10.Looselysecurealatchbrackettotheleftdoor-latchbracketusing1nutplate,2ange-headbolts(M8x20
mm),1Bellevillewasher,1atwasher,1strikerpin,and1hexnutasshowninFigure9.
EnsurethatyouorientthecurvedportionoftheBellevillewasherawayfromthelatchbracket.
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1.Strikerpin5.Flatwasher
2.Bellevillewasher6.Hexnut
3.Latchbracket7.Nutplate
4.Flange-headbolt(M8x20mm)
11.Orientthestrikerpininthecenterofthedoorlatchandtorquethehexnutonthestrikerpinto51N∙m(38
ft-lb).
12.Openthewindowontheleftdoortogainaccesstothelatchbracketassembly.
13.Whilestandingoutsidethevehicle,gentlyclosethedoorandensurethatthestrikerpinengageswiththe
latchintheverticalposition.Adjustthelatchbracketupordownasneeded.
Afterthebracketisinthedesiredlocation,torquethe2ange-headbolts(M8x20mm)to26N∙m
(230in-lb).
14.Toensurethatthedoorisproperlypreloaded(onthestrikerpin),youmayneedtoadjustthestrikerpin.
Thedoorlatchshouldclicktwicewhenthedoorisshutandadjustedproperly.Movethestrikerpininward
oroutwarduntilyoureachthedesiredsealtightness,alongwiththedouble-clickofthedoorlatch.
Thecloseddoorshouldnotrattlewhenpullingonthedoorhandle.
Note:Someforceisrequiredwhenshuttingthedoorandhavingaproperseal.
15.Repeatthisprocedureontherightsideofthemachine.
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