Unplug the various electrical connections. There are 3. There are 3 plastic rivets that are holding wire bundles to the black wire harness plate. Pop those away with a flat screwdriver or a tack removal tool (looks like a v notch weed getter for you gardener types). The long thin metal piece that ends in a ball joint in the center of the mechanism must be popped loose from the ball joint. Use a flat screwdriver. Lift this to the side. Do not twist this as it is set for opening your hatch. Using a Phillips head screw driver and a Torx 20 screwdriver, remove the 3 Phillips head screws and 1 Torx screws holding the wire harness plate to the body. Remove the black wiring harness plate. You will need to ease it out. The point here is to separate the outside of the lock mechanism from the inside of the mechanism. Remove the 3 Torx screws holding the inside mechanism to the outside trim ring. The cup where you put your hand in the outside goes with the inside of the mechanism. The trim ring on the outside of the cup and the emblem go with the outside of the mechanism. There is a seal on the inside mechanism next to the body. Turn the emblem so that the lock is exposed. Using the hair dryer, heat up the inside mechanism while pushing from the outside against the hand cup. You may need to swivel the emblem to work it out. The two pieces will separate. Take the trim ring and emblem assembly to a workbench for final separation. You may need to remove the drain hose from the bottom of the mechanism. Remember to put the drain hose back on.
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