Liftgate Drive Unit Motor: Installation
- Carefully line-up the motor with the clutch mounted gear and slide the motor assembly on the clutch. Be certain the gears are properly meshed. See Fig 1.
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- Install the three T25 motor retaining screws. Torque the screws to 50 in. lbs.
- Connect the wire harness on the motor assembly.
- Install the power liftgate drive unit assembly on the vehicle. Refer to the procedure in this article.
- Install the left rear D-pillar trim panel on the vehicle. Refer to INTERIOR/EXTERIOR
for the procedure.
- Connect the negative battery cable.
- Using an appropriate scan tool, check and erase any power liftgate control module diagnostic trouble codes related to the drive unit assembly.
- Verify power liftgate system operation. Cycle the power liftgate through one complete open and close cycle, this will allow the power liftgate control module to relearn its cycle with the new components.