Removal and Installation: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Infiniti M45. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Remove the front door finisher. Refer to Removal and Installation .
- Remove the sealing screen assembly.
- Remove the front door window. Refer to Removal and Installation .
- Remove the inside handle escutcheon A.
- Remove the mounting screw, and remove the inside handle.
- Disconnect bell crank lock knob rod at the joints.
- Disconnect inside handle rod door lock assembly side.
- Slide inside handle rearward and remove it.
- Remove the mounting screws, remove the knob rod protector.
- Reach to separate the key cylinder rod (driver side only) and exterior handle rod connection (on the handle).
- Disconnect the door lock actuator connector.
- Remove the mounting bolts (TORX T30), remove the door lock assembly.
- Remove the exterior handle mounting bolts, move the exterior handle assembly backward, and then remove it from the panel in front of the exterior handle escutcheon.
- Using a screwdriver or similar tool, remove the door key cylinder status switch from the key cylinder (driver side only).
- Using a clip driver or similar tool, remove the bell crank's plastic clip.