Qashqai J11. Door & Lock - part 10

FRONT FENDER

DLK-161

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FRONT FENDER

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Removal and Installation

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CAUTION:

Use protective tape or shop cloth to protect from damage during removal and installation.

REMOVAL

1.

Remove fillet molding. Refer to 

EXT-38, "Removal and Installation"

.

2.

Remove fender protector. Refer to 

EXT-33, "Removal and Installation"

.

3.

Remove front bumper fascia assembly and bumper side bracket. Refer to 

EXT-20, "Removal and Installa-

tion"

.

4.

Remove front combination lamp. Refer to 

EXL-319, "Removal and Installation"

 (HALOGEN HEADLAMP)

or 

EXL-162, "Removal and Installation"

 (LED HEADLAMP).

5.

Remove front fender seal.

6.

Remove front fender assembly mounting bolts.

1.

Front fender seal

2.

Front fender assembly

3.

Hoodledge cover

: Pawl

: N·m (kg-m, in-lb)

JMKIB3315GB

DLK-162

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FRONT FENDER

7.

Remove front fender stiffener (2) from the vehicle body while
carefully pulling upper portion of front fender (1) toward vehicle
outside.

8.

Remove front fender assembly.

CAUTION:

An viscous urethane foam is installed on the back surface of front fender. When removing the
front fender, be careful to not deform the front fender while performing the procedure and remov-
ing the viscous urethane foam a little at a time.

INSTALLATION

Note the following items, and install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

• After installation, apply the touch-up paint (the body color) onto the head of front fender mounting

bolts.

• After installation, adjust the following part.
- Hood assembly: Refer to 

DLK-152, "HOOD ASSEMBLY : Adjustment"

.

- Front door: Refer to 

DLK-164, "DOOR ASSEMBLY : Adjustment"

.

: Vehicle front

JMKIA5633ZZ

FRONT DOOR

DLK-163

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FRONT DOOR

Exploded View

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DOOR ASSEMBLY

DOOR ASSEMBLY : Removal and Installation

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CAUTION:

• Perform work with 2 workers, because of its heavy weight.
• When removing and installing front door assembly, support door with a jack and shop cloth to pro-

tect door and body.

REMOVAL

1.

Remove front door harness grommet from vehicle body side, and then pull out front door harness.

2.

Disconnect front door harness connector.

3.

Remove mounting bolt of door check link on the vehicle body.

4.

Remove door hinge mounting nuts of door side, and then remove door assembly.

INSTALLATION

Note the following items, and install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

1.

Front door panel

2.

Door hinge (upper)

3.

Door hinge (lower)

4.

Door check link

5.

Bumper rubber

6.

Door striker

7.

TORX bolt

8.

Grommet

: Always replace after every disassembly.

: N·m (kg-m, in-lb)

: N·m (kg-m, ft-lb)

: Body grease

JMKIB3247GB

DLK-164

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FRONT DOOR

• Apply anticorrosive agent onto the mounting surface.
• After installation, perform the fitting adjustment. Refer to 

DLK-164, "DOOR ASSEMBLY : Adjust-

ment"

.

• After installation, apply touch-up paint (the body color) onto the head of door hinge mounting nuts.
• Check door hinge and door check link rotating part for poor lubrication.
- Door hinge: Refer to 

DLK-166, "DOOR HINGE : Inspection"

.

- Door check link: Refer to 

DLK-166, "DOOR CHECK LINK : Removal and Installation"

.

DOOR ASSEMBLY : Adjustment

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FITTING ADJUSTMENT

1.

Front fender

2.

Front door 

3.

Rear door

4.

Body side outer

5.

Door striker

6.

TORX bolt

7.

Front door hinge

8.

Rear door hinge (upper)

9.

Rear door hinge (lower)

: Always replace after every disassembly.

JMKIB3256GB

FRONT DOOR

DLK-165

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Fitting Adjustment Standard

Check the clearance and surface height between front door and each part by visually and touching. 
If the clearance and the surface height are out of specification, adjust them according to the procedures
shown below.

