Lotus Elise S1 Service Notes page 68

Lotus Service Notes Section BN
To replace the exterior release button
Remove the access disc from the rear
face of the door, and the rod access grommet
lower down. Release the two screws secur-
ing the lock assembly and angle bracket to
the tapping plate bonded in the door shell.
Unclip the link rod from the relay lever, and
withdraw the lock button from the door.
Exterior release
button fixings
Viewed from outside
Control rod access
Plate bonded inside
door shell
Control rod to relay lever
Rod to interior handle
To replace the latch mechanism
Remove the door trim panel: Unclip the
cap from the window winder handle, release
the retaining screw and withdraw the handle.
Release the seven fixing screws, and remove
the door trim panel. Unclip the control rod
from the interior release handle, and unhook
from the latch mechanism. Unclip'and dis-
connect the short link between the relay lever
and the latch mechanism. Remove the three
M6 screws securing the latch mechanism to
the door, and withdraw the latch.
Control rod to latch
Outboard
Rod to
exterior
button
To replace the relay lever components
The relay lever components comprise a
shaft with an integral lever on one end, which
connects to the exterior lock button, and a
second lever pinned to the other end, which
connects to the latch mechanism. The shaft
is supported in two fibre bushes housed in the
bracket connecting the rear end of the door
beam to the door shell.
Plain & spring
washers
Pivot bush
Relay lever/shaft
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