This
98 Saab needed a couple of things fixed. The left side-view
mirror needed to be repaired and, the window
was stuck in the "down" position.
First I removed the inside mirror cover which is
part of a one-piece plastic trim that covers the
upper door frame.
I started by prying at the
mirror and working my way around the top of
the door. I used a tack puller for this
procedure.
Back view
of inside window frame cover.
To
disconnect the wire harness I pushed down on
the tab on the connector with my thumb and
pulled slightly.
After I
repaired the side view mirror, I attached
it with the Torx 27 bolts. The red arrows
show where the fasteners thread into.
Using a needle-pointed tool I was able to
pry the cover off the inside door latch
assembly.
The cover has a small slot for a
prying tool.
With a
Torx #27 tool I was able to remove the
fastening bolt.
When I
replaced this latch assembly I found that
the lever (top arrow) had to go into the bracket
(bottom arrow) on the
door.
I pried
out
the upper cap on the inside door pull handle
with a small screwdriver.
When I did the lower cap, I found the two
were different. So I marked the inside of
each
cap.
With a
#27 Torx tip I removed the bolt behind the
cap.
I used
the same procedure on the lower part of the
handle.
Then with
a rigid putty knife I pried the plastic
panel from the metal door.
Using two
hands, I pulled the plastic panel loose from
the door and held it up so I could
disconnect the wires to the switches and
light.
I found
it easier to remove the light at bottom of the panel and then disconnect the
wire.
The wire
pulled off easily this way.
I found
it easier to remove the switch wires if I
first separated the switch from the door
panel
By
pressing the tabs on each side of the switch I was able to
release the switch and push it out of
the panel.
Then with
a small screwdriver I pried up on the
connector tab
(red arrow) and was able to pull the wire out.
Remember:
The trunk lock switch goes on
top and the gas lock switch goes below.
I used
the same procedure on the gas lock switch.
After I unplugged these connectors, the door
panel was separated from the car.
View of
back side of plastic door panel.
View of
inside of door with dust cover.
I peeled
away the dust cover to gain access to the
window mechanism.
The second part of this
job was repairing the
window that came off its track.
Window Track
Repair:
I found
that the rubber track liner became unglued
and cracked one of the three track rollers.
The green track roller cost about $10.00.
Removing The Rear Door Panel:
View of
rear door.
With a
needle-pointed tool I was able to remove the
cover on the latch screw.
This little cover
has a notch for prying.
Then I
used a #27 Torx tip to remove the bolt
holding the inside door latch.
I pried
the caps covering the bolts to the inside
door pull handle. I marked the inside of the
caps, because of the difference between the
upper and lower caps.
With a
#27 Torx screwdriver tip I removed the bolts
fastening the
inside door handle.
Using a
rigid putty knife I pried the plastic
door panel away from the metal door shell.
Then I was able to pull the panel off.
To remove
the wire from window switch, I pried up on
the red tab with a small flat screwdriver.
When
the tab was up I was able to pull the wire
from the switch.
I removed
the wire from door light.
At this point
the door panel was completely separated from
the car.
