Trunk / Liftgate: Service and Repair
LIFTGATEMaterial
Material:
Removal and Installation
All vehicles
1. Remove the D-pillar panels.
Vehicles with safety canopies
2. Remove the 2 rear garment hangers.
- Open the access panel.
- Remove the garment hanger screws.
Vehicles without safety canopies
3. CAUTION: To prevent damage to the garment hanger retainer, use a 3/16-inch flat blade screwdriver for this step.
NOTE: The garment hanger is shown without the roof sheet metal to show the metal retainer clip. The metal retainer clip will remain engaged in the sheet metal after the garment hanger is removed.
Remove the 2 rear garment hangers.
1 Open the access cover.
2 Insert the flat-blade screwdriver fully into the garment slot.
3 Rotate the screwdriver 90 degrees so that the screwdriver spreads the metal retainer clip. Remove the plastic garment hanger.
All vehicles
4. Remove the headliner rear pin-type retainers and partially lower the rear of the headliner.
5. Disconnect the liftgate electrical connectors.
6. Remove the wire harness grommet and route the wire harness out from the roof.
7. Disconnect the rear washer tube.
8. Remove the rear washer tube grommet and route the rear washer tube out from the roof.
Vehicles with power liftgate
9. Remove the power liftgate rod-to-liftgate cover and nut.
- To install, tighten to 11 Nm (8 lb-ft).
10. Remove the power liftgate rod from the liftgate.
- To install, apply threadlock to the threads of fastener and tighten to 11 Nm (8 lb-ft).
All vehicles
11. NOTE:
- Left side shown, right side similar.
- An assistant is necessary for the removal of the liftgate.
Disconnect the assist cylinders at the side of the liftgate.
12. Remove the 4 liftgate hinge bolts and remove the liftgate.
- To install, tighten to 28 Nm (21 lb-ft).
13. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
- If equipped with power liftgate, initialize the power liftgate system. For additional information, refer to Power Liftgate Initialization. Programming and Relearning