Contents: Removal ⬇ Installation ⬇
Removal
Lock
1. Open the tailgate, remove the interior trim panel (Chapter 22) and a polyethylene membrane.
2. Carefully separate the ball joint, disconnect the lock rod from the lever (photo).
3. Move the lock mounting bracket to the luggage compartment door to the right (if you look at the castle from the salon), and then remove the lock.
Latch
4. Open the tailgate and remove the interior trim panel (Chapter 22) and a polyethylene membrane.
5. Carefully separate the ball joint, disconnect the lock rod from the lever.
6. Remove the two screws securing the latch to the trunk lid (photo) and remove both halves of the latch.
Locking pin
7. Open the trunk lid and use a pencil to draw around the locking pin, then remove the two screws and remove the pin (photo).
Installation
Lock
8. Install in the reverse order of removal.
Latch
9. Install in the reverse order of removal; lubricate all moving parts and the locking pin (Section 1).
Locking pin
10. Align the locking pin with the marks made before removal: if new components were installed, center the locking pin with the screw holes, then lightly tighten the screws and check how the tailgate closes (see below). Finally, tighten the screws.
11. Close the luggage compartment door and check that it is pressed evenly against the seal along the entire perimeter and is centered relative to the opening in the body.
12. If the installation is not correct, open the tailgate and loosen the locking pin mounting screws, then adjust the pin position so that the tailgate closes normally.
13. Finally, tighten the locking pin mounting screws and check the operation of the tailgate lock.