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Window Glass - Front Door




Window Glass - Front Door

Removal and Installation

NOTE: The front window motor must be de-initialized, then initialized whenever the LH front or RH front window motor is removed from the window regulator drum housing, a new window regulator is installed, a new window glass is installed, a new top run is installed or for any operation in which grease or lubricants are applied to the window regulator or glass run.

1. Remove the front door trim panel and watershield.

2. Remove the exterior mirror.

3. Temporarily install the window switch or the window crank and lower the window to access the glass clamp screws and remove the screws.
- To install, tighten to 11 Nm (97 lb-in).

4. Remove the inner and outer belt line weatherstrips.





5. Remove the glass run bolt.
- To install, tighten to 11 Nm (97 lb-in).






6. Remove the front door window glass from the channel by sliding the channel rearward, then position the door glass in the bottom of the door.

7. Remove the window glass from the inner door by tilting the window glass forward and lifting the glass out of the door.

8. NOTE: Make sure the door glass is seated in the glass run channel and the rear glass run bolt is positioned all the way forward prior to tightening the rear glass run bolt.
To install, reverse the removal procedure.

- Initialize the window motor. For additional information, refer to Window Motor Initialization .