Remove armrest on 2004 suburban - 2003 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

4$ RTM> read the manual

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old post but , $4 you can read the manual as good as i.

I upload a VIDEO.Just be patient

Remove the door trim panel as follows:

• Insert a flat-bladed tool behind the forward edge of the door handle bezel.
  
• Gently pry the bezel away from the door trim panel and disconnect the electrical connector.
  
• Remove the armrest cover plate by inserting a small flat-bladed tool into the rectangular hole until it bottoms out and tilting the tool forward in order to release the locking tab.
  
• Remove the fasteners from the armrest.
  
• Remove the courtesy lamp assembly.
  
• Remove the fastener from behind the lamp assembly.
  
• Remove the push-in retainer from the defroster duct.
  
• Lift straight up on the trim panel in order to disengage the hooks on the backside of the panel.
  
• Disconnect the electrical connectors.
  

Removing the door handle bezel

Removing the armrest cover plate

Door trim panel detail view

1. Install the door trim panel as follows:
2. Connect the electrical connectors.
   

• Install the clips on the electrical harness to the front door control module.
  
• Engage the lower hooks on the door trim panel into the slots in the door.
  
• Align the remaining hooks to the slots in the door.
  
• Push the door trim panel downwards in order to fully seat the hooks into the door.
  
• Ensure that the door trim panel is fully seated prior to fastener installation.
  
• Install the push-in retainer in the defroster duct.
  
• Install the fastener in the courtesy lamp opening. Tighten the fastener to 5 inch lbs. (0.6 Nm).
  
• Install the courtesy lamp assembly.
  
• Install the fasteners in the armrest. Tighten the 2 fasteners to 5 inch lbs. (0.6 Nm).
  
• Install the armrest cover plate.
  
• Install the inside door handle bezel.
  

As for removing the door panel, they hide those screws very nicely don't they? As for the door panel,

1. Remove the door handle trim plate (6).
2. Carefully remove the armrest cover plate (2) by prying upward from the access hole using a thin-bladed tool.
3. Remove the 2 fasteners (3) from the armrest.
4. Remove the courtesy lamp assembly (5).
5. Remove the fastener from behind the lamp assembly (4).
6. Remove the push in retainer from the defroster duct.
7. Lift straight up on the trim panel in order to disengage the hooks on the backside of the panel (4).

take the two screws out of the door pull then gently start prying from the bottom with a wide bladed screwdriver it will pop the plastic grommets out and just keep going gently as to not break the grommets or your panel

First pop off the door open handle back plate with a screwdriver. It just snaps on. Do the same with the switch cluster plate below which also snaps in place and remove the switch harness connectors. Next pop off the small narrow cover plate under the armrest pull handle to expose 2 Torx screws. Remove these screws. Next locate a Phillips screw in a retaining cup which is located on the end of the interior door panel just above the latching mechanism and remove that. Locate two 3/8" hex head screws at the bottom of the door panel and remove those. Grab the door panel by the armrest handle and pull up to unhook it from the door. If its the driverside door, you will also have to diconnect the mirror adjustment switch connector to free the door panel.

there are usually two phillps or torx screws at the bottom of the armrest that you must remove then just gently pull the armrest off

theres a bolt at the bottom were it swivels up and dowm, it behind colth, some have a zipper to open and some you just have to pull cloth away to get to screw and some have a plug covering it, also you may have to remove seat unless you have enough room,to acces screw, good luck.

If it's similar to those in past, you don't remove the stud, you have to push it back in at certain angle & rotate it, to lock it back in. Something tells me it's at about 2 o'clock, in push hard and turn down to rest position? I know I've had to play with some before getting it to go as it's supposed to. If worst comes to worst, stop at a body shop, it will take them about 2 minutes in most cases.