How To Replace Front Door Latch 2004-09 Subaru Outback
Created on: 2018-05-16
How to repair, install, fix, change or replace a broken or snapped door latch on 2008 Subaru Outback.
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step 1 :Removing the 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 Speaker
- Remove the Phillips screws from the two speakers
- Pull the speaker out
- Disconnect the wiring harness
- Remove the two speakers
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step 3 :Removing the Door Latch
- Pry out the connectors from the door
- Peel back the water shield with a razor blade
- Unlatch the lock rod from the door handle
- Unlatch the door handle rod from the door handle
- Remove the Phillips screws from the door latch
- Remove the door latch
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step 4 :Installing the Door Latch
- Insert the door latch into place
- Tighten the Phillips screws to the latch
- Latch the lock and door handle rods to the door handle
- Press the water shield into place
- Press the connectors to the door
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step 5 :Installing the Speaker
- Connect the wiring harness
- Put the speaker into place
- Tighten the Phillips screws
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step 6 :Installing the 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
Hi, I’m Mike from 1A Auto. We’ve been selling auto parts for over 30 years!
In this video we will be removing and installing an outside door handle in a 2008 Subaru Outback. We'll start by opening the door. First we're going to take this little trim piece off. You can use a flat blade tool carefully behind the panel. Pull it, and then you can use your fingers and pull it back. It's just three little clips. Next, we're going to take this trim piece off here with a flat blade tool. The little area to put your screwdriver, push down and pull it out. Clips on the back. Next we're going to take this trim piece off. You're going to pry it down right here with a flat blade tool, being careful not to damage any of the surfaces. You're going to pull it out. This is difficult to come out. There is clips, retainers that hold it in.
We're going to start with a Phillips head screwdriver. We have three screws, one there, one here, and then one up here. Next we're going to use a door panel trim tool. We sell these at 1aauto.com. Go in behind and pop off the clips. Then you just lift and pull back. On the inside we're going to pull the inner door latch and lock mechanism off. We have to pull this cover up. We have to disconnect these cables. You're going to pull out and then you're going to pull up. A little ball will come up. And then the same with this one. Next we have to disconnect our connector for the window switches. You're going to push this little tab here and pull it down. Then we're going to disconnect our door light. Push down on this tab and it's going to pull right out.
Use a Phillips head screwdriver to take this speaker off. Disconnect it at the connector right here. Push on the lock. Disconnect this speaker too. Push on the lock, pull that out. It's a Phillips head screwdriver. Pull this speaker out. Hold the speaker while you pull the last bolt out. Going to pull these off with a trim tool.
All right. We're going to use a razor blade and cut some of this to pull it back. It's very sticky. You wanna peel this back all the way around and pull these cables through and all the wires through. There we go. You set this aside. Going to pop off this lock rod. There's a little latch you have to push back for the rod, and then it slides right out. You're going to pop this lock off that holds that rod on. So, get it popped and then you can push the rod out. There we go. Take these Phillip head screws out. There's a connector right here. We're going to disconnect this connector. Get that out of the way. I'm going to pull this down. Going to twist it. Slide it out and there it is. Right.
Now we're going to reinstall the door latch. This is very difficult to do, but if you have some patience, you can skirt it right in there. We're going to feed this in first. You're going to twist it. Move this wire and harness out of the way. Put our Phillips head screw in. Get that one started. I'll plug in our connector. Screw our other screws in. Get them all started first. Good. All right. We're going to fish this in here. Not very easily. Oh, I need to come down. So, that rod goes on there. There we go. Green one's locked in. Okay.
Next, we're going to do it on the lock cylinder. Push the rod on and push down on the lock. Right, before we close the door, just to make sure, we're confirm that it actually works from the outside handle. I don't know why these don't really spring back like most other cars. Yep, it works. All right. We'll test it. That works. So, we'll test the key. It locks. It unlocks. Good to go. Now, we're going to put the vapor barrier on. This black stuff gets all over the place so be careful. Get it set on the top first like that. These wires are going to slide through over here. This wire will slide through here. Let's see. This one goes here and goes right there. Push it all the way round. Good. All right.
Now we're going to reinstall the speaker. Put the connector on, line it up, take our Phillips head screws, and snug them down. Now, we're going to go back in, send this cable in first. We're stuck on something, there we go. Make sure this lines up. Take our screws, Phillips head screws. We'll get this cable back in this bracket like that. We're going to go right here and get the cable.
Stick the cable in the lock and we'll push it down into that bracket, and then we'll lock the cable. There we go. Cable, stick the cable in the lock and we'll push it down into that bracket, and then we'll lock the cable. There we go.
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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