Unit: mm [in]

Fitting Adjustment Procedure

1.

Remove front fender. Refer to  

DLK-161, "Removal and Installation"

.

2.

Loosen door hinge mounting nuts on door side.

3.

Adjust the surface height of front door according to the fitting standard dimension.

4.

Temporarily tighten door hinge mounting nuts on door side.

5.

Loosen door hinge mounting bolts on vehicle body side. 

6.

Raise front door at rear end to adjust clearance of the front door according to the fitting standard dimen-
sion.

7.

After adjustment tighten bolts and nuts to the specified torque.

CAUTION:

• After installation, apply touch-up paint (the body color) onto the head of hinge mounting bolts

and nuts.

• Check door hinge rotating part for poor lubrication. Apply body grease if necessary. Refer to

DLK-166, "DOOR HINGE : Inspection"

.

8.

Install front fender. Refer to refer to 

DLK-161, "Removal and Installation"

.

DOOR STRIKER ADJUSTMENT

Adjust door striker so that it becomes parallel with door lock insertion direction.

DOOR STRIKER

DOOR STRIKER : Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

Remove TORX bolts, and then remove door striker.

INSTALLATION

Note the following items, and install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

• Never reuse mounting TORX bolt. Always replace it with a new one when it is removed.
• Check front door open/close, lock/unlock operation after installation.
• After installation, perform the fitting adjustment. Refer to 

DLK-164, "DOOR ASSEMBLY : Adjust-

ment"

.

DOOR HINGE

DOOR HINGE : Removal and Installation

INFOID:0000000010434696

REMOVAL

: N·m (kg-m, ft-lb)

: Body grease

Portion

Standard

Front fender – Front door

A – A

H

Clearance

3.3 – 5.3

[0.130 – 0.209]

I

Surface 

height

(

−

1.0) – (+1.0)

[(

−

0.039) – (+0.039)]

Front door – Rear door

B – B

J

Clearance

3.3 – 5.3

[0.130 – 0.209]

K

Surface 

height

(

−

1.0) – (+1.0)

[(

−

0.039) – (+0.039)]

DLK-166

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FRONT DOOR

CAUTION:

• Perform work with 2 workers, because of its heavy weight.
• When removing and installing front door assembly, support door with a jack and shop cloth to pro-

tect door and body.

1.

Remove front fender. Refer to 

DLK-161, "Removal and Installation"

.

2.

Remove front door assembly. Refer to 

DLK-163, "DOOR ASSEMBLY : Removal and Installation"

.

3.

Remove front door hinge mounting bolts (body side), and then remove front door hinge.

INSTALLATION

Note the following items, and install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

• Apply anticorrosive agent onto the mounting surface.
• Check front door open/close, lock/unlock operation after installation.
• After installation, perform the fitting adjustment. Refer to 

DLK-164, "DOOR ASSEMBLY : Adjust-

ment"

.

• After installation, apply touch-up paint (the body color) onto the head of door hinge mounting nuts.
• After installation, check door hinge rotating part for poor lubrication. Refer to 

DLK-166, "DOOR

HINGE : Inspection"

.

DOOR HINGE : Inspection

INFOID:0000000010434697

Check door hinge rotating part for poor lubrication. Apply body
grease if necessary.

DOOR CHECK LINK

DOOR CHECK LINK : Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

1.

Fully close the front door glass.

2.

Remove front door finisher. Refer to 

INT-12, "FRONT DOOR FINISHER : Removal and Installation"

.

3.

Remove front door speaker.

a.

Disconnect front door speaker harness connector.

b.

Remove front door speaker mounting bolts, and then remove front door speaker.

4.

Remove check link mounting bolts of vehicle body side.

5.

Remove check link mounting bolts of door side.

6.

Take door check link out from the hole of door panel.

INSTALLATION

Note the following items, and install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

• Check front door open/close operation after installation.
• After installation, check door check link rotating part for poor lubrication. Refer to 

DLK-167, "DOOR

CHECK LINK : Inspection"

.

