Front Door Window Regulator: Service and Repair
Front Window Regulator
• The following describes removing and installing the left window regulator. Removing and installing the right window regulator is identical.
Removing
- Remove the front door trim panel.
- Remove the adhesive pad. Refer to => [ Adhesive Pad Assembly Overview ] Adhesive Pad Assembly Overview.
- Remove the door window. Refer to => [ Front Door Window ] Front Door Window.
- Remove the window regulator motor. Refer to => [ Front Window Regulator Motor ] Service and Repair.
- Unclip the wiring harness from the window regulator.
- Release the hooks on the cable drum and push into the door - 1 -.
- Remove only the lower nuts - 3 - and push the threaded pin on the window regulator into the door.
- Loosen the top nuts - 3 - (do not remove them), slide them together with the window regulator in - direction of arrow - and push them into