How To Replace Rear Door Latch 2004-09 Subaru Outback
Created on: 2018-05-17
How to replace a faulty, broken, or damaged rear door latch on an 08 Subaru Outback
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step 1 :Removing the Rear Door Panel
- Pry out the trim door behind the door handle
- Pry off the door pull
- Remove the Phillips screw from the door pull
- Remove the Phillips screw from the door handle
- Pry out the door panel with a trim tool
- Lift the door panel off
- Disconnect the electrical connector
- Disconnect the cables from the door handle
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step 2 :Removing the Rear Door Latch
- Carefully peel off the vapor barrier with a razor blade
- Pop off the cable latch from the door handle cable
- Remove the Phillips screws from the door latch
- Disconnect the electrical connector
- Disconnect the cable from the clip in the door
- Remove the rear door latch
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step 3 :Installing the Rear Door Latch
- Insert the door latch into place
- Clip the cable to the door
- Connect the electrical connector to the door latch
- Tighten the Phillips screws to the latch
- Clip the cable latch to the door handle cable
- Press the vapor barrier into place
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step 4 :Installing the Rear Door Panel
- Connect the cables to the door handle
- Connect the electrical connector
- Lift the door panel on
- Tighten the Phillips screw to the door handle
- Tighten the Phillips screw to the door pull
- Press on the door pull trim
- Press on the door handle trim
Tools needed
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Razor Blade / Gasket Scraper
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Trim Tool Set
In this video, we will be removing and installing a door latch in a 2008 Subaru Outback. Now, we're going to take this driver's rear door panel off. We're going to start by pulling this panel off. Take a flat blade tool. There we go. Three clips right there to hold it on. Next, we're going to pull this one off. We're going to pry it down a little bit. There's a little tab right there, and it pulls out, straight and up.
Next we're going to use a Phillips head screwdriver to pull these three screws out. Start with this bottom one. Pull this last screw out. Next we're going to use some of our trim tools. We sell these at 1AAuto.com. I'm going to grab it from the inside. There's pushpins, so we're going to push it, use the trim tools to pry the pushpins out. Pull up on the door panel.
Next, we're going to disconnect this connector. There's a little push lock. Push down on the lock and it pulls right out and disconnect the cables that go to the inner door latch and lock. So, there's a cover right here. You're going to pull up on the cover. You're going to grab the lower cable and pull it out and twist and pull that ball out. We're going to do the same for the other. Twist and pull that all out. Now the door panel's ready to come off.
We're going to take this vapor barrier off. You can peel it. You can use a razor blade to cut some of this sticky stuff. Sometimes they call this butyl tape. And this one. Get this speaker screw out. We're going to take this cable off, right here. We're going to pop this green lock down first. Like that. Then pull on the cable over here. Pull it out like that. We're going to take these three Phillips screws out. Then we can pull this out. Disconnect the connector right here. Push down on the lock right here and pull it out. There's a little clip right here. Pull that out. Slide that out.
Now, we're going to go back in. Slide this cable in first. It's stuck on something. There we go. Make sure this lines up. Take our screws, Phillips head screws. And put this cable back in this bracket, like that. It's going to go right here. Put the cable. Sit the cable in the lock. Push it down into that bracket and then we'll lock the cable. There we go. Stick the cable in the lock, push it down into that bracket and then we'll lock the cable. And there we go. Going to put our vapor barrier back on. Take these cables and push them through there. Start in the back here in the corner. And that's all set.
Now we're going to reinstall. We're going to start with the cables. You're going to start with the small one. This one's actually the lock. Get that ball in and then through this slot. We're going to slide that through the slot. Then we're going to take this other ball, this is for the handle part, put it in that hole. Slide this down that slot. Sometimes you got to wiggle it a little bit. Then you put the cover down.
Next, we're going to take that connector to the window switch and we're going to slide it in, lock it in. You're going to slide this groove up top near the window first. Push it down, and line these clips in. Give it a little push. Next we're going to insert these Phillips head screws with our Phillips head screwdriver. And the next one. And the last one. Next, we're going to put this trim piece on. Line it up down below. Just push. Next we're going to install this trim piece. Get it lined up, and push so it locks in place.
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