Front Door Window Regulator: Service and Repair

Removal






1. Remove door trim panel and watershield. Doors
2. Remove inside door belt weatherstrip and glass stabilizer.
3. Remove door glass as outlined.
4. Remove two nut and washer assemblies attaching the equalizer bracket.
5. Remove three rivets (manual) or four rivets (power) attaching the regulator base plate to door inner panel.
6. Remove regulator and glass bracket assembly from vehicle.
7. Working on a bench, carefully bend tab flat to remove arm slides from glass bracket C-channel.






8. Install new regulator arm plastic guides into glass bracket C-channel and bend tab back to 90 degrees (use care not to break tab, if tab is cracked or broken, replace glass bracket assembly. Ensure rubber bumper is installed properly on new glass bracket, if replacement is made).

WARNING: IF THE REGULATOR COUNTERBALANCE SPRING MUST BE REMOVED OR REPLACED FOR ANY REASON, ENSURE THAT THE REGULATOR ARMS ARE IN A FIXED POSITION PRIOR TO REMOVAL TO PREVENT POSSIBLE INJURY DURING C-SPRING UNWIND.

Installation

The glass bracket assembly and regulator assembly are installed into the vehicle as one assembly. The glass bracket assembly may be disassembled from the regulator as described in Steps 7 and 8 of Window Regulator, Removal.

1. Install regulator with. preassembled glass bracket into vehicle. Set the regulator base plate. to door inner panel using base plate locator tab as a guide..
2. Install three (manual) or four (power) rivets to attach regulator to door inner panel.

NOTE: Two 1/4-20 x 1-inch bolts and two 1/4-20 nut and washer assemblies may be used as alternates for glass retention. However, torque must not exceed 4-7 Nm (3-5 lb-ft). Equivalent metric retainers may be used.

3. Install equalizer bracket.
4. Install inside door belt weatherstrip and glass stabilizer.
5. Lower regulator arms to access holes in door inner panel. Install door glass as outlined.
6. Adjust glass to ensure proper alignment with glass run. Cycle glass for smooth operation.
7. Install door trim panel and watershield.