Liftgate Motor: Removal

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The power liftgate gear/motor assembly is serviced in two ways: the complete gear/motor assembly, or the motor, aluminum housing, drive gears and wire harness assembly. To perform this service, use the following procedure to remove the gear/motor assembly from the vehicle. Then refer to the other procedures called out in this article to transfer the remaining components (engage actuator, full open switch, transverse bracket and lift gear and rod) to the replacement gear/motor assembly.

Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
Remove the left rear D-pillar trim panel from the vehicle, (Refer to BODY/INTERIOR/LEFT D-PILLAR TRIM PANEL - REMOVAL) .

Disconnect the wire harness connector from the motor assembly. See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Power Liftgate Components

Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.

1 - POWER LIFTGATE GEAR MOTOR/ASSEMBLY

2 - POWER LIFTGATE CONTROL MODULE

3 - ELECTRICAL GROUND LOCATION

Remove the two bolts from the motor housing and the one bolt from the transverse mount bracket.
Grab the liftgate motor assembly and lift upward and out to unhook the motor assembly from the D-pillar.
Remove the liftgate motor assembly from the vehicle.