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Nissan Leaf. Manual - part 422

BACK DOOR

DLK-183

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DLK

Check the clearance and the surface height between the back door and each part by visual inspection and

tactile feel. If the clearance and surface height if out of specification, adjust them according to the adjustment

procedure.

Unit: mm (in)

FITTING ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE

1. Loosen back door striker bolts.
2. Loosen back door hinge nuts (back door side).
3. Adjust back door to specifications provided.
4. After adjustment tighten back door striker bolts and back door hinge nuts (back door side) to the specified

torque.

5. Screw bumper rubber into the stopper position (A), and then

loosen by a half turn.

CAUTION:

After installation, apply touch-up paint (body color) to the head of back door hinge nuts.

BACK DOOR STRIKER ADJUSTMENT

Adjust the back door striker so that it becomes parallel with back door lock insertion direction.

BACK DOOR STRIKER
BACK DOOR STRIKER : Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

Remove the door striker bolts and door striker.

INSTALLATION

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

• Do not reuse door striker bolts.

• After installation, perform the back door adjustment procedure. Refer to

DLK-182, "BACK DOOR

ASSEMBLY : Adjustment"

• After installation, apply touch-up paint (body color) to the head of the door striker bolts.

BACK DOOR HINGE

Rear spoiler assembly

Rear combination lamp

Back door glass

10. Rear bumper fascia

Do not reuse

Grease

Portion

Section

Item

Measurement

Standard

Parallelism

Equality

Roof panel – Rear spoiler

A – A

Clearance

7.0

± 2.0 (0.28 ± 0.08)

0.0 (0.00)

2.0 (0.08)

Surface height

0.8

± 2.0 (0.03 ± 0.08)

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Rear combination lamp – Back
door glass

B – B

Clearance

5.0

± 2.3 (0.20 ± 0.09)

1.9 (0.07)

2.9 (0.11)

Rear combination lamp – Back
door

C – C

Clearance

5.0

± 2.3 (0.20 ± 0.09)

1.9 (0.07)

2.9 (0.11)

Rear bumper fascia – Back door

D – D

Clearance

5.3

± 2.0 (0.21 ± 0.08)

2.0 (0.08)

Rear bumper fascia – Back door

E – E

Clearance

8.0

± 2.0 (0.31 ± 0.08)

2.0 (0.08)

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JMKIA6568ZZ

DLK-184

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BACK DOOR

BACK DOOR HINGE : Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

1. Remove the luggage floor upper finisher. Refer to

INT-42, "LUGGAGE FLOOR UPPER FINISHER :

Removal and Installation"

2. Remove back door assembly. Refer to

DLK-180, "BACK DOOR ASSEMBLY : Removal and Installation"

3. Partially remove the back door weather-strip. Refer to

DLK-185, "BACK DOOR WEATHER-STRIP :

Removal and Installation"

4. Remove rear assist grips (LH/RH) and mounting clips for rear portion of headlining, and then remove rear

portion of headlining. Refer to

INT-36, "Exploded View"

5. Remove insulator (A).

6. Remove back door hinge nut (body side) and back door hinge.

INSTALLATION

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

• After installation, check back door open/close and lock/unlock operation. If necessary, perform the

back door assembly adjustment procedure. Refer to

DLK-182, "BACK DOOR ASSEMBLY : Adjust-

ment"

• Check back door hinge rotating part for poor lubrication. If

necessary, apply a suitable multi-purpose grease.

BACK DOOR STAY
BACK DOOR STAY : Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

1. Support the back door using a suitable tool.

WARNING:

Bodily injury may occur if no supporting rod is holding the back door open when removing the

back door stay.

2. Remove back door stay bolts (body side).

JMKIA6407ZZ

: Grease point

JMKIA5659ZZ

BACK DOOR

DLK-185

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DLK

3. Remove the metal clip (3) located on the connection between

the back door stay assembly (1) and the back door stay lower

bracket (2) by using a suitable tool (A).

CAUTION:

Be careful not to damage painted surface.

4. Remove back door stay assembly (back door side).

5. Remove back door stay bolts and back door stay assembly.

INSTALLATION

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

• Apply anticorrosive agent onto the mounting surface.

• After installation, check back door open/close and lock/unlock operation.

BACK DOOR STAY : Disposal

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1. Fix back door stay (1) using a vise (C).
2. Using hacksaw (A) slowly make 2 holes in the back door stay, in

numerical order as shown in the figure.

CAUTION:

• When cutting a hole on back door stay, always cover the

hacksaw using a shop cloth (B) to avoid scattering metal

fragments or oil.

• Wear eye protection (safety glasses).

• Wear gloves.

BACK DOOR WEATHER-STRIP
BACK DOOR WEATHER-STRIP : Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

Pull and remove engagement with body from weather-strip joint.

CAUTION:

Do not pull strongly on weather-strip.

INSTALLATION

JMKIA6408ZZ

JMKIA3336ZZ

A: 20.0 mm (0.787 in)
B: Cut at the groove.

JMKIA3609ZZ

DLK-186

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BACK DOOR

1. Working from the upper section, align weather-strip center mark (A) with vehicle center mark (cutting posi-

tion) and install weather-strip onto the vehicle.

2. Align the connecting point (B) of weather-strip (2) to the center

(A) of striker (1), and then install as shown in the figure.

3. Pull weather-strip gently to ensure that there is no loose section.

NOTE:

Check that weather-strip fits tightly in each corner.

Front

JMKIA9364ZZ

JMKIA5662ZZ

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