Power Window Regulator: Removal
- Raise the window and tape the glass in the full up position using cloth body tape.
- Remove negative battery cable.
- Remove trim panel. See TRIM PANEL . Lower the window completely.
- Remove remote control to door trim panel bolts. Lay the control aside.
- Remove regulator to door panel bolts (244) and nuts (245). See Fig 1 .
- Remove wiring harness from regulator.
- Remove window regulator (246). See Fig 1 . Slide the regulator rearward to disengage the rear roller from the sash channel at the notch in the sash channel. Collapse the regulator, and remove it through the access hole in the door.
- Drill a hole through the regulator sector gear and back plate. Drill the hole at least 1/2" (12.7 mm) away from the edge of the sector gear or back plate. Install a pan head sheet metal self-tapping screw at least 3/4" (19 mm) long into the drill hole to lock the sector gear in place.
- Remove motor to regulator attaching screws.
- Remove motor from the regulator.
WARNING:
The next step must be preformed when the regulator is removed from the door. The regulator lift arm is under tension from the counterbalance spring and can cause serious injury if the motor is removed without locking the sector gear in position.