Front Door Window Regulator: Service and Repair

FRONT DOOR GLASS AND REGULATOR




Removal and Installation

REMOVAL
1. Remove front door finisher. Refer to "DOOR FINISHER".
2. Remove door speaker. Refer to "Removal and Installation of Door Speaker".
3. Remove front door outside molding. Refer to "DOOR OUTSIDE MOLDING".
4. Remove door sealing screen assembly.
5. Remove door inner cover.




6. Remove glass stopper and inner stabilizer.




7. Operate power window main switch to raise/lower door window until glass mounting nuts can be seen.
8. Remove glass mounting nuts.
9. While holding door glass, raise it at the rear end to pull the guide roller out of guide rail.
10. Remove glass guide from glass channel while lifting the whole and detach glass.
11. Remove bolt and nut of guide rail then remove guide rail.
12. Disconnect harness connector and clip harness.




13. Remove bolt of regulator assembly then remove regulator assembly.
14. Remove bolt and nut of guide channel then remove guide channel.

INSTALLATION
Install in the reverse order of removal.

INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Check the regulator assembly for the following items. If a malfunction is detected, replace it or apply multi-purpose grease.
- Gear wear
- Spring damage
- Regulator deformation
- Grease condition for each sliding part

SETTING AFTER INSTALLATION

Setting of Limit Switch

If any of the following work has been done, set the limit switch (integrated in the motor).
- Removal and installation of the regulator.
- Removal and installation of the motor from the regulator.
- Operate the regulators as a unit.
- Removal and installation of the glass.
- Removal and installation of the glass stopper.

Resetting
After installing each component to the vehicle and adjusting the glass fitting, follow the steps below.

1. Raise the glass to the top position.




2. While pressing and holding the reset switch, lower the glass to the bottom position.
3. Release the reset switch, and check that the reset switch returns to the original position, and then raise the glass to the top position.

CAUTION: Do not operate the glass automatically to raise the glass to the top position.

FITTING INSPECTION
- Check that the glass is securely fit into the body side weatherstrip.
- Lower the glass slightly [approx. 10 to 20 mm (0.39 to 0.79 in)] and check that the clearance to the weatherstrip is parallel. If the clearance between the glass and weatherstrip is not parallel, adjust glass fitting.