OEM 2000 GMC Safari Door Lock Cylinder

2000 GMC Safari Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to Replace a Rear Door Handle and Door Lock Cylinder for Outside on 2000 GMC Safari?

  A: Begin the replacement process of rear door outside handle and lock cylinder by taking out the trim panel with the access cover. A sharp knife can be used to cut through the perforations in the water deflector before separation. The control rod removal requires prying the clip anchor from its hole until the clip moves away from the lever before you can extract rod and clip from the lever. The outside handle requires removal of its nuts before the handle itself along with license lamp wiring and license plate housing bolts after which housing and door lock shield must go. The lock cylinder requires steps starting with clipping anchor removal from the hole followed by clip movement from the lever position then rod and clip extraction away from the lever. Detach both the lock cylinder retainer and the lock cylinder from their installations. Start by placing the clip onto the lock cylinder and continue with installing the lock cylinder onto the door and finally installing the lock cylinder retainer. The installation continues by fitting the control rod to the lock cylinder where it passes through the clip and next to the door lock shield followed by the license plate housing. Secure all license plate housing bolts at 4 n.m and license lamp bolts at 4 n.m while utilizing 35 lb in force. First install the clip to the outside handle before mounting the outside handle to the door after which you should tighten the outside handle nuts up to 7 n.m (62 lb in). The control rod should now be installed onto the outside handle by passing through the clip followed by the water deflector and the trim panel.