: Body grease

JMKIB0321ZZ

FRONT DOOR

DLK-167

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DOOR CHECK LINK : Inspection

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Check door hinge rotating part for poor lubrication. Apply body
grease if necessary.

: Body grease

JMKIB0322ZZ

DLK-168

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REAR DOOR

REAR DOOR

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DOOR ASSEMBLY

DOOR ASSEMBLY : Removal and Installation

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CAUTION:

• Perform work with 2 workers, because of its heavy weight.
• When removing and installing rear door assembly, support door with a jack and shop cloth to pro-

tect door and body.

REMOVAL

1.

Remove rear door harness grommet from vehicle body side, and then pull out rear door harness.

2.

Disconnect rear door harness connector.

3.

Remove mounting bolt of door check link on the vehicle.

4.

Remove door hinge mounting nuts of door side, and then remove rear door assembly.

INSTALLATION

Note the following items, and install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

1.

Rear door panel

2.

Door hinge (upper)

3.

Door hinge (lower)

4.

Door check link

5.

Door striker

6.

TORX bolt

7.

Grommet

: Always replace after every disassembly.

: N·m (kg-m, in-lb)

: N·m (kg-m, ft-lb)

: Body grease

JMKIB3249GB

REAR DOOR

DLK-169

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• Apply anticorrosive agent onto the mounting surface.
• After installation, perform the fitting adjustment. Refer to 

DLK-169, "DOOR ASSEMBLY : Adjust-

ment"

.

• After installation, apply touch-up paint (the body color) onto the head of door hinge mounting nuts.
• Check door hinge and door check link rotating part for poor lubrication.
- Door hinge: Refer to 

DLK-171, "DOOR HINGE : Inspection"

.

- Door check link: Refer to 

DLK-172, "DOOR CHECK LINK : Inspection"

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DOOR ASSEMBLY : Adjustment

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FITTING ADJUSTMENT

1.

Front fender

2.

Front door 

3.

Rear door

4.

Body side outer

5.

Door striker

6.

TORX bolt

7.

Front door hinge

8.

Rear door hinge (upper)

9.

Rear door hinge (lower)

: Always replace after every disassembly.

JMKIB3256GB

DLK-170

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REAR DOOR

Fitting Adjustment Standard

Check the clearance and surface height between rear door and each part by visually and touching. 
If the clearance and the surface height are out of specification, adjust them according to the procedures
shown below.

Unit: mm [in]

Fitting Adjustment Procedure

1.

Remove center pillar lower garnish. Refer to 

INT-18, "Removal and Installation"

.

2.

Loosen door hinge mounting nuts on door side.

3.

Adjust the surface height of rear door according to the fitting standard dimension.

4.

Temporarily tighten door hinge mounting nuts on door side.

5.

Loosen door hinge mounting nuts and bolts on body side. 

6.

Raise rear door at rear end to adjust clearance of rear door according to the fitting standard dimension.

7.

After adjustment tighten bolts and nuts to the specified torque.

CAUTION:

• After installation, apply touch-up paint (the body color) onto the head of hinge mounting bolts

and nuts.

• Check door hinge rotating part for poor lubrication. Refer to 

DLK-166, "DOOR HINGE : Inspec-

tion"

.

8.

Install center pillar lower garnish. Refer to 

INT-18, "Removal and Installation"

.

DOOR STRIKER ADJUSTMENT

Adjust door striker so that it becomes parallel with door lock insertion direction.

DOOR STRIKER

DOOR STRIKER : Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

Remove TORX bolts, and then remove door striker.

INSTALLATION

Note the following items, and install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

• Never reuse mounting TORX bolt. Always replace it with a new one when it is removed.
• Check rear door open/close, lock/unlock operation after installation.
• After installation, be sure to perform the fitting adjustment. Refer to 

DLK-169, "DOOR ASSEMBLY :

Adjustment"

.

DOOR HINGE

DOOR HINGE : Removal and Installation

INFOID:0000000010434705

CAUTION:

• Perform work with 2 workers, because of its heavy weight.

