Wellnut Replacement

Vehicles equipped with a power sliding door utilize wellnuts. These wellnuts are used to hold and isolate the power sliding door motor to and from the door inner panel. The wellnut functions like a expandable rubber core plug, as the screw fastener is threaded into the wellnut and tightened the wellnuts diameter increases. This secures the door motor assembly to the inner panel and keeps the audible motor vibrations to a minimum. If a wellnut shows signs of wear, it must be replaced. Follow the procedure below if replacement is necessary.
1. Remove the door motor from the door inner panel. (Refer to POWER DOORS/MOTOR - REMOVAL).

Fig.4 Side Door Motor Wellnuts:

2. Remove the wellnuts from the inner panel by pulling them straight out. If a wellnut is difficult to remove, use a high leverage cutting tool to cut the wellnut in half and remove the two halves from the door assembly.
3. Install the replacement wellnuts in the inner panel and install the door motor(Refer to POWER DOORS/MOTOR - INSTALLATION).

CAUTION: Be certain to use the correct torque specification (35 in.lbs.) when installing the door motor retaining screws.