You will need: TORX T20 wrench, flat blade screwdriver.
1. Raise the glass to its highest position and remove the tailgate upholstery (see Removal and installation of an upholstery of a back door).
2. Peel off the waterproof film from the inner door panel.
3. Turn out two screws of fastening of the supporting arm of an upholstery of a door …
4.... and remove the bracket.
5. Pry off the edge of the hole plug in the rear end of the door with a screwdriver..
6.... and remove the plug.
Note. Under the plug there is a screw for fastening the insert of the outer handle.
7. Turn out the screw of fastening of an insert of the external handle …
8.... and remove the liner.
9. Press forward with a suitable rod the latch on the back of the outer handle..
10. …remove the back of the handle from its slot in the base of the handle…
11.... slide the handle back, disengaging the front latch from the base of the handle..
12.... and remove it by disengaging its leash from the handle base lever.
13. If you need to remove the base of the outer handle, first remove the door lock (see Replacing the rear door lock).
Note. It is necessary to remove the door lock because the lock does not allow the handle base to be removed from the door cavity.
14. Loosen the screw securing the handle base to the door panel a few turns (do not remove the screw completely).
15. Move the base of the handle forward so that the screw of its fastening is aligned with the expanded part of the groove in the door..
16.... and remove the base of the outer handle from the door cavity
17. Install the outside handle base..
18.... outer handle..
19.... outer handle insert and all removed parts in the reverse order of removal.
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