Rear Door Hinge Installation; Rear Door Outside Handle Removal And Installation; Rear Door Latch Removal And Installation; Latch Rod - Jeep 200 Cherokee Service Manual

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Fig. 48 Door Restraint (Check)
1 – RETAINING PIN
2 – DOOR RESTRAINT
3 – ACCESS OPENING
4 – DOOR INNER PANEL
5 – NUT
6 – RESTRAINT BRACKET
7 – B-PILLAR
INSTALLATION
(1) Position hinge plates and shims on door face.
(2) Align door hinges and shims with bolt holes
and install hinges. Tighten bolts to 3 N·m (2 ft. lbs.).
(3) Adjust/align latch striker and latch as neces-
sary.
(4) Install door restrain (check) retaining pin.
REAR DOOR OUTSIDE HANDLE
REMOVAL
(1) Remove the door trim panel.
(2) Roll the window to the full up position.
(3) Peel back the waterdam to access the fasteners
for the outside handle.
(4) Remove the latch.
(5) Remove the access hole cover.
(6) Remove the nuts attaching the door handle to
the door (Fig. 49).
(7) Disconnect the handle-to-latch rod from the
handle latch release lever arm (Fig. 50).
INSTALLATION
(1) Position the handle at the door panel.
(2) Connect the latch-to-handle rod to the handle
latch release lever arm.
(3) Install nuts attaching the door handle to the
door.
(4) Install the latch.
(5) Install the waterdam.
(6) Install the trim panel.
Fig. 49 Rear Door Outside Handle
1 – INSIDE HANDLE TO LATCH ROD
2 – LOCK TO LATCH ROD
3 – OUTSIDE HANDLE
4 – OUTSIDE HANDLE TO LATCH ROD
Fig. 50 Latch Rod
1 – OUTSIDE HANDLE
2 – OUTSIDE HANDLE TO LATCH ROD
3 – CLIP
REAR DOOR LATCH
REMOVAL
(1) Remove access plug.
(2) Remove door trim panel.
(3) Remove waterdam.
(4) Remove screws attaching door latch to door
(Fig. 51).
(5) Disconnect all rods from door latch.
(6) Remove door latch from door.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position door latch in door.
(2) Connect all rods to door latch.
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