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Preparatory works for removing a door lock actuator on Dacia and Renault Duster
Removing the external door handle on Dacia Duster
Once the door panel is removed and the vapor barrier as well, you can access the two nuts that hold the door handle to the external door panel. Unscrew them, this will free the handle, which remains however attached to the lock, see next step for completely taking it off.
As you can see in the first picture, the handle has a metal clamp that holds to a vertical rod (second picture), which in turn is connected to the door lock by the means of a special plastic holder, pictured further below.
Do not force the handle out as you might break that plastic holder, just make sure to free the metal clamp out of the wire rod using a flat screwdriver from inside the door and while moving the handle leftwards.
Do not force the handle out as you might break that plastic holder, just make sure to free the metal clamp out of the wire rod using a flat screwdriver from inside the door and while moving the handle leftwards.
This picture shows how all rods are connected to the door lock by the means of the white plastic holder shown in the middle of the picture.
To free the rod from the lock, two gestures are required, pulling the rod off the clip then pulling it out in a perpendicular movement to the first. This ensures rods operate the lock while being continuously held by this clip, unless someone intentionally proceeds with the above described gestures.
To free the rod from the lock, two gestures are required, pulling the rod off the clip then pulling it out in a perpendicular movement to the first. This ensures rods operate the lock while being continuously held by this clip, unless someone intentionally proceeds with the above described gestures.
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Removing the door lock from the door of the Dacia or Renault Duster
Unscrew the three bolts that hold the door lock to the door frame.
Free the door control rods from their plastic guiding clamps.
Free the door control rods from their plastic guiding clamps.
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Unscrew the bolt that holds the window rail to the door frame and take it off, then push the rail to the right while pushing the lock down with its rods as shown next.
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Push the door lock down so it faces the lower opening in the door frame, and while the rods pass through the upper opening.
At this stage, you can disconnect the electric connector of the central door lock actuator.
At this stage, you can disconnect the electric connector of the central door lock actuator.
Continue pushing the lock out of the door until the rods are also free.
That's it, you can now proceed with the door lock replacement on your Dacia Duster, reversing above steps for refitting.
That's it, you can now proceed with the door lock replacement on your Dacia Duster, reversing above steps for refitting.
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