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How to Replace Rear Door Check Strap 2001-06 Chrysler Sebring

Created on: 2013-11-08

How to replace, repair and install a new rear door check strap. This video applies to a Chrysler Sebring, years 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, and 06.

  1. step 1 :Removing the Door Panel
    • Pry off the trim piece inside the door pull with a flat blade screwdriver
    • Pry off the trim piece inside the door handle with a flat blade screwdriver
    • Remove the Phillips head screw inside the door pull
    • Remove the Phillips head screw inside the door handle
    • Remove the two Phillips screws at the bottom of the door panel
    • Pry out the door panel with a door panel clip tool or putty knife
    • Lift the door panel up and off
    • Disconnect the window switch wiring harness
    • Disconnect the latch cables from the door handle
    • Carefully peel off the water shield
    • Carefully peel off the water shield
  2. step 2 :Removing the Door Check
    • Remove the two 10mm nuts from the door check
    • Remove the two T30 Torx screws
    • Pull the rubber boot off the door check
    • Pull the door check out of the door
  3. step 3 :Installing the New Door Check
    • Insert the door check into the door
    • Connect the rubber boot
    • Insert the two T30 Torx screws
    • Insert the two 10mm nuts
  4. step 4 :Reinstalling the Door Panel
    • Put the water shield into place
    • Connect the window switch wiring harness
    • Connect the latch cables to the door handle
    • Lift the door panel into place
    • Push in the door panel clips
    • Insert the Phillips screw into the door handle
    • Push on the trim piece inside the door handle
    • Insert the two Phillips screws at the bottom of the door panel
    • Insert the Phillips screw into the door pull
    • Push on the trim piece inside the door pull

Tools needed

  • Flat Blade Screwdriver

    Putty Knife

    T30 Driver

    Door Panel Removal Tool

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In this video, we show you how to place the rear door door check on this 2004 Chrysler Sebring. The tools that you're going to need for this are a Phillips screwdriver, flat blade screwdriver, 10mm socket and ratchet, and a T30 Torx bit.

To start off, you want to use your flat blade screwdriver and pry up these two little trapdoors here. Now, you can see there's one Phillips screw in there and there's one in there. If you come down here, there's two more. We'll just fast-forward as Don removes those four Phillips screws. You just want to pry out on the panel to release the clips. We'll do this on the other side. Then your door panel will just lift up and off.

Inside of the door panel, you can see this little clip here. It's your door handle rod. You just want to pry this off with your flat blade screwdriver. Then you want to just push the tab on this harness, disconnect it, and your door panel is free. Now you want to carefully remove your water shield here using a razor blade. Just carefully cut up the adhesive so you can separate it from the door.

Down in here is your door check. You can see in there, there are two 10mm nuts, you just want to go ahead and remove those. On this side here, you'll see there are two T30 Torx screws, you want to just go ahead and remove both of these. Once those bolts are removed, you can just pull your door check through here, and pull that little bezel off.

To reinstall, feed your new door check down into the door. Then you just want to push that through, line up the studs, and put your bezel back onto it. Again, just push those studs through, and you want to just replace those T30 bolts and those two 10mm nuts. Now run your harness, door lock knob, and door handle cable back through your water shield here, and just push it back onto that adhesive.

Now, to reinstall your door panel, you just want to push that harness back into place. Then take your door handle rod, and put the clip back onto it. Then you just want to line your door panel up over the lock, and hit the clips in around the edges. Then we're going to fast-forward as Don replaces those four Phillips screws and closes the two trapdoors.

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