Dodge Dakota Sport 2001 Service Manual page 2094

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DOORS - REAR
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
ADJUSTMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
DOOR GLASS
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
REAR DOOR OUTSIDE HANDLE
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
REAR DOOR GLASS RUN CHANNELS
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
REAR DOOR HINGE
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
REAR DOOR INSIDE HANDLE ACTUATOR
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
DOORS - REAR
REMOVAL
(1) Remove B-pillar trim.
(2) Disconnect door wire harness connector.
(3) Support door on suitable stand.
(4) Using a wax crayon or equivalent, mark hinge
position on B-pillar.
(5) Remove bolts attaching hinge to B-pillar
(Fig. 1).
INSTALLATION
(1) Align and position door on vehicle.
(2) Install bolts attaching hinge to B-pillar (Fig. 1).
Tighten bolts to 28 N·m (20 ft. lbs.) torque.
(3) Connect door wire harness connector.
(4) Install B-pillar trim.
ADJUSTMENTS
Minor adjustment for alignment of the door is
made by moving the latch striker
IN AND OUT
(1) Loosen the latch striker.
(2) Tap the latch striker inward if the door charac-
ter line is outboard of the body character line or tap
the latch striker outward if the door character line is
inboard of the body character line.
DOORS - REAR
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REAR DOOR LATCH
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
REAR DOOR LATCH STRIKER
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
REAR DOOR TRIM PANEL
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
REAR DOOR WATERDAM
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
REAR DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
1 - B-PILLAR
2 - LOWER HINGE
3 - UPPER HINGE
(3) Inspect alignment. If correct, tighten striker to
28 N·m (20 ft. lbs.) torque.
UP AND DOWN
(1) Loosen the latch striker.
(2) Tap the latch striker downward if the door
character line is higher than the body character line
DOORS - REAR
Fig. 1 Rear Door Hinge
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