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Window Motor

  1. Disconnect negative battery cable. Remove 2 armrest cover screws and remove armrest cover. Using Door Handle Clip Remover (J 9886-01), remove door handle. Use Trim Pad and Garnish Clip Remover (J 38778) and pry cover from door near clips. Remove door switch mount plate. See WINDOW SWITCH  .
  2. Remove screw from behind armrest pad. With trim pad and garnish clip remover, remove trim panel retainers from door. Remove trim panel from door. Using a 1/4" (6 mm) drill bit, remove rivet heads from armrest bracket. Remove armrest bracket. Remove water dam.
  3. Raise window to fully closed position. Apply cloth-backed body tape from window over top of door to other side of window to hold glass in position when regulator is removed. Disconnect wiring harness from regulator motor. Using 1/4" (6 mm) drill bit, remove regulator-to-door rivets.
  4. Push regulator into door and slide in and forward. Then push rearward to remove regulator arms from sash and regulator rail. Fold regulator arms together and remove regulator through access hold.
    CAUTION: Next step must be performed when regulator motor is being removed from regulator. Regulator lift arms are under tension from counterbalance spring and can cause serious personal injury if motor is removed without first locking sector gear in position.
  5. Install a self-tapping, pan head sheet metal screw through sector gear and backing plate at hole provided to lock sector gear into position. Drill out motor-to-regulator attaching rivets. Remove motor from regulator. To install, reverse removal procedure. Lubricate motor drive gear and regulator sector teeth. Check mesh of motor-to-regulator before installing NEW 1/4" (6 mm) rivets.
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