Rendezvous FWD V6-3.4L VIN E (2005)
Rear Door Exterior Handle: Service and Repair
Door Handle Replacement - Rear Outside
Removal Procedure
Notice: Refer to Tape Corners of Panel Notice in Cautions and Notices.
1. Place tape around the handle to protect the paint.
Important: The outside door handles have adjustable handle-to-lock rods. This allows for adjustment of the amount of travel needed to
operate the outside door handle.
It is important to remove all free play between the outside handle and the lock. Do NOT operate the outside handle before you have made
these adjustments.
2. Remove the trim panel. Refer to Trim Panel Replacement - Side Rear Door (Aztek) (See: Rear Door Panel/Service and Repair/Panel
Replacement/Trim Panel Replacement - Side Rear Door (Aztek))Trim Panel Replacement - Side Rear Door (Rendezvous) (See: Rear Door
Panel/Service and Repair/Panel Replacement/Trim Panel Replacement - Side Rear Door (Rendezvous)) .
3. Remove the water deflector. Refer to Water Deflector Replacement - Rear Door (See: Rear Door Panel/Service and Repair) .
4. Disconnect the outside door handle rod-to-lock.
5. Remove the center of the rivets using a center punch.
6. Drill out the rivet from the outside door handle using a 6.35-mm (1/4-in) drill bit.
