Rear Power Window Regulator Removal/Installation

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Fully lower the rear door glass.
Disconnect the negative battery cable. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION .)
Remove the following parts:
1. Rear door trim (See REAR DOOR TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
2. Rear door quarter glass (See REAR DOOR QUARTER GLASS REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
3. Rear door speaker (See REAR DOOR SPEAKER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
4. Rear power window motor (See REAR POWER WINDOW MOTOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
5. Rear door glass (See REAR DOOR GLASS REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Remove the bolts.

Fig 1: Removing Rear Power Window Regulator Bolts
Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
Insert your hand through the rear door speaker installation hole and support the drum housing.

Fig 2: Securing Drum Housing
Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
Move the clip tabs in the direction of the arrows (1) shown in the figure to detach the tabs, and move the clip in the direction of the arrow (2) to remove.
Remove the rear power window regulator through the speaker installation hole.
CAUTION:
- When removing the rear power window regulator, the rear power window regulator may contact the rear door speaker installation hole, and the coating film of the rear door inner panel and the rear power window regulator could be damaged. Remove the rear power window regulator while verifying that the rear power window regulator and the rear door speaker installation hole do not contact each other.
Fig 3: Removing Rear Power Window Regulator
Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
Install in the reverse order of removal.