2000 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA Rear seal

YH4
GRAND
VITARA
1. Side body inner panel
2. Rear wheel housing panel
3. Rear floor panel
4. Center floor panel
5. Front floor panel
6. Center floor member
7. Side sill inner panelªAº: Apply sealant
ªBº: Brush treatment
BODY SERVICE 9-47
2 DOOR MODEL

YH4
GRAND
VITARA
BODY SERVICE 9-49
1. Side body inner panel
2. Side body outer panel
3. Front pillar inner panel
4. Front pillar upper reinforcement
5. Rear wheel housing panel
6. Fuel inlet box
7. Center pillar reinforcement
8. Center pillar joint outer panel
9. Center pillar joint inner panel
10. Tail upper member
11. Back pillar outer panelªAº: Apply sealant
ªBº: Brush treatment
ªCº: Wipe

YH4
GRAND
VITARA
BODY SERVICE 9-61
1. Outside handle
2. Inside handle bezel
3. Latch assembly
4. Latch striker
1. Door opening rod pin
2. Door opening control rod
REAR DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY
REMOVAL
1) Remove door trim and door sealing cover, refer to steps 1) to 4)
of REAR DOOR GLASS REMOVAL in this section.
2) Remove door opening control rod and door lock control rod.
3) Remove lock assembly.
INSTALLATION
Reverse removal sequence to install rear door lock, noting points
mentioned in ªFRONT DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLYº.

YH4
GRAND
VITARA
1. Shim
1. Rubber cushion 1
9-62 BODY SERVICE
BACK DOOR / REAR GATE LOCK ASSEMBLY
REMOVAL
1) Remove inside handle bezel (if equipped).
2) Remove inside lock knob.
3) Remove door trim.
With inside handle bezel tilted as shown in figure, turn door trim
90 counterclockwise to remove it (if equipped with inside han-
dle).
4) Remove back door / rear gate sealing cover.
5) Remove back door / rear gate lock control rod.
Unlock back door / rear gate lock rod pin retainer and disconnect
control rod.
6) Disconnect back door lock motor lead wire (if equipped).
7) Remove lock assembly.
INSTALLATION
Reverse removal procedure to install back door / rear gate lock as-
sembly noting following points.

Back door / Rear gate latch striker.
Adjust back door / rear gate latch striker so that its center aligns
with the center of groove in back door / rear gate latch base.
To adjust back door / rear gate latch and striker with each other,
insert proper number of shims below the bottom of striker, as
shown.

Back door / Rear gate rubber cushion.
Move rubber cushion installed at the left side of back door / rear
gate to align it with its guide.

YH4
GRAND
VITARA
BODY SERVICE 9-69
1. Drip shoe
2. Frame
3. Guide
1. Dent
2. Protrusion of lifter
3. Resin part
4. Motor assembly5. Hole
6. Hole (cam)
7. Rear drip
ªAº: Apply sealant
6) Remove sliding roof deflector.
7) Pull out drip shoe, guide and cable assy as a set.
ASSEMBLY
Reverse disassembly procedure for assembly, observing following
instructions.
CAUTION:
Match protrusion of guide and dent in cable for completely
closed position of sliding roof drive cable and match marks
(holes) for completely closed position of sliding roof motor
assembly and then install sliding roof motor assembly.

Press the CLOSE side switch to match marks of sliding roof motor
assembly.

Apply butyl rubber sealant to contact surface of the rear drip.

YH4
GRAND
VITARA
BODY SERVICE 9-79
1. Roof rail assembly
2. Front cap
3. Rear cap
4. Base seal
5. Nut
1. Roof molding
2. Roof panel
3. Clip
4. Molding stud
ROOF RAIL (IF EQUIPPED)
Removal
1) Remove roof rail front and rear caps as shown in figure.
2) Remove nuts.
3) Remove roof rail assembly.
Installation
Reverse removal procedure for installation.
Confirm that each roof rail fixing nut is tightened securely.
ROOF MOLDING
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

If roof rail is equipped, remove it in advance (refer to ªROOF RAILº section).

When reusing roof molding, be careful not to make roof molding warped.