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Lock Cylinder Switch: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the outside door handle unit from the outer door panel.

Fig.2 Lock Cylinder Lever Retainer RE:




3. Remove the retainer clip from the pin on the back of the door lock cylinder.
4. Remove the lock lever from the pin on the back of the door lock cylinder.
5. Remove the door cylinder lock switch from the back of the lock cylinder.

INSTALLATION
1. Position the door cylinder lock switch onto the back of the lock cylinder with its pigtail wire harness oriented toward the bottom.
2. Position the lock lever onto the pin on the back of the door lock cylinder with the lever oriented toward the rear.
3. Install the retainer clip onto the pin on the back of the door lock cylinder. Be certain that the center tab of the retainer is engaged in the retention hole on the lock lever.
4. Reinstall the outside door handle unit onto the outer door panel.
5. Reconnect the battery negative cable.