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DOORS
6-7
DOOR OUTSIDE HANDLE
DOOR OUTSIDE HANDLE
SCREWS
2081
Fig. 6-9—Door Outside Handle Removal
DOOR OUTSIDE HANDLE DISASSEMBLY
AND ASSEMBLY-AM Styles
1. Remove door outside handle as previously
described.
2. Depress retainer slightly and rotate 1/4 turn
in either direction. Remove retainer, spring,
push buttom and shaft and sealing washer
from handle (See Fig. 6-10 for front door
handles and Fig. 6-11 for rear doorhandles).
NOTE:
Parts are serviced as shown in the
illustrations; separate components for the front
door handle, and a push button, spring, and re-
tainer assembly for the rear door handle
except on "E" Body Styles. On " E " Styles
the front door push button, spring, and re-
tainer are serviced as an assembly.
3. To assemble, reverse disassembly procedure.
PUSH - BUTTON
RETURN SPRING
Mw
SEALING WASHER
RETAINER
ATTACHING
SCREW LOCATION'S
Fig. 6-10—Front Door Outside Handle
3. To install, reverse removal procedure. Make
certain striker is positioned within pencil
mark. Also, make certain that paint protecting
plastic washer is installed (Fig. 6-12).
IMPORTANT:
Whenever a door has been re-
moved and reinstalled or realigned, the door
should not be closed completely until a visual
check is made to determine if lock fork-bolt
will correctly engage with striker.
Adjustments
1. To adjust striker up or down, or in or out,
loosen striker bolt and shift striker as re-
quired, then tighten striker.
2. To determine if striker fore or aft adjustment
is required, proceed as follows:
a. Make certain door is properly aligned.
FRONT AND REAR DOOR LOCK
STRIKERS-AII Styles Except "X" Body
The front and rear door lock striker consists of a
single metal bolt and washer assembly that is
threaded into a tapped, floating cage plate located
in the body lock pillar. With this design, the door
is secured in the closed position when the door lock
fork-bolt snaps-over and engages the striker bolt.
Removal and Installation
1. Mark position of striker on body lock pillar
using a pencil.
2. Insert a 5/16
M
wrench into hex-head fitting in
head of striker bolt and remove striker (Fig.
6-12).
IPIKH
BUTTON
SEALING
WASHER
ATTACHING I
SCREW LOCATIONS
RETAINER
Fig. 6-11 —Rear Door Outside Handle
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