Front Door Window Regulator: Service and Repair

FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR, GLASS AND AND GLASS RUN





REMOVAL

Preparation: Disconnect the battery ground cable

1. Door trim panel
^ Refer to DOOR TRIM PANEL removal procedure.

2. Speaker box

3. Waterproof sheet
^ Taking notice of the door harness and the grommet, peel the waterproof sheet off the door panel carefully.





4. Glass
^ Bring the glass down to the position where the fixing bolts can be seen.
^ Remove the glass fixing bolts from the window regulator and lower the front side of the glass.
When the front side of the glass comes off the glass run, turn the glass inside out and pull it up from its rear side.








5. Window regulator
^ Disconnect the window regulator motor harness connector (w/power window).





6. Glass run
^ Pull the glass run out from the door frame groove.





7. Rear guide rail



INSTALLATION

To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order, noting the following points.

1. Apply soap and water to the door frame groove and insert the glass run to the door frame from the � corner in the arrow-marked directions.
Install the glass run with its wider end pointed to the inside of the vehicle.





2. Set the glass into the door panel with the front side of the glass lowered and insert the rear side of the glass into the glass run. Then insert the front side of the glass into the glass run to install the glass to the glass run while raising it up along the glass run.

3. Tighten the window regulator and glass fixing bolts and nuts to the specified torque.

Torque: 8 N.m (69 lb.in)

4. Check to see if the window regulator operates smoothly and the glass opens and closes properly. Install the waterproof sheet with no clearance between the door panel and the waterproof sheet.