Power sliding door cable replacement. 2011 - 2017 Honda Odyssey

**READ COMMENTS BEFORE ATTEMPTING!** Awesome video, thanks for the work. If you're trying this yourself, please note that the video shows incorrect routing for the cables. Some good comments below. Cable coming from the back attaches at the back of the spool and the cable coming from the front attaches at the front of the spool. The cables do not cross over each other. They should route straight up from the guides onto the spool. This job would have taken me 2 hours rather than 5 if I had read the comments first.

Thanks for the video. Couldn't have fixed without it. I just got finished and here are a few tips: 1. You're probably thinking about buying that crimping tool from amazon. Don't. It's worthless. Just use some strong vice grips. 2. Careful how much you jack up the door. Also, don't touch the jack after the pin is out. It's a real pain to get the pin back in if the jack changed its height. 3. A T-40 screwdriver would have been great. All I had was a T-30, but it still worked. 4. That little C-clip that holds the pin in is a pain. Get a pick. 5. Pay close attention to the part about wrapping the cable. Back cable goes in back of spool. Front cable goes in front of spool. 6. When first wrapping the spool, the cable should seat down in the grooves flush with the spool. You may need a flat head screwdriver to seat the cables when first starting to wrap the spool. 7. Once the spool is wrapped, there should be no slack in cable. 8. Just as in the video, throw in a few screws to hold the assembly together when testing it. I put in all screws and bolts and ended up taking them all out again. 9. Block off the whole afternoon. Took me 6 hours (But I struggled with a few parts).

Thank you BackYard Tech and the numerous comments. I had the problem with the passenger side door. All fixed now. What a tremendous resource this is. Restores my faith in humanity and proves that the internet can be used for the power of good.

Thanks, my son and I had a good time fixing the door thanks to your video, and he didn't learn any swear words.

Thanks BackYard Tech for the video! - I just wanted to make a note for anyone completing this repair on the passenger's side of the van. On the passenger's side this video shows the correct spooling of the cables. Do not reverse them as recommended for the driver's side. I did that and had to redo it. The cables should not cross each other but go from the plastic pulley directly up into the spool with the rear cable on the front of the spool and the front cable on the rear of the spool. - Two other quick notes. You can't access the rear cable guide to pull it out and make installation easier because the A/C unit is in the way. Don't worry, it's pretty easy to fish the bare end of the cable through, push and twist and it'll find it's way all the way to the motor. Also, the right (rear) 10mm bolt that holds the motor cover on is hard to access because of the A/C unit as well but a long or at least standard 10mm open ended wrench will get it off/on 1/4 turn at a time. - I will say that after you do this once you could probably knock it out in an hour if you had to do it again. Like any repair, once you've done it the second time is much easier! Happy motoring.

Just fixed min in only 3 or 4 hours (with cleanup)! Thank you so much - the process went flawlessly! I did have to disassembly both the rear and front cable guides (that guide that cable to the exterior of the vehicle) but no issues. Winding the spool was much easier for me - only took about 10 min. Thank you so much!

Excellent video! Thank you for posting - you saved me lots of money. My repair went exactly as you demonstrated. I used electrical tape to hold in the cable sheathing and tensioners. It made the winding of the cable much easier.

This is an excellent demonstration! Thank you for posting this! I just changed the cables on our 2014 EX and did it step by step just how you show it. Thank you!

Great video. Was easy to follow and no hidden surprises. Order the same part as you used. Took me about three hours from start to finish. Very happy with the outcome...

Thank you very much for posting this video. Just finished replacing the cables on the passenger side. Took me a day and a half to complete but saved me a grand easily!

Cant thank you enough, fixed both sides of my 2014 in an afternoon. You are awesome.

Thanks man! 1.5 hrs and its working.. my cable was jamed in the spool and could not get it out.. had to pull the cable with pilers which may or may not have bent over some of the channels on the spool. Couldn't find a place to get a replacement spool so just ended up using it and seems to be working for now.

I just wanted to say a BIG THANK YOU. Just finished switching both cables on my 2015 Odyssey and this video helped so much. Cheers to you my friend.

Fixed my 2012 yesterday... used same parts... it was the second time for the passenger side door on this van and couldn’t bring myself to spend the money taking it to the dealer again. Took me 6 hours ... next time could do it in half the time. Your video was helpful- thank you!!!

Just passing on the thanks like everyone else! Worked on my 2016 Ex. Splendido's advice about putting the door all the way back and swin7k's advice for using electric tape to hold things in place made things go smoothly. About 3 hours following step by step. Thanks again BackYard Tech for taking the time to make this video!

Okay I finally did this and pulled it off! The key that I didn't do before was lube everything up and ensure the white plastic pieces on the motor were compressed properly. Thank you SO MUCH for a well laid out and detailed video. The ferrules are smaller than the original ones.

Thank you so much. Without your video I couldn't have dreamt about replacing my broken cable. Mine was on the other side and a there was a fan exhaust in the way. I also couldn't get the roller the same way you did, had to remove the bolts. I used masking tape to mark the spot and didn't have any issue putting it back. The ferrule crimper tool that I bought was garbage, I had to use pliers to tighten these ferrules enough. Otherwise I followed all your instructions and it took me about 6 hours to get my door fixed. Thank you again so much!

Thanks for sharing your repair experience. It made my repair go quick and easier.

Thanks so much for this video. I did the fix on my '11 today, passenger side. Without your video I would never have attempted this, so you totally saved me $1,000 or more. One note, on my application, the front cable starts on the outboard side of the drive pulley and the rear cable starts on the inboard side of the drive pulley. It would definitely not work the other way.

Thank you. I just fixed my sliding door while watching your video step-by-step. Worked perfectly. The only change was I connected the rear cable to the rear of the spool and the cable that goes towards the front to the front of the spool. I also did not place the door in the center. I had the door open all the way this way I had to wind up the rear cable a lot and the front cable only a little. It made it a little easier to keep the cables under control while trying to get the spool back in the motor. Thanks again for an excellent video.