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8. Position and secure power mirror switch or
close-out plate.
9. Position and secure upper door trim panel.
DOOR LATCH CONTROL SETTING
PROCEDURE
1.
Remove upper and lower interior door
trim.
2.
Disconnect interior door handle latch link at the
release handle.
3. Disconnect the interior door lock link at the
lock solenoid bellcrank.
4.
Remove screws securing the release handle
and locking lever mounting bracket, and set
bracket aside.
5. Disconnect the rear latch release link from the
latch release bellcrank.
6. Loosen exterior release handle control cable
locknut, and release any pre-load on cable and
bellcrank.
7. Lift exterior door handle approximately
halfway. Secure in position with a prop that
will not scratch door skin (i.e. rubber, wood).
8. Set front latch in the closed position. With a
screwdriver or similar
tool,
apply pressure on
latch.
Slowly adjust the exterior release handle
cable until latch opens.
9. Loosen rear latch link, turn buckle lock nut,
and adjust link until it can be installed in
bellcrank with no pre-load.
10.
Set rear latch in the closed position. With a
screwdriver or similar
tool,
apply pressure on
latch.
Slowly adjust rear link until latch opens.
Be sure bellcrank position remains unchanged.
11.
Secure rear latch adjustment with link, turn
buckle lock nut.
12.
Remove exterior release handle prop and
recheck latch adjustments.
13.
Turn exterior handle control cable adjuster
enough to remove any pre-load on latch
release bellcrank.
14.
Secure adjustment with control cable lock nut.
Lift exterior release handle and check front and
rear latch release adjustment.
Note:
If latches do not open with handle fully raised,
slowly shorten control cable adjustment to
remove any slack. Too much adjustment
(pre-
load) will cause door locks to jam.
15.
Check door lock adjustment.
16.
Position and secure interior release handle and
locking lever mounting bracket.
17.
Position and secure interior door trim panels.
DOOR LOCK SETTING PROCEDURE
1.
Disconnect proper fuse or negative battery
cable.
2.
Remove upper and lower interior door
trim.
3. Disconnect the rear link and the front lock link
from the bellcrank assembly.
4.
Pivot the locking bellcrank assembly back and
forth.
Check that the contact wiper arm on the
bellcrank makes effective contact to the
electrical contact points at each limit of travel.
If not, adjust the position of the door lock
solenoid by loosening the solenoid's attaching
screws. Re-tighten solenoid attaching screws.
5. Rotate the lock bellcrank to the "UNLOCK"
position (solenoid plunger retracted).
6. Pull the front locking link rearward
to
remove
the free play and connect to the bellcrank.
Check that the switch's electrical contacts
position has not changed (Step 3). If
necessary, adjust the bend in the front locking
link to obtain no free play; no pre-load, and a
good electrical contact condition.
7. Pull the rear locking link forward to remove any
free play. Adjust the rear locking link (if
necessary) until it matches the established
bellcrank position. Connect the rear locking
link to bellcrank.
8. With the door open, manually close both the
front and rear door latch assemblies.