Nissan Armada 2025-2026 Service and Repair Manual: Front Door Assembly

Removal and Installation

CAUTION:

• Perform work with 2 workers, because it is heavy weight.

• Support door with a proper material and use protective tape or shop cloth to protect door and body from falling and damage when removing and installing door assembly.

REMOVAL

Remove front door check link mounting bolt of vehicle body side.

Disengage pawl of front door harness connector, and then release lock release lever according to numerical order 1→2 indicated by arrows as shown in figure and disconnect front door harness connector.

: vehicle front

Support front door assembly with a proper material to prevent it from falling.

WARNING:

Injury may occur if door assembly is not supported with a proper material when removing front door assembly.

Remove front door hinge mounting nuts, and then remove front door assembly.

INSTALLATION

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

CAUTION:

• Before installation, apply anticorrosive agent onto mounting surface.

• When installation, perform the fitting adjustment. Refer to Adjustment.

• After installation, apply touch-up paint (the body color) onto the head of front door hinge mounting nuts.

• After installation, check the open/close operation. Refer to Inspection.

• After installation, apply anticorrosive around the nuts to prevent rust.

Inspection

Open and close front door. Check that front door hinge and front door check link rotation portion moves smoothly.

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

: Body grease

Check front door check link rotating part for lubrication condition. Apply body grease if necessary.

: Body grease

Adjustment

FITTING ADJUSTMENT

Fitting Adjustment Standard Dimension

	Front fender assembly		Front door panel		Rear door panel
	Front door sash molding		Body side outer		Front door hinge
	Front door striker		TORX bolt
	: Always replace after every disassembly.
	: N·m (kg-m, ft-lb)
	: Body grease

Unit: mm [in]

Portion				Standard
Front door panel – Front fender assembly	–	F	Clearance	4.5 ± 1.0 [0.177 ± 0.039]
		G	Surface height	0.0 ± 1.0 [0.000 ± 0.039]
Front door panel – Rear door panel	–	H	Clearance	4.5 ± 1.0 [0.177 ± 0.039]
		I	Surface height	0.0 ± 1.0 [0.000 ± 0.039]
Front door sash molding – Body side outer	–	J	Clearance	7.3 ± 1.8 [0.287 ± 0.071]
		K	Surface height	0.6 ± 1.9 [0.024 ± 0.075]

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.

Fitting Adjustment Procedure

Remove front door assembly. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Loosen front door hinge mounting bolts.

Temporary install front door panel, and then adjust the clearance of front door according to the fitting adjustment standard dimension by moving front door panel.

Remove temporary install parts, and then tighten front door hinge mounting bolts to the specified torque.

CAUTION:

• When remove front door panel, never move front door hinge.

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

Install front door assembly, and then temporary tighten front door hinge mounting nuts. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Adjust the surface height of front door according to the fitting adjustment standard dimension by moving front door panel.

Tighten front door hinge mounting nuts to the specified torque.

CAUTION:

• After tightening, apply touch-up paint (the body color) onto the head of hinge mounting nuts.

• After installation, apply anticorrosive around the bolts and nuts to prevent rust.

• After adjusting, perform the camera calibration (with around view monitor models). Refer to Work Procedure.

FRONT DOOR STRIKER ADJUSTMENT

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