Tesla Model 3: Door - Rear - LH (Install)
- Make sure that the upper bolt for each door hinge is installed, and the
bolt head extends approximately 10 mm from flush.
- With assistance, lower the rear LH door onto the door hinges, and engage
the upper bolts into the hinges.
- Install the lower bolt of each hinge into the door and hand-tighten all
bolts.
- Position the door so that the hinges line up with the dry-erase marker
lines or the marking tape.
- Tighten the hinge bolts.
Torque 24 Nm
- Install the bolt that attaches the door check to the B-pillar.
Torque 24 Nm
- Connect the rear LH door wiring harness and press the harness against
the inside of the rear LH door.
- Open the front LH door and close the rear LH door.
- Move the rear LH door electrical harness connector into the hole in the
B-pillar, press the rear LH door wiring harness seal into the B-pillar, and
fasten the clips (x4) that attach the seal to the B-pillar bulkhead.
Note: Make sure that the rear LH door wiring harness seal fits
tightly against the B-pillar bulkhead.
- Raise the rear LH window, remove the shop towel from the rear LH door
striker, and close both LH doors.
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Remove
Open the rear LH door, pass a shop towel halfway through the striker,
and then close the door so that it rests against the shop towel.
Remove the rear LH door glass.
Remove the LH rear
Install
Install a new secondary door seal on the replacement door. See Seal -
Secondary - Rear Door - LH (Remove and Replace).
Make sure that the upper bolt for each door hinge is installed,
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Install
Perform step 11 through step 26 of the penthouse air leak test on the HV
battery. See
Penthouse Air Leak Test.
Hand-tighten the adjustable elements (x4) on the penthouse cover
counter-clockwise so that they are fully engaged.
Caution:
Hand-tighten only.
Install a new HV batt
Install
Use an IPA wipe to clean the mating surfaces of the DCDC passthrough,
and the DCDC harness.
Install the 12V DCDC passthrough into the penthouse, install the bolts
that attach the 12V DCDC passthrough to the penthouse, and then mark the
bolts with a paint pen after they are torq