OPEL FRONTERA 1998 Workshop Manual

8F–56BODY STRUCTURE
Front Door Assembly
Parts Location
630RS001
Legend
(1) Door Check Arm Pin
(2) Front Door Assembly(3) Door Hinge Assembly
(4) Hinge Bolt
(5) Door Harness Connection
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove door check arm pin (1).
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3. Remove hinge bolt.
Align the hinge bolt to the door side hinge and put a
marker on it.
4. Remove door harness connection (2).
Pull the door harness grommet out in order to
disconnect the harness connection.
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5. Remove front door assembly.
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order,
noting the following points:
1. Align the door fitting to the body by referring to Body
Dimensions in this section.
2. Tighten the door hinge bolts to the specified torque.
Torque : 34 N
m (3.5kgꞏm/25 lb ft)
3. Apply chassis grease to the door check arm pin and
the door hinge moving surface.

8F–57 BODY STRUCTURE
Rear Door Assembly
Parts Location
650RW007
Legend
(1) Door Check Arm Pin
(2) Door Harness Connection(3) Rear Door Assembly
(4) Hinge Bolt
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Apply a setting mark on the body side hinge.
3. Remove door check arm pin (1).
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4. Remove hinge bolt.
Open the front door and remove the body side hinge
bolts (2).
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5. Remove door harness connection (3).
Pull the door harness grommet out in order to
disconnect the door harness connection.
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6. Remove door assembly
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order,
noting the following points.
1. Align the door fitting to the body by refer to Body
Dimensions in this section.
2. Tighten the door hinge bolts to the specified torque.
Torque : 34 N
m (3.5kgꞏm/25 lb ft)
3. Apply chassis grease to the check arm pin and the
door hinge moving surface.
Door Strikers
Adjustment
632RS001
1. Loosen the striker (1) screws.
2. Tap with a plastic hammer to align.
3. Tighten the striker screws.
Torque : 15 N
m (1.5kgꞏm/11 lb ft)

8F–59 BODY STRUCTURE
Door Check Arm Assembly (Front & Rear)
Parts Location
630RS003
Legend
(1) Front or Rear Door
(2) Door Trim Panel
(3) Check Arm Assembly(4) Check Arm Pin Bracket
(5) Check Arm Pin
(6) Front or Center Pillar
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove door trim panel.
Refer to Exterior / Interrior Trim in this section.
3. Remove check arm pin (1).
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8F–60BODY STRUCTURE
4. Remove check arm assembly.
Carefully peel off the water proof sheet as much as
necessary, for check arm removal.
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order,
noting the following point.1. When installing the check arm assembly, note its
marking to ensure using the appropriate part.
2. Tighten the check arm fixing nuts to the specified
torque.
Torque : 13 N
m (1.3kgꞏm/113 lb in)
3. Apply chassis grease to the check arm pin moving
surface.
Front Window Regulator, Glass And Glass Run
Parts Location
631RS002
Legend
(1) Speaker Box
(2) Glass Run
(3) Glass
(4) Rear Guide Rail(5) Window Regulator
(6) Window Regulator with Power Window
(7) Window Regulator Motor Connector
(8) Door Trim Panel
(9) Waterproof Sheet
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove door trim panel.
Refer to Exterior / Interrior Trim in this section.
3. Remove speaker box.

8F–61 BODY STRUCTURE
4. Remove waterproof sheet.
Take notice of the door harness and the grommet,
peel the waterproof sheet off the door panel
carefully.
631RS003
5. Remove glass.
Bring the glass (1) down to the position where the
fixing bolts can be seen.
Remove the glass fixing bolts from the window
regulator (2) and lower the front side of the glass.
631RS004
When the front side of the glass comes off the glass
run (3), turn the glass inside out and pull it up from
its rear side.
631RS005
6. Remove window regulator.
Remove the window regulator fixing bolts (4) and
the rear guide rail fixing bolt (5).
Disconnect the window regulator motor harness
connector, if equipped with power windows.
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8F–62BODY STRUCTURE
7. Remove glass run.
Pull the glass run (6) out from the door frame
groove.
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8. Remove rear guide rail.
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order,
noting the following points.
1. Apply soap and water to the door frame groove. Insert
the glass run (1) to the door frame from the A corner in
the arrow–marked directions.
Install the glass run with its wider end pointed to the
inside of the vehicle.
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2. Set the glass into the door panel with the front side of
the glass lowered and insert the rear side of the glass
into the glass run (1). Then insert the front side of the
glass into the glass run in order to install the glass to
the glass run while raising it up along the glass run.
3. Tighten the window regulator and the glass fixing
bolts and nuts to the specified torque.
Torque : 8 N
m (0.8kgꞏm/69 lb in)4. Check to see of the window regulator operates
smoothly and the glass opens and closes properly.
Install the waterproof sheet with no clearance
between the door panel and the waterproof sheet.

8F–63 BODY STRUCTURE
Rear Window Regulator And Glass
Parts Location
651RW018
Legend
(1) Window Regulator
(2) Glass
(3) Cable Fixing Clip(4) Window Regulator Motor Connector
(5) Door Trim Panel
(6) Waterproof Sheet
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove door trim panel.
Refer to Door Trim Panel (Rear) removal procedure
in this section.
3. Remove waterproof sheet (1).
Taking notice of the door harness, peel the
waterproof sheet off the door panel carefully.
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4. Remove glass.
Bring the glass down to the position where the bolt
can be seen.
Remove the sash division 2 fixing bolts (1) and then
remove the glass fixing bolt to remove the glass
upwards.
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5. Remove window regulator.
Disconnect the regulator motor connector (4) and
remove the window regulator cable fixing clip (3)
from the door panel, if model is equipped with power
windows.
Remove the window regulator 7 fixing bolts (2) and
pull the regulator out from the lower hole of the door
panel.
651RW011
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order,
noting the following points.
1. Tighten the window regulator and the glass fixing
bolts to the specified torque.
Torque : 8 N
m (0.8kgꞏm/69 lb in)
2. Install the waterproof sheet with no clearance
between the door panel and the waterproof sheet.

8F–65 BODY STRUCTURE
Rear Door Fixed Glass And Glass Run
Parts Location
651RW019
Legend
(1) Glass Run
(2) Rear Fixed Glass
(3) Sash Division(4) Sash Division Fixing Bolts
(5) Door Trim Panel
(6) Waterproof Sheet
(7) Glass
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove door trim panel.
3. Remove waterproof sheet.
4. Remove glass.
Refer to Window Regulator and Glass removal
procedure in this section.
5. Remove glass run.
Pull the glass run (1) out from the door frame.
651RS007