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Rear Outer Handle Removal/Installation

  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. (Vehicles with power window system)
  2. Fully roll up the rear door glass.
  3. Remove the sail garnish. (5 door) (See SAIL GARNISH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  4. Remove the regulator handle. (Vehicles with manual window system) (See REGULATOR HANDLE REMOVAL .) (See REGULATOR HANDLE INSTALLATION .)
  5. Remove the rear door trim. (See REAR DOOR TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  6. Remove the hole cover.
  7. Remove the hole plug.
  8. Remove the bolt.
    Fig 1: Removing Hole Plug & Bolt
    G03637106Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  9. Remove the nut, then remove the pad.
    Fig 2: Removing Nut & Pad
    G03637107Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  10. Remove the bolt.
  11. Detach the rod from the outer handle.
  12. Secure the rear part of the rear outer handle and, with the rear outer handle lever pulled outward (1), remove the rear part of the rear outer handle from the rear door.
  13. Install in the reverse order of removal.
    Fig 3: Rear Outer Handle Removal/Installation
    G03637108Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
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