SEAT Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Installation

Lock cylinder has been inserted into door handle. –  Clamp the door handle in a vice with protective jaws. –  Place bearing -1- and carrier -2- on lock cylinder.

–  Insert the torsion spring -1- in the lock cylinder housing so that the point of the torsion spring is towards the rear.

–  Place the assembly tool -T 10009- with the narrow slot -arrow- on the torsion spring -1-.

–  Push down outer sleeve of assembly tool until it is lying on bearing -1-.   Note To make the following assembly steps clearer, the assembly tool is shown in a cutaway view.

–  Turn assembly tool -T 10009- through 180° until slot -arrow- is pointing forwards.

–  Push down central rod -1- of assembly tool -T 10009-. This compresses the torsion spring. –  End of torsion spring now jumps out of slot in assembly tool and engages in bearing.

–  Now carefully lift outer sleeve -1- of assembly tool. Now the central rod -2-, which is pushed over the lock cylinder, becomes visible.

–  Lift assembly tool -T 10009- until groove in lock cylinder can be seen. –  The torsion spring -1- must engaged in bearing -arrow-. –  As an aid, the torsion spring can be pushed into the slot in the lock cylinder using a small screwdriver. –  Remove assembly tool.

–  Fit paddle -1- onto the torsion spring and push it down. –  Circular motions of the paddle release the torsion spring from the slot in the lock cylinder and allow it to be compressed further.

–  Insert lock washer -1-. l  Then check for correct operation.