Removing the upholstery and sliding door lock of a Gazelle car

We remove the upholstery to repair the internal parts of the door, adjust and replace the lock

Removing the sliding door upholstery

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

With a "12" head, unscrew the two bolts securing the door stop.

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Remove the emphasis.

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Using a screwdriver, unscrew the two screws securing the socket of the inner handle of the lock

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Remove the outlet

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Prying with a thin screwdriver, we take out 15 plastic fungi from the upholstery clips.

Fungi caps are fragile, so if you can’t remove the fungi from the retainers, bite off the caps of the retainers with side cutters

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Remove the upholstery together with the fasteners.

We take out the clips with bitten-off hats with pliers. Carefully, so as not to tear, remove the thermal and noise insulation layer from the door

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Install upholstery in reverse order

Details of the side door lock drive: 1 - outer handle; 2 - draft of the external handle; 3 - locking mechanism; 4 - lever mechanism; 5 - thrust of the inner handle; 6 - intermediate locking rod; 7 - lock button; 8 - intermediate lever locking mechanism; 9 - blocking rod; 10 - lock switch; 11 - inner handle

Removing the sliding door lock

Remove the upholstery.

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

In the inner cavity of the door with the key “10”, we unscrew the locking bolt of the lock switch by 2–3 turns.

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Remove the switch from the outside of the door.

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Using a screwdriver, we "snap off" the pull of the inner handle from the lock.

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Use a screwdriver to unscrew the two screws securing the handle.

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Remove the handle along with the rod

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Turn off the lock button with your hand

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Using a screwdriver, we unscrew the two screws securing the lock release mechanism with levers

Move the mechanism to the left to the opening.

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Use a screwdriver to “snap off” the thrust lock and disconnect it from the lever

Removing the upholstery and lock of the Gazelle sliding door

We take out the shutdown mechanism with the lock rod.

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

With the “8” head, we unscrew the four mounting bolts ...

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Remove the outer handle of the lock

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Using a screwdriver, we unscrew the two screws securing the locking mechanism of the lock

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Remove the locking mechanism.

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Remove the lock from the inner cavity of the door.

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Disconnect the handle mechanism and switch rod from the lock

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Mark the position of the latch on the body.

We unscrew the latch with the “17” key.

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Remove the retainer together with the plate and washer.

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Using the “8” key, we unscrew the two bolts of the upper and lower guide pins of the latch on the door

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

Remove the spikes of the retainer

Removing the upholstery and the lock of the sliding door of the Gazelle car

The same key from we turn two bolts of fastening of the upper and lower housings of the latch and remove them from the rack

Install the lock in reverse order, lubricating the rubbing joints with engine oil.

After installation, we check the operation of the lock and, if necessary, adjust it by changing the length of the rods and moving the latch within the slot.

Similarly, we adjust the position of the spikes and housings of the latches of the front of the door.