Door Window Assembly/Adjustment

NOTE: Vehicles Built Before VIN Breakpoint 613302 Only.

DOOR WINDOW ASSEMBLY
The door window assembly on the Eldorado consists of a frame less piece of solid tempered safety plate glass with pre-set run channel guide blocks attached. Verify door hinge and mini wedge striker adjustments are correct With the window lowered, the door should close with normal effort, be properly aligned to the body and fender, and not ride up or down on the inner wedge striker. In the closed position the rear of the door should be flush to 1 mm (1/32 in.). outboard of the quarter panel. If door or inner wedge striker adjustments are required, these should be performed prior to any window adjustment.

REMOVE OR DISCONNECT
1. Trim panel.
2. Water deflector. Note the position of the water deflector, it must be reinstalled in same position to prevent water leaks.
3. Reconnect power window switch.
4. Inner belt sealing strip.






5. Loosen and allow rear wedge to drop.






6. Rear run channel.






7. Position window to access three window sash to regulator bolts.
8. With aid of a helper to hold the window, remove three window sash to regulator bolts.
9. Window from door.
10. Rear run channel from door.

INSTALL OR CONNECT
1. Window into door.
2. Loosely install three regulator to window sash bolts.
3. Loosely install rear run channel.
4. Inner belt sealing strip.






ADJUST
Raise window 25 mm (1 in.). below full up, tighten rear upper run channel bolt inboard in slot.

TIGHTEN
Upper run channel bolts to 11 Nm (97 lb. in.).

2. Loosen window up stops.






3. Check window parallelism adjustment. Raise window to approximately 12 mm (1/2 in.). below full up position. Parallelism is to be checked on upstroke of window motion. The gap from the horizontal edge of window to weatherstrip should be even at front and rear of window. Adjust parallelism as needed by loosening and repositioning inner cam bolts.

TIGHTEN
Inner panel cam bolts to 11 Nm (97 lb. in.).

4. Loosen regulator to window sash channel bolts and position window rearward to just relieve pressure of window to pillar post weatherstrip.

IMPORTANT: Moving window forward too far will increase door closing effort and reduce window seal contact at B-pillar.






5. Snug sash channel bolts.

TIGHTEN
Regulator to sash channel bolts 11 Nm (97 lb. in.).






6. Set the rear up-stop so window will pass just under weatherstrip outer lip and 1 mm (1/32 in.). below blow out clip as door is being closed. Set front up-stop to maintain parallelism. Both up-stops should contact guide blocks simultaneously.






7. Window tip-in, with door in open position and window in full up position, move door toward closed position until window upper rear corner contacts weatherstrip. The distance from outer surface of the quarter panel to the door panel outer surface should not exceed 30 mm (1 1/8 in.). If adjustment is required adjust the bevel gear adjusters accessed through the bottom of door. Front and rear adjusters should be turned in equal amounts in order to attain sufficient and/or even weatherstrip compression.

IMPORTANT: If the bevel adjuster travel is not sufficient to complete adjustment, a tilt adjustment may be required at window guide blocks. Refer to adjustment process in "Window Guide Blocks".

IMPORTANT: High door closing effort can result if window tip-in is adjusted too far inward. Door closing effort with window lowered should increase only slightly with window fully raised.
^ The window should be cycled and door closed several times to verify door window performance.

8. With window in full up position, check for a smooth transition from mucket at mirror to window. Transition should be checked with slight outward pressure on window or in door closed position. Loosen mirror attachment nuts and mucket attachment screws to reposition mucket as needed.

IMPORTANT: Usually inspect window position to mirror mucket. mucket must overlap window a minimum of 3 mm.






9. With window still in full up position, raise rear wedge until it contacts rear edge of window and tighten wedge attachment screw. Use a thin flat bladed screwdriver in adjustment slot to prevent wedge from rotating when tightened.

TIGHTEN
Rear wedge screw to 3 Nm (27 lb. in.).

INSTALL OR CONNECT
1. Water deflector.
2. Trim panel.
3. Perform Blow Out Clip Entrapment Test:
^ Start engine.
^ Set air conditioning (A/C) at 60 degrees.
^ Turn blower fan on "high".
^ Open A/C vents and close door windows.
^ Exit vehicle and wait one minute.
^ Open door and slam door several times.
^ Verify that door window remains inboard of blow out clip.
^ From inside vehicle, cycle door window up and down then slam door several times.
^ Verify that door window remains inboard of blow out clip.
4. Perform water and wind noise test.