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Removal and Installation: Removal

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  1. Remove the front door finisher. Refer to Removal and Installation .
  2. Remove the sealing screen assembly.
  3. Remove the front door window. Refer to Removal and Installation .
  4. Remove the inside handle escutcheon A.
  5. Remove the mounting screw, and remove the inside handle.
  6. Disconnect bell crank lock knob rod at the joints.
  7. Disconnect inside handle rod door lock assembly side.
  8. Slide inside handle rearward and remove it.
    Fig 1: Removing Inside Handle
    G00743411Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  9. Remove the mounting screws, remove the knob rod protector.
  10. Reach to separate the key cylinder rod (driver side only) and exterior handle rod connection (on the handle).
  11. Disconnect the door lock actuator connector.
  12. Remove the mounting bolts (TORX T30), remove the door lock assembly.
    Fig 2: Removing & Installing Door Lock Assembly
    G00743412Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  13. 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.
    Fig 3: Removing & Installing Exterior Handle
    G00743413Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  14. Using a screwdriver or similar tool, remove the door key cylinder status switch from the key cylinder (driver side only).
  15. Using a clip driver or similar tool, remove the bell crank's plastic clip.
    Fig 4: Removing Bell Crank's Plastic Clip
    G00743414Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.