Side doors — removal and installation (Renault Espace I)

Removal

Front doors

1. Remove the inner door trim.

2. Disconnect the door wiring, then coil the wire so that it protrudes from the other side.

3. Using pliers, remove the door stopper retaining pin.

4. Remove the lower trim to gain access to the door hinge mounting nuts.

5. Ask an assistant to hold the door. You can also put wooden wedges covered with rags underneath.

6. Using a socket of the required size with an extension, unscrew the 2 nuts securing each of the hinges on the body pillar (see illustration).



7. Carefully lift the door and remove the wooden wedges.

Rear doors

8. Remove the inner door trim (see Chapter 8).

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9. Disconnect the door wiring, then coil the wire so that it protrudes from the other side.

10. Using pliers, remove the door stop pin.

11. To access the inner nuts, remove the lower seat belt mounting bolt and partially remove the trim around the body pillar.

12. Ask an assistant to support the door.



13. Unscrew the two bolts securing the upper hinge and the two nuts securing the lower hinge and carefully remove the door by lifting it. Remove the wedging pads, remembering their location (see illustration).

Installation

14. Installation is carried out in the reverse order. To precisely set the door at the required level, use wedging pads.