: N·m (kg-m, ft-lb)

: Body grease

Portion

Standard

Front door – Rear door

B – B

J

Clearance

3.3 – 5.3

[0.130 – 0.209]

K

Surface 

height

(

−

1.0) – (+1.0)

[(

−

0.039) – (+0.039)]

Rear door – Body side panel

C – C

L

Clearance

3.5 – 5.5

[0.138 – 0.217]

M

Surface 

height

(

−

1.0) – (+1.0)

[(

−

0.039) – (+0.039)]

REAR DOOR

DLK-171

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• When removing and installing rear door assembly, support door with a jack and shop cloth to pro-

tect door and body.

REMOVAL

1.

Remove rear door assembly. Refer to 

DLK-168, "DOOR ASSEMBLY : Removal and Installation"

.

2.

Remove door hinge mounting bolts of vehicle body side, and then remove door hinge (lower).

3.

Remove center pillar lower garnish. Refer to 

INT-18, "Removal and Installation"

.

4.

Remove door hinge mounting nuts of vehicle body side, and then remove door hinge (upper).

INSTALLATION

Note the following items, and install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

• Apply anticorrosive agent onto the mounting surface.
• Check front door open/close, lock/unlock operation after installation.
• After installation, perform the fitting adjustment. Refer to 

DLK-164, "DOOR ASSEMBLY : Adjust-

ment"

.

• After installation, apply touch-up paint (the body color) onto the head of door hinge mounting nuts.
• After installation, check door hinge rotating part for poor lubrication. Refer to 

DLK-171, "DOOR

HINGE : Inspection"

.

DOOR HINGE : Inspection

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Check door hinge rotating part for poor lubrication. Apply body grease if necessary.
• Door hinge (upper)

• Door hinge (lower)

DOOR CHECK LINK

DOOR CHECK LINK : Removal and Installation

INFOID:0000000010434707

REMOVAL

1.

Fully close the rear door glass.

2.

Remove rear door finisher. Refer to 

INT-15, "REAR DOOR FINISHER : Removal and Installation"

.

3.

Remove rear door speaker.

a.

Disconnect rear door speaker harness connector.

b.

Remove rear door speaker mounting bolts, and then remove rear door speaker.

4.

Remove check link mounting bolts of vehicle body side.

: Body grease

JMKIB0329ZZ

: Body grease

JMKIB0321ZZ

DLK-172

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REAR DOOR

5.

Remove check link mounting bolts of door side.

6.

Take door check link out from the hole of door panel.

INSTALLATION

Note the following items, and install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

• Check front door open/close operation after installation.
• After installation, check door check link rotating part for poor lubrication. Refer to 

DLK-172, "DOOR

CHECK LINK : Inspection"

.

DOOR CHECK LINK : Inspection

INFOID:0000000010434708

Check door hinge rotating part for poor lubrication. Apply body
grease if necessary.

: Body grease

JMKIB0322ZZ

BACK DOOR

DLK-173

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BACK DOOR

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BACK DOOR ASSEMBLY

BACK DOOR ASSEMBLY : Removal and Installation

INFOID:0000000010434711

CAUTION:

• Perform work with 2 workers, because of its heavy weight.
• Use protective tape or shop cloth to protect from damage during removal and installation.

1.

Back door hinge

2.

Stud ball

3.

Back door stay

4.

Back door weather-strip

5.

Stud ball

6.

Back door bumper rubber

7.

Back door striker

8.

TORX bolt

9.

Back door panel

A.

Center mark

B.

Seam

: Always replace after every disassembly.

: N·m (kg-m, in-lb)

: Body grease

, 

, 

, 

: Indicates that the part is connected at points with same symbol in actual vehicle.

JMKIB3637GB

DLK-174

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BACK DOOR

REMOVAL

1.

Remove back door trim finisher lower and back door trim finisher upper. Refer to 

INT-31, "Removal and

Installation"

.

2.

Remove rear washer tube from back door panel. Refer to 

WW-90, "WASHER TUBE : Removal and Instal-

lation"

.

3.

Disconnect back door harness connectors from body harness connectors.

4.

Remove harness grommet from back door panel.

5.

Pull out body harness LH from back door panel.

6.

Support back door with the proper material to prevent it from falling.

WARNING:

Bodily injury may occur if no supporting rod is holding the back door open when removing the
back door stay.

7.

Remove back door stay of back door side. Refer to 

DLK-177, "BACK DOOR STAY : Removal and Installa-

tion"

.

8.

Remove back door mounting nuts, and then remove back door assembly.

INSTALLATION

Note the following items, and install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

• After installation, perform the fitting adjustment. Refer to 

DLK-174, "BACK DOOR ASSEMBLY :

Adjustment"

.

• Apply touch-up paint to the body color if the paint around back door hinge is peeled off.
• Check back door hinge rotating part for poor lubrication. Refer to 

DLK-177, "BACK DOOR HINGE :

Inspection"

.

BACK DOOR ASSEMBLY : Adjustment

INFOID:0000000010434712

FITTING ADJUSTMENT

BACK DOOR

DLK-175

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Fitting Adjustment Standard

Check the clearance and the surface height between back door and each part by seeing and touching.
If the clearance and the surface height are out of specification, adjust them according to the procedures
shown below.

1.

Roof panel

2.

Body side outer

3.

Rear bumper fascia

4.

Back door panel

5.

Back door hinge

6.

Back door bumper rubber

7.

Back door striker

8.

TORX bolt

: Always replace after every disassembly.

: N·m (kg-m, ft-lb)

: Body grease

JMKIB3321GB

DLK-176

< REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION >

[TYPE 1]

BACK DOOR

Unit: mm [in]

Fitting Adjustment Procedure

1.

Loosen back door striker mounting TORX bolts.

2.

Loosen back door hinge mounting nuts (back door side).

3.

Adjust back door using back door striker, back door hinge and back door bumper rubber to the specified
value, as shown in the following table.

4.

After adjustment tighten back door striker mounting bolts and back door hinge mounting nuts (back door
side) to the specified torque.

CAUTION:

• Apply touch-up paint to the body color if the paint around back door hinge, and back door hinge

mounting nuts is peeled off.

• Check back door hinge rotating part for poor lubrication. Refer to 

DLK-177, "BACK DOOR HINGE :

Inspection"

.

BACK DOOR STRIKER ADJUSTMENT

Adjust back door striker so that it becomes parallel with back door lock insertion direction.

BACK DOOR STRIKER

BACK DOOR STRIKER : Removal and Installation

INFOID:0000000010434713

REMOVAL

1.

Remove luggage rear plate. Refer to 

INT-30, "Luggage floor trim"

.

2.

Remove TORX bolts, and then remove back door striker.

INSTALLATION

Note the following items, and install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

• Never reuse mounting TORX bolt. Always replace it with a new one when it is removed.
• After installation, perform the fitting adjustment. Refer to 

DLK-174, "BACK DOOR ASSEMBLY :

Adjustment"

.

• After installation, check back door open/close, lock/unlock operation.

BACK DOOR HINGE

BACK DOOR HINGE : Removal and Installation

INFOID:0000000010434714

REMOVAL

1.

Remove back door assembly. Refer to 

DLK-173, "BACK DOOR ASSEMBLY : Removal and Installation"

. 

2.

Remove luggage side upper finisher LH and RH. Refer to 

INT-29, "Luggage side trim"

.

3.

Lower the rear end of headlining to secure work space.

4.

Remove back door hinge mounting nut, and then remove back door hinge.

INSTALLATION

Portion

Standard

Difference

(RH/LH,MAX)

Back door – Roof panel

A – A

D

Clearance

5.0 – 7.0

[0.197 – 0.276]

—

E

Surface 

height

0 – 2.0

[0 – 0.079]

—

Back door – Body side outer

B – B

F

Clearance

2.8 – 7.2

[0.110 – 0.283]

< 2.9

 [0.114]

G

Surface 

height

0 – 4.0

[0 – 0.157]

< 2.5

 [0.098]

Back door – Rear bumper fascia

C – C

H

Clearance

4.8 – 9.2

[0.189 – 0.362]

—