Tailgate lock components - removal and refitting

Bodywork and fittings / Tailgate lock components - removal and refitting

Removal
1 Open the tailgate and using an Allen key unscrew the two lock retaining screws (see illustration). Withdraw the lock and disconnect the wiring and link rod.

17.1 Using an Allen key to unscrew the tailgate lock retaining screws

2 To remove the lock cylinder first remove the trim from the inside of the tailgate, then working through the aperture extract the circlip from the inner end of the lock cylinder.

Insert the key then push out the cylinder from inside and remove from the tailgate.

3 The lock cylinder housing can be removed with the inner trim removed, by removing the handle strip then disconnecting the control rod and pressing out the locking lugs (see illustrations). The housing can then be removed from the tailgate.

17.3a Removing the screws securing the tailgate handle strip

17.3b Disconnecting the control rod from the tailgate lock cylinder

4 The lock striker can be removed by unscrewing it (see illustration).

17.4 Removing the tailgate lock striker

Refitting
5 Refitting is a reversal of removal, but before fully tightening the striker, close and open the tailgate two or three times to centralise it.

Tighten the lock retaining screws to the specified torque.