Ford, Mercury, Meteor
Remove tailgate cover panel and watershield. Remove right and left upper stops, right and left guides, and right and left brackets form glass and remove glass. Remove regulator arm brackets from regulator arm rollers. Disconnect motor wires at connector. Remove regulator attaching bolts and remove regulator. To remove motor, drill a 5/16" hole through regulator sector gear and regulator plate, and install a 1/4" bolt. This MUST BE done to prevent sector gear from moving when motor is removed.
Remove tailgate inner panel and watershield. Remove any vacuum hose retainer clips and move hoses out of the way (if equipped). Obtain a template from dealer as pictured (see illustration). Template shows location of regulator mounting bolts. Position template on tailgate inner panel and center-punch hole locations. Raise glass at least 6" above top of tailgate and drill center-punched locations with a 3/4" hole saw. Pilot drill should be as short as possible, 1/4", beyond saw. Disconnect motor wires at connector. Remove window regulator bolt through access hole and pry regulator towards inner panel. Remove lower glass stop bracket. Working through the 3/4" holes remove three motor to regulator bolts, and remove motor from tailgate.