ECU OPEL FRONTERA 1998 Workshop Manual

SECURITY AND LOCKS8H–7
Rear Door Lock Assembly
Rear Door Lock Assembly and Associated Parts
652RW004
Legend
(1) Door Trim Panel(2) Waterproof Sheet
(3) Door Lock Assembly
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove the door trim panel.
3. Remove the waterproof sheet.
Refer to the Window Regulator removal procedure in
Body Structure section.

8H–8SECURITY AND LOCKS
4. Disconnect the locking links (arrow marks positions)
and remove the fixing screws to remove the door lock
assembly.
652RS002
Legend
(1) Outside Handle
(2) To Inside Lock Knob
(3) To Inside Handle
(4) To Actuator
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order,
noting the following points.
1. Apply chassis grease to the lock assembly and striker
moving surface.
2. Tighten the door lock assembly fixing screws to the
specified torque.
Torque: 7 Nꞏm (0.7kgꞏm/61 lb in)
3. Check that the door lock operates smoothly.

SECURITY AND LOCKS8H–9
Rear Outside Handle
Rear Outside Handle and Associated Parts
652RW003
Legend
(1) Door Trim Panel(2) Waterproof Sheet
(3) Outside Handle
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove the door trim panel.
3. Remove the waterproof sheet.
Refer to the Window Regulator removal procedure in
Body Structure section.
4. Disconnect the locking link (arrow mark position) and
remove three fixing bolts to remove the outside
handle.
652RS003

8H–10SECURITY AND LOCKS
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order,
noting the following points.1. Tighten the outside handle fixing bolts to the specified
torque.
Torque: 9 Nꞏm (0.9kgꞏm/78 lb in)
2. Check that the outside handle operates smoothly.
Rear Door Inside Lock Knob Link
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove the door trim panel(3).
3. Remove the waterproof sheet(2).
Refer to the Window Regulator removal procedure in
Body Structure section.
4. Remove the fixing screw(4) and disconnect the
locking link at the door lock assembly to remove the
rear door inside lock knob link(1).
655RW009
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order.

SECURITY AND LOCKS8H–11
Door Inside Lock Knob
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove the door trim panel(1).
Refer to the Door Trim Panel removal procedure in
Exterior/Interior Trim section.
3. Turn the door inside lock knob counterclockwise and
then remove the door inside lock knob (2).
632RS011
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order.
Door Inside Handle
Removal and Installation
Refer to the Door Trim Panel removal and installation
procedures in Exterior/Interior Trim section.
635RS008

8H–12SECURITY AND LOCKS
Tailgate Lock Assembly (LH)
Tailgate Lock Assembly (LH) and
Associated Parts
684RW008
Legend
(1) Tailgate Trim Panel(LH)(2) Waterproof Sheet
(3) Tailgate Lock Assembly
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove the tailgate trim panel (LH).
Refer to the Tailgate Trim Panel (LH) removal
procedure in Exterior/Interior Trim section.
3. Taking notice of the tailgate harness, peel the
waterproof sheet off the tailgate panel carefully and
then remove the waterproof sheet.
684RS005

SECURITY AND LOCKS8H–13
4. Disconnect the locking links (arrow marks positions),
remove three fixing screws and then remove the
tailgate lock assembly (LH).
683RW015
Legend
(1) To Inside Lock Knob
(2) To Actuator
(3) To Inside Handle
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order,
noting the following points.
1. Apply chassis grease to the lock assembly and striker
moving surface.
2. Tighten the tailgate lock assembly fixing screws to the
specified torque.
Torque: 7 Nꞏm (0.7kgꞏm/61 lb in)
3. Check that the tailgate lock operates correctly after
installing it.

8H–14SECURITY AND LOCKS
Tailgate Lock Assembly (RH)
Tailgate Lock Assembly (RH) and Associated Parts
684RW006
Legend
(1) Tailgate Trim Panel (RH)
(2) Waterproof Sheet
(3) Tailgate Lock Seal(4) Clip
(5) Screw
(6) Tailgate Lock Assembly (RH)
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove the tailgate trim panel (RH).
Refer to the Tailgate Trim Panel (RH) removal
procedure in Exterior/Interior Trim section.
3. Peel the waterproof sheet off the tailgate panel
carefully and then remove the waterproof sheet.
4. Remove three fixing bolts and then remove the
tailgate lock assembly (RH).
683RW009

SECURITY AND LOCKS8H–15
5. Remove the tailgate lock seal fixing clip(1) and then
remove the tailgate lock seal(2).
683RW008
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order,
noting the following points.
1. Apply chassis grease to the lock assembly and striker
moving surface.
2. Tighten the tailgate lock assembly fixing bolts to the
specified torque.
Torque: 11 Nꞏm (1.1kgꞏm/95 lb in)
3. Check that the tailgate lock operates correctly after
installing it.
Tailgate Inside Lock Knob
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove the tailgate trim panel (LH)(2).
Refer to the Tailgate Trim Panel (LH) removal
procedure in Exterior/Interior Trim section.
3. Take care of cushion to turn the lock knob
counterclockwise and then remove the tailgate inside
lock knob(1).
683RW014
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order.

8H–16SECURITY AND LOCKS
Tailgate Inside Handle
Parts Location
683RW013
Legend
(1) Tailgate Inside Handle
Removal and Installation
Refer to the Tailgate Trim Panel (LH) removal
procedure in Exterior/Interior Trim section.