front SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 1999 2.G Service Workshop Manual

YH4
GRAND
VITARA
9-60 BODY SERVICE
1. Door latch
2. Door latch striker
3. Shaft
1. Door latch striker
2. Body
3. Door4. Front side
5. Shim
INSTALLATION
To install front door lock, reverse removal procedure, noting follow-
ing.

Door latch striker.
Move door latch striker up or down so its center aligns with the
center of groove ªAº on the door, as shown.
NOTE:
Striker should be moved vertically and placed level. Do not
adjust door lock.
Tightening Torque
(a): 13 N
.m (1.3 kg-m, 9.5 lb-ft)

Move door latch striker sideways to adjust door surface flush with
body surface, as shown.
In order to correctly obtain door latch striker position in the fore-
and-aft direction, increase or decrease number of shims inserted
between body and striker to adjust it.
Dimension ªaº: 10.9 ± 12.9 mm (0.43 ± 0.5 in.)
ªbº: 3.4 ± 5.4 mm (0.13 ± 0.21 in.)
NOTE:
Apply oil or grease to striker joints periodically.

YH4
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VITARA
BODY SERVICE 9-61
1. Outside handle
2. Inside handle bezel
3. Latch assembly
4. Latch striker
1. Door opening rod pin
2. Door opening control rod
REAR DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY
REMOVAL
1) Remove door trim and door sealing cover, refer to steps 1) to 4)
of REAR DOOR GLASS REMOVAL in this section.
2) Remove door opening control rod and door lock control rod.
3) Remove lock assembly.
INSTALLATION
Reverse removal sequence to install rear door lock, noting points
mentioned in ªFRONT DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLYº.

YH4
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VITARA
9-70 BODY SERVICE
1. Pin on body side
2. Sliding roof
1. Drain hose
INSTALLATION
For installation, reverse removal procedure, noting following
points.

Align positioning holes in sliding roof assembly at right and left
and pins on body side for installation.

Connect drain hoses to sliding roof assembly at 4 locations. Pass
front drain hose between roof panel and inner panel and through
front pillar down to sill side. Pass rear drain hose into baring hole
in rear quarter inner panel and through C pillar down to jig hole
in rear side bumper.
NOTE:
After reinstalling sliding roof assembly, be sure to make
glass adjustment. (Refer to SLIDING ROOF GLASS ADJUST-
MENT described previously.)

YH4
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VITARA
BODY SERVICE 9-71
1. Topbow center frame
2. Bracket cover
1. Topbow front frame
CANVAS TOP AND TOPBOW FRAMES
Removal
1) Open canvas to referring to Owner's Manual.
2) Remove fording top and rear canvas top.
3) Remove topbow bracket cover.
4) Remove topbow center frame.
5) Remove topbow front frame.
Installation
Install in reverse order of removal procedure.

YH4
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VITARA
9-72 BODY SERVICE
1. Front floor carpet
2. Luggage floor carpet
3. Dash panel insulation
1. Dash side trim
2. Front side sill scuffs
3. Center pillar inner lower trim
4. Rear side sill scuff5. Fastener
6. Side sill scuff
7. Rear quarter lower trim
EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR TRIM
FLOOR CARPET
FRONT FLOOR CARPET
REMOVAL
1) Remove front seats and rear seat cushions.
2) Remove seat belt lower anchor bolt.
3) Remove dash side trims, front side sill scuffs (4 door model),
center pillar inner lower rims (4 door model), rear side sill scuffs
(4 door model), side sill scuffs (2 door model) and rear quarter
lower trim.
4) Remove parking brake lever cover, console box and console
box front extension.
5) Remove front floor carpet.
INSTALLATION
Reverse removal sequence to install front floor carpet, noting fol-
lowing point.

When tightening seat belt anchor bolt, refer to Section 10A
ªFRONT SEAT BELTº for tightening torque.
LUGGAGE FLOOR CARPET
Luggage floor carpet is fixed to floor with clips.
REMOVAL
Detach clips, using care not to pull up carpet with force and break
clips. And remove inner trim.
INSTALLATION
Reverse removal sequence to install luggage floor carpet.

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VITARA
BODY SERVICE 9-73
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4. Assistant grip
5. Rear room light
6. Inner trim
1. Roof harness
2. Rear washer hose
3. Adhesive tape
Front 1. Room light
2. Sunshade assembly
3. Spot light
IWATA
CAMI
HEAD LINING
REMOVAL
1) Remove spot light and sliding roof switch (if equipped).
2) Remove sunshade assembly.
3) Remove room light and spacer.
4) Remove assistant grips.
5) Remove inner trims covering head lining and door opening trim.
6) Remove rear speaker cover (if equipped).
7) Disconnect rear washer hose and roof harness from body.
8) Remove head lining.
NOTE:
Adhesive double coated tape is used to attach rear part of
head lining. Detach head lining from roof after removing all
above parts.
INSTALLATION
1) Set roof harness and washer hose to head lining with tape.
2) Clean roof where adhesive tape of head lining will be attached.
3) Peel off release liner of adhesive tape on head lining and install
it to body.
4) Install assistant grips a, b, c and d in that order.

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VITARA
BODY SERVICE 9-75
1. Canvas top
2. Rear topbow
3. Side body garnish
4. Luggage mat end garnish
5. Assistant grip
6. Sunshade assembly
7. Sunshade hook
8. Front topbow lock
9. Canvas top snap
10. Front seat belt
11. Front pillar trim
12. Rear side inner lower trim
13. Rear side inner upper trim
14. Room light connector
15. Room light harness clamp
16. Roof trim
17. Left-front seat belt
ROOF TRIM (2 DOOR MODEL)
REMOVAL
1) Remove canvas top.
2) Remove rear topbow.
3) Remove side body garnishes.
4) Remove luggage mat end garnish.
5) Remove assistant grips.
6) Remove sunshade assemblies.
7) Remove sunshade hooks.
8) Remove front topbow locks.
9) Remove canvas top snaps.
10) Remove front seat belts.
11) Remove front pillar trims.
12) Remove rear side inner lower trims.
13) Remove rear side inner upper trims.
14) Disconnect room light connector and remove room light har-
ness clamp.
15) Remove roof trim.
CAUTION:
Be very careful not to separate roof trim consists of 4
components when removing. If disassemble it, it could
not be assembled to original unit.

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VITARA
BODY SERVICE 9-77
1. Front door molding
2. Rear door molding
3. Front fender molding
SIDE MOLDINGS (IF EQUIPPED)
INSTALLATION
1) Bonding surfaces should be cleaned thoroughly.
2) Install molding by aligning it to clip holes and pulling it to the rear
so that fender or door will not interfere with it when door is
opened.
3) If adequate adhesive force is not available, use urethane adhe-
sive.

YH4
GRAND
VITARA
9-78 BODY SERVICE
1. Fender splash guard
2. Front door splash guard
3. Rear door splash guard
4. Rear splash guard
5. Side sill splash guard
6. Rear door guard holder
SPLASH GUARD (IF EQUIPPED)

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VITARA
BODY SERVICE 9-79
1. Roof rail assembly
2. Front cap
3. Rear cap
4. Base seal
5. Nut
1. Roof molding
2. Roof panel
3. Clip
4. Molding stud
ROOF RAIL (IF EQUIPPED)
Removal
1) Remove roof rail front and rear caps as shown in figure.
2) Remove nuts.
3) Remove roof rail assembly.
Installation
Reverse removal procedure for installation.
Confirm that each roof rail fixing nut is tightened securely.
ROOF MOLDING
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

If roof rail is equipped, remove it in advance (refer to ªROOF RAILº section).

When reusing roof molding, be careful not to make roof molding warped.