Volkswagen ID.3: Front door, central locking. Door

• Assembly overview – door
• Removing and installing inner door seal
• Removing and installing outer door seal
• Removing and installing door
• Adjusting striker pin
• Removing and installing door arrester

Assembly overview – door

Assembly overview – door

Overview is shown for left side of vehicle as an example

1 - Door

❏ → Rep. gr.57; Removing and installing door

❏ → Rep. gr.57; Adjusting door

2 - Bolt

❏ Renew after removing

❏ 20 Nm +90°

3 - Lower section of door hinge

❏ → Rep. gr.57; Removing and installing door hinge

4 - Bolt

❏ Renew after removing

❏ 20 Nm +90°

5 - Threaded pin

❏ 27 Nm

6 - Cap

7 - Bolt

❏ 50 Nm

8 - Upper section of door hinge

❏ → Rep. gr.57; Removing and installing door hinge

9 - Bolt

❏ Qty. 2

❏ 8 Nm

10 - Door arrester

❏ → Rep. gr.57; Removing and installing door arrester

11 - Bolt

❏ 30 Nm

12 - Bolt

❏ Qty. 2

❏ Specified torque and tightening sequence → Fig.

13 - Striker pin

❏ → Rep. gr.57; Removing and installing striker pin

❏ → Rep. gr.57; Adjusting striker pin

14 - Bolt

❏ Renew after removing

❏ 20 Nm +90°

15 - Lower section of door hinge

❏ → Rep. gr.57; Removing and installing door hinge

16 - Bolt

❏ Renew after removing

❏ 20 Nm +90°

17 - Bolt

❏ 50 Nm

18 - Upper section of door hinge

❏ → Rep. gr.57; Removing and installing door hinge

Specified torque and tightening sequence

StageBoltSpecified torque/turning further angle1.-2-2 Nm2.-2-25 Nm

Removing and installing inner door seal

Removing and installing inner door seal

For reasons of clarity, the front door is not shown in the illustrations of the following work procedures.

Removal and installation are described for left side of vehicle as an example.

Removing

– Remove front sill panel moulding → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70; Trims, interior; Removing and installing front sill panel moulding.

– Remove upper A-pillar trim → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70; Trims, interior; Removing and installing A-pillar trim.

– Remove lower A-pillar trim → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70; Trims, interior; Removing and installing lower A-pillar trim.

– Remove upper B-pillar trim → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70; Trims, interior; Removing and installing B-pillar trim.

– Remove lower B-pillar trim → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70; Trims, interior; Removing and installing lower B-pillar trim.

– Pull off inner door seal -1- from body flange -2-.

Installing

NOTICE

When the inner door seal is pulled off, the flanks of the seal may get bent up so that the inner door seal no longer provides the required sealing function at some points.

Water ingress or wind noise may result.

– If the inner door seal has only been pulled off partially, compress the seal flanks, then install the inner door seal.

– Make sure that adjacent trims are located in the beading of the inner door seal.

– Start installing inner door seal -1- at top radius -arrow- of body flange -2-.

Important

● Do not kink vulcanised point -3-.

– Align vulcanised point -3- with threaded connection of door arrester.

– Apply inner door seal -1- in lower area using plastic hammer.

– Apply inner door seal -1- in upper area by hand.

Continue installation in reverse order of removal.

Removing and installing outer door seal

Removing and installing outer door seal

Removing

– Pull off door seal -1- with clips -3- from door -2-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

Important

● Clips must be pressed in as far as stop.

Removing and installing door

Removing and installing door

Special tools and workshop equipment required

♦ wedge -T10383/1-

Removing

Removal and installation are described for left side of vehicle as an example.

– Disconnect battery earth cable → Electrical system; Rep. gr.27; Battery; Disconnecting and connecting battery.

– Push in wedge -T10383/1--2- in direction of -arrow A- between boot -4- and locking element -3-.

– Push locking element -3- in direction of -arrow B- using wedge -T10383/1- -1-, and disconnect boot -4- with electrical connector in direction of -arrow C-.

– Remove caps.

– Loosen threaded pins -2-.

– Unscrew bolt -3-.

NOTICE

Risk of damage to the corrosion protection measures due to scratches.

The door arrester can damage the paint when lifting the door out and in.

– Push door arrester into door.

– Push door arrester -2- inwards in direction of -arrow A- into door -1-.

– Lift out door -1- in direction of -arrow A- by detaching upper sections of door hinges -2- from lower sections of door hinges -3-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

If a new door is installed, damping must be fitted on the outer door panel on the inside.

Position and dimensions → Rep. gr.57; Assembly overview – door components.

– Install damping for outer door panel on inside → General information - body; Rep. gr.52; General operations; Removing and installing damping for outer door panel on inside.

All vehicles (continued)

NOTICE

Risk of damage to the corrosion protection measures due to scratches.

The door arrester can damage the paint when lifting the door out and in.

– Push door arrester into door.

– Hang door.

Important

● Once the door is attached, the upper and lower door hinge sections must be flush with each other.

– → Rep. gr.57; Adjust door.

– Adapt window regulator motor → BookletElektrische Fensterheber: Positionierung prüfen.

Tightening torques

♦ → Rep. gr.57; Assembly overview – door

Adjusting striker pin

Adjusting striker pin

Special tools and workshop equipment required

♦ Setting gauge -3371-

Important

● The vehicle must be standing on its wheels and on a level surface to ensure proper adjustment of the striker pin.

● The door must engage in the striker pin without excessive force.

The striker pin is correctly adjusted when the following applies in closed condition:

♦ Gaps are even

♦ Contours are flush with each other

♦ Door does not protrude too far inwards or outwards

– Loosen bolts -2-.

Note

Increased forces must be applied so that striker pin can be adjusted with bolts loosened.

– Push striker pin -1- in direction of -arrow A- or -arrow B- to adjust flushness.

– Tighten bolts -2-.

Important

● Tightening sequence must be followed → Rep. gr.57; Assembly overview – door.

– Check gaps with setting gauge -3371-, observing → Rep. gr.00; centre gaps while doing so.

– If the door is not adjusted correctly, loosen striker pin and → Rep. gr.57; adjust door.

Tightening torques

♦ → Rep. gr.57; Assembly overview – door

Removing and installing door arrester

Removing and installing door arrester

Removal and installation are described for the left side of vehicle as an example.

Removing

– Remove front loudspeaker → Communication; Rep. gr.91; Components/control units; Removing and installing bass loudspeakers.

NOTICE

Risk of damage to component surfaces.

– Mask off A-pillar in area of door arrester using commercially available adhesive tape.

– Unscrew bolt -2-.

– Unscrew bolts -3-.

– Remove door arrester -1- through opening in loudspeaker -arrow A-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

Tightening torques

♦ → Rep. gr.57; Assembly overview – door

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