Installation; Rear Door Trim Panel Removal; Rear Door Waterdam; Removal - Dodge Dakota Sport 2001 Service Manual

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REAR DOOR TRIM PANEL

REMOVAL

(1) Release door latch and open door.
(2) Roll window down.
(3) Remove window crank (Fig. 9), if equipped.
(4) Remove screws attaching trim panel to door.
CAUTION: Do not forcibly pull trim panel from door,
damage to trim panel may occur.
(5) Simultaneously lift upward and outward to
release retainer steps from inner door panel (Fig. 10).
(6) Disengage inside handle linkage rod from
inside handle.
(7) Disconnect power widow/lock harness connec-
tor, if equipped (Fig. 11).
(8) Separate door trim panel from vehicle.
(9) If necessary, pull upper trim extension outward
to disengage from rear door.
Fig. 9 Window Crank—Typical
1 - WINDOW CRANK REMOVAL TOOL
2 - WINDOW CRANK

INSTALLATION

(1) If removed, install upper trim extension on
rear door.
(2) Position trim panel at door.
(3) Engage harness connector for power window/
lock, if equipped.
(4) Engage inside handle linkage rod to inside
handle.
(5) Align trim panel retainer steps with inner door
panel and slide trim panel into place.
(6) Install screws attaching trim panel to door.
(7) Install window crank, if equipped.
Fig. 10 Trim Panel Retainer
1 - TRIM PANEL
2 - RETAINER STEP
3 - INNER DOOR PANEL
Fig. 11 Power Window/Lock Connector
1 - TRIM PANEL
2 - INSIDE HANDLE LATCH ROD
3 - POWER WINDOW/LOCK CONNECTOR

REAR DOOR WATERDAM

REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Peel the waterdam from the door.
(3) Route the latch rods and wire harnesses
through the waterdam.
(4) Separate the waterdam from the door inner
panel (Fig. 12).
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