Window Regulator: Service and Repair

Window Regulator Assembly






Remove or Disconnect

1. Door trim panel.
2. Water deflector.

CAUTION: When activated, the power window switch may lock into the express down mode causing the window to lower fully without stopping even though the switch has been released. Failure to exercise caution around the regulator assembly when operating the switch may result in personal injury and regulator damage.

^ Raise window glass as necessary.

CAUTION: Tape the window glass to the door frame. If the glass drops into the door when the regulator is removed, personal injury or glass damage may result.

^ Support window glass in position needed to access rivets by taping it to door frame, using cloth-backed body tape.

3. Door latch module assembly.
4. Rivets connecting window sash to window regulator sash, using a drill and 5/16-inch drill bit.
5. Screws securing window regulator cam assembly to door panel.
6. Electrical connection.
7. Rivets securing window regulator to door panel, using a drill and 5/16-inch drill bit.
8. Window regulator assembly.

Install or Connect

1. Window regulator assembly.
2. Rivets securing window regulator to door panel.

^ Secure upper rearmost, center rearmost, center foremost, then lower rearmost.

3. Electrical connection.
4. Screws securing window regulator cam assembly to door inner panel.

Tighten
Screws to 11 N.m (97 lb in).

5. Rivets connecting window sash to regulator sash.
6. Door latch module assembly.

^ Remove cloth-backed tape.

Inspect

CAUTION: See power window switch "Caution" above.

^ Window regulator operation.
^ Window glass alignment.

7. Water deflector.
8. Door trim panel.