Installation; Adjustments; Front Door Latch Striker; Removal - Dodge Dakota Sport 2001 Service Manual

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FRONT DOOR LATCH (Continued)
(4) Remove screws attaching latch to door shut
face (Fig. 7).
(5) Disengage wire harness connector for power
door locks, if equipped.
(6) Disengage lock button to latch rod from the
latch.
(7) Disengage lock cylinder to latch rod from the
latch (Fig. 4).
(8) Disengage inside handle to latch rod from the
latch.
(9) Disengage outside handle to latch rod from the
latch.
(10) Separate latch from door.
Fig. 7 Latch
1 - LATCH
2 - DOOR

INSTALLATION

(1) Engage latch rod to outside handle.
(2) Engage inside handle to latch rod to the latch.
(3) Engage lock cylinder to latch rod to the latch.
(4) Engage lock button to latch rod to the latch.
(5) Position latch in door.
(6) Install screws attaching latch to door shut face.
Tighten the screws to 9.6 N·m (85 in. lbs.) torque.
(7) Engage outside handle to latch rod to the latch.
(8) Engage wire harness connector for power door
locks, if equipped.
(9) Install rearward glass run channel.
(10) Install water dam.
(11) Install door trim panel.
(12) Using the access hole in the door shut face,
loosen the latch adjustment screw and ensure the
outside door handle is flush with door outer panel.
Tighten the adjustment screw.

ADJUSTMENTS

(1) Insert a torx driver through the round hole in
the door end frame near the latch striker opening
(Fig. 8).
(2) Loosen torx head screw on the side of the latch
linkage.
(3) Lift upward on outside door handle and release
it.
(4) Tighten torx head screw on latch.
(5) Verify latch operation.
Fig. 8 Door Latch Adjustment
1 - OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE
2 - DOOR LATCH ADJUSTMENT ACCESS

FRONT DOOR LATCH STRIKER

REMOVAL

(1) Use a wax crayon or equivalent and mark the
position of the striker on the B-pillar.
(2) Remove the screws attaching the striker and
spacer to the B-pillar (Fig. 9).
(3) Separate the striker from the B-pillar.
INSTALLATION
(1) Using the alignment marks, position the spacer
and striker on the B-Pillar.
(2) Install the screws. Tighten the screw to 28.2
N·m (250 in. lbs.) torque.
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