Q: How do you remove and replace the Door Handle,door Lock Cylinder and latch assembly for both front and sliding doors on Honda Odyssey?
A: First of, the door trim panel and water shield must be taken out, for both the front and sliding door. Front door, replace glass run channel mounting bolt and pull out the entire assembly. Pull the cylinder rod out of the pressure clip and rotate it to the unlock position and then remove the mounting clip. Thirdly, remove its mounting screw that will release the lock cylinder from the lock switch, pull off its switch connector along with the disconnection of its harness clip on the door. Remove the access cover and the outer handle mounting bolts and sliding the outer handle away from the door and disengage the link rod with a pair of cutting pliers. The bushing on the outer handle has to be replaced, and installation is carried out in the manner that goes inversely to removal. Lift the window right up, withdraw the outside handle and the screw at the lock rod coming in through the hole. Take off lock rod protector, and dispense with the electrical connectors and inner handle rod from the latch and the latch mounting screws prior to taking out the latch assembly. In case of the sliding door, it is possible to detach the cable from the negative terminal of the battery, then, take out the lock knob and the door latch cable and screws. Ease the upper door lock, remote control mounting bolts so as to transfer the remote control assembly without having to un-screw it. Take out the outside handle mounting bolts and eliminate the handle from the protector ensuring the extent that outer handle rod must reach during replacement. A shop rag will serve as guard to the door while attending to the exercise of prying the joint from the linkage as well as replacing the bushing while attending to the reconnection of the cable to the negative terminal of the battery. For the door lock remote control: You would require to open the sliding door outside handle and then, disconnected the door lock actuator connector to finally extract the remote control after the removal of all the mounting bolts. As for the latch, the bolts that are used for the attachment between the latch and the door jamb and between the latch and the inner door have to be moved, the door latch cable and other connectors have to be disconnected through the access hole, and the latch has to be removed. Installation involves the opposite of removal by making sure that the door locks function, and in the process centering the door latch cable if necessary. Last, put the power sliding door off, and then open it half ways, switch it on then press on the close button until it is closed; you do this for the second door as well.