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BODY AND TRIM

EXTERIOR

Doors

REMOVAL & INSTALLATION

Fig. 1: Door mounting exploded view — 1990–92 Mirage

Fig. 2: Door mounting exploded view — 1994–98 Galant

Fig. 3: Door mounting exploded view — 1997–00 Diamante

NOTE: This procedure applies to both the front and rear doors.

  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
  2. Support the door, by placing a floor jack and a piece of wood underneath the door.
  3. Remove the bolts from the door check arm.
  4. Rotate the collar on the main wiring harness connector to unplug it. Unplug any other applicable wiring connectors.
  5. Matchmark the location of the hinges on the door.
  6. Remove the hinge bolts and remove the door assembly.

    To install:

  7. Position the door into place and finger tighten the hinge bolts.
  8. Align the door with the hinge marks made earlier and tighten the bolts, as follows:
    1. 1990–92 Mirage and 1990–93 Galant: 12–19 ft. lbs. (17–26 Nm)
    2. 1993–96 Mirage, 1994–00 Galant and all Diamante: 16 ft. lbs. (22 Nm)
    3. 1997–00 Mirage: 20 ft. lbs. (27 Nm)
  9. Attach the wiring connectors.
  10. Attach the door check arm and tighten the retaining bolts.
  11. Remove the supporting jack.
  12. Connect the negative battery cable.

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