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Front Outer Handle Removal/Installation

  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. (Vehicles with power window system or power outer mirror)
  2. Fully roll up the front door glass.
  3. Remove the inner garnish. (See INNER GARNISH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  4. Remove the regulator handle. (Vehicles with manual window system) (See REGULATOR HANDLE REMOVAL .) (See REGULATOR HANDLE INSTALLATION .)
  5. Remove the front door trim. (See FRONT DOOR TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  6. Remove the hole cover.
  7. Remove the nut, then remove the pad.
    Fig 1: Removing Nut & Pad
    G03637104Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  8. Remove the bolt.
  9. Detach the rod from the outer handle.
  10. Secure the rear part of the front outer handle and, with the front outer handle lever pulled outward (1), remove the rear part of the front outer handle from the front door.
  11. Pull out the front side of the front outer handle from the front door.
  12. Install in the reverse order of removal.
    13. Fig 2: Front Outer Handle Removal/Installation
    G03637105Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
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