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Power Window Motor: Service and Repair

Front Side Door Window Regulator:




Locking Sector Gear:






Remove or Disconnect

Caution: If electric motor removal from the regulator Is required, the sector gear must be locked in position. The regulator lift arm is under tension from the counterbalance spring and could cause personal Injury if the sector gear Is not locked in position.

Caution: Make sure to disconnect the power window switch when working Inside the driver's door. When operated, the Express Down feature allows the door window to drop very quickly which could cause personal injury.

1. Window regulator with motor.

2. Drill hole through window regulator sector gear and backplate.

3. Install bolt and nut to lock sector gear into position.

4. Rivets.

A. Push rivet mandrel out of rivet with a punch.
B. Drill out rivet.
C. Remove rivet fragments from hole.

5. Regulator motor (83).

Install or Connect
1. Regulator motor (83).

2. Rivets.

3. Remove bolt and nut used to secure sector gear.

4. Window regulator and motor.