Window Lift Motor Replacement
Window Lift Motor Replacement

First begin by taking two 24 inch long pieces of duct tape and sticking them to the outside of the window. Next place a piece of paper towel over the painted piece of the door. Now bring the tape up and over the door and stick it to the other side of the glass. This will help keep the window from falling while you are replacing the motor. When you have the tape in place it should look like this:

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Now remove your door panel. I'm not going to cover all the steps in doing this. If you are thinking of replacing the window lift motor, you have had your door panel off before.

Next remove the four bolts show below, marked by the red dots. Using a pair of pliers, gently squeeze the tabs which hold the lock bar in place. This is shown with the yellow dot below.

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Next you must pull back the brown paper moisture barrier to provide enough room to work. Next you must remove four rivets holding the motor in place. I started to drill them. But I actually found it was easier to use a small chisel and a hammer. To cut the tops off the rivets off. The rivets are shown by the red dots in the picture below:

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I found the gear in my old motor was worn compared to the new one.

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After the motor is removed, you will need to remove the wiring harness to the motor. Installation is the reverse of this. One trick I will offer, the new motor will come with small screws and nuts. The nuts are very hard to hold in place. I took a small piece of duct tape and stuck it on one side of the small wrench I was using. Then stick the nut in place in the wrench. This will make it much easier to get started.

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