attaching check strap to door end
frame (Fig. 49).
(5) Remove check strap from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
CAUTION: Do not close door before adjusting the
door latch. Door may fail to open.
(1) Position door check strap on vehicle.
(2) Install check strap attaching bolts to the door
end frame.
(3) Install check strap seal. If seal is damaged or
worn replace seal.
(4) Install check strap attaching bolts to the hinge
pillar.
(5) Install door trim panel.
REAR DOOR
REMOVAL
(1) Open door and support on a suitable lifting
device.(2) Disconnect the wire connector at the hinge pil-
lar.
(3) Remove bolts attaching door check strap to
B-pillar.
(4) Remove bolts attaching lower hinge to door
(Fig. 50).
(5) Remove bolts attaching upper hinge to door.
INSTALLATION
(1) Apply MopartMultimileage Grease to the
inside of the door hinge bushings.
(2) Install bolts to the upper hinge to door.
(3) Install bolts to the lower hinge to door.
(4) Connect the wire connector at the B-pillar.
(5) Remove lifting device.
(6) Adjust door as necessary.
REAR DOOR HINGE
NOTE: If both hinges on one door are to be
replaced, remove and install one hinge completely
prior to beginning the second hinge.
REMOVAL
(1) Open and support door on a suitable lifting
device.
(2) Remove bolts attaching door check strap to
lower B-pillar for greater access, if necessary.
(3) Mark position of hinge on both the door end
frame and lower B-pillar to ease installation.
Fig. 49 Rear Door Check Strap
1 ± REAR DOOR GLASS RUN WEATHERSTRIP
2 ± REAR DOOR
3 ± DOOR TRIM PANEL4 ± SPACER
5 ± WINDOW REGULATOR HANDLE
6 ± DOOR CHECK STRAP
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)