Door Lock Cylinder Switch; Liftgate Ajar Switch - Jeep 1997 Grand Cherokee Service Manual

REAR DOOR SWITCH AJAR SCREW
8Q - 6 VEHICLE THEFT/SECURITY SYSTEMS
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Fig. 1 Door Ajar Switch Remove/Install
(5) Reverse the removal procedures to install.
Tighten the switch mounting screw to 1.7 N·m (15 in.
lbs.).

DOOR LOCK CYLINDER SWITCH

(1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable.
(2) Remove the bezel near the inside door latch
release handle by inserting a straight-bladed screw-
driver in the notched end and prying gently upwards.
(3) Remove the door trim panel mounting screw
located in the bezel opening near the inside door
latch release handle (Fig. 2).
Fig. 2 Front Door Trim Panel Remove/Install
(4) Remove the trim cap and screw near the rear
of the door armrest.
(5) Remove the trim cap and screw at the upper
front corner of the trim panel.
(6) Using a wide flat-bladed tool such as a trim
stick, pry the trim panel away from the door around
the perimeter and remove the trim panel.
FRONT DOOR AJAR SWITCH FWD SCREW OUTSIDE DOOR HAN- LINKAGE CLIP DLE
NOTE: To aid in the removal of the trim panel, start
at the bottom of the panel.
(7) Unplug the wire harness connectors from the
door module and set the trim panel aside.
(8) Pull the watershield away from the rear access
holes in the inner door panel.
(9) Remove the U-clip retainer that secures the
lock cylinder to the outer door panel (Fig. 3).
Fig. 3 Door Lock Cylinder Remove/Install
(10) Disconnect the lock cylinder rod from the door
latch by unsnapping the retainer from the rod.
(11) Pull the lock cylinder out from the outer door
panel far enough to pry the lock cylinder switch off of
the back of the lock cylinder (Fig. 4).
(12) Unplug the lock cylinder switch wire harness
connector and remove the switch from inside the
door.
(13) Reverse the removal procedures to install.

LIFTGATE AJAR SWITCH

(1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable.
(2) Remove the screws that secure the liftgate
lower trim panel to the liftgate (Fig. 5).
(3) Using a wide flat-bladed tool such as a trim
stick, pry the trim panel away from the liftgate
around the perimeter and remove the trim panel.
NOTE: To aid in the removal of the trim panel, start
at the bottom of the panel.
(4) Remove the three screws that secure the lift-
gate latch to the liftgate (Fig. 6).
(5) Disconnect the liftgate handle latch actuator
rod from the latch.
(6) Unplug the liftgate ajar switch wire harness
connector from the latch.
(7) Remove the latch from the liftgate.
LOCK CYLINDER U-CLIP
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