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Inner Handle Removal/Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mazda 3. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. (Vehicles with power window system or power outer mirror)
  2. Remove the inner garnish. (front) (See INNER GARNISH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  3. Remove the regulator handle. (Vehicles with manual window system) (See REGULATOR HANDLE REMOVAL .) (See REGULATOR HANDLE INSTALLATION .)
  4. Remove the front door trim or rear door trim. (See FRONT DOOR TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .) (See REAR DOOR TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  5. Using a Flathead screwdriver, press and hold the tab in the direction indicated by arrow (1), and remove the shaft by pulling it in the direction indicated by arrow (2).
    Fig 1: Removing Inner Handle
    G00974203Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  6. Pull off the inner handle, and remove the door lock knob cable and inner handle cable.
  7. Install in the reverse order of removal.