Removal without loops
Remove an upholstery of a door of a back.
Disconnect connectors:
- rear window wiper motor
- top stop light
- tailgate lock,
- rear window heating element
- license plate lights.
Remove:
- rear door wiring harness
- rear window washer tube
- gas-filled tailgate stops.
- bolts (1) tailgate fasteners on both sides,
- tailgate (the operation is performed together with an assistant).
Installation without hinges
Installation is made in an order, the return to removal.
Adjust the gaps and protrusions of the tailgate
Torque tighten the tailgate bolts (21 Nm).
Removal with loops
Remove:
- roof lining (partially),
- tailgate upholstery.
Disconnect connectors:
- rear window wiper motor
- top stop light
- tailgate lock,
- rear window heating element
- license plate lights.
Remove:
- rear door wiring harness
- rear window washer tube
- gas-filled tailgate stops.
- nuts (2) attaching the tailgate hinge on both sides,
- tailgate (the operation is performed together with an assistant).
Installation with hinges
Installation is made in an order, the return to removal.
Adjust tailgate gaps.
Torque tighten the tailgate hinge bolt (21 Nm).
The following operations are performed when replacing the tailgate.
Note: The tailgate can be disassembled without removing it from the vehicle.
Disassembly
Remove:
- manufacturer logo,
- logo,
- tailgate trim,
- license plate lights,
- rear window wiper arm,
- rear window wiper blade
- rear window washer jet.
Remove:
- rear window wiper motor
- tailgate lock,
- tailgate lock cylinder,
- upper stop sign.
- back glass,
- door travel limiters when closing.
Assembly
Produced in reverse order.
Adjustment
Tightening torques | |
Bolts of fastening of a door of a back | 21 Nm |
hinge fasteners | 21 Nm |
Follow the adjustment sequence (1), (2), (3) And (4).
The position of the tailgate can be adjusted in three ways:
- tailgate bolts,
- as well as nuts for fastening the hinges of the tailgate,
- using the rear panel latch retainer.
The symbols A, B, C, D show how the adjustment can be made.
The black dot in the center indicates the body of the bolt.
The gray part of the symbol indicates the adjustable element.
The white part of the symbol indicates the adjustment zone.
Adjustment of bolts of fastening of a door of a back
Loosen the tailgate bolts (1) on both sides of the car.
Adjust tailgate gaps.
Torque tighten the tailgate bolts (21 Nm).
Adjustment using hinge nuts
Remove partially an upholstery of a roof.
Loosen the nuts (2) fastening loops on both sides of the car.
Adjust tailgate gaps.
Tighten to the required hinge fastening torque (21 Nm).
Install the roof lining.
Adjustment with the help of the tailgate lock retainer
Remove the latch of the lock of facing of the panel of a back.
Loosen the lock bolts (3) back panels. Adjust tailgate gaps. Establish a clamp of the lock of facing of the panel of a back.