Front Door Window Regulator: Service and Repair

WINDOW REGULATOR

REMOVAL
1. Remove door trim panel.
2. Remove glass from regulator roller channel. Secure glass in the up position in the door frame.
3. Disconnect power window motor wire connector.
4. Loosen screw attaching regulator scissor channel to door panel.
5. Remove screw and bolt heads from keyhole slots in door panel.
6. Loosen bolts attaching regulator to door panel.

Fig. 33:

7. Remove regulator from door panel (Fig. 33).
8. Slide regulator rearward and rotate forward end of roller channel through access hole in door panel.

REMOVAL - JR-27 (Convertible) ONLY
1. Remove door trim panel and water shield.
2. Disconnect wire connector to power window motor.
3. Remove nuts attaching regulator lift channel to door glass.
4. Secure door glass in upward position.
5. Mark position of rear bolt of roller channel to inner door panel to aid in installation.
6. Remove bolt attaching rear of roller channel to door panel.
7. Loosen bolt attaching front of roller channel to door panel.

Fig. 34:

8. Remove roller channel from door panel (Fig. 34).
9. Loosen bolts attaching window regulator to inner door panel reinforcement.
10. Remove bolt heads from key hole slots in inner door panel.
11. Remove window regulator through large hole in inner door panel (Fig. 34).
12. Remove power window motor from regulator.

INSTALLATION
1. Position regulator in door through access hole in door panel.
2. Position regulator on door panel.
3. Tighten bolts attaching regulator to door panel.
4. Position screw and bolt heads in keyhole slots in door panel.
5. Tighten screw attaching regulator scissor channel to door panel.
6. Connect power window motor wire electrical connector.
7. Position glass in regulator roller channel.
8. Tighten fasteners attaching door glass to roller channel.
9. Install door trim panel.

INSTALLATION - JR-27 (Convertible) ONLY
1. Install power window motor on regulator.
2. Move window regulator into position in door and engage bolt heads into key hole slots in inner door panel reinforcement and tighten bolts.
3. Install roller channel to door panel.
4. Install bolt at rear of roller channel. Make sure that bolt is aligned to mark on inner door panel made previously.
5. Tighten front and rear bolts of roller channel.
6. Install nuts attaching regulator lift channel to door glass.
7. Verify glass fit and operation. Adjust door glass, if necessary.
8. Connect wire connector to power window motor.
9. Install door water dam and trim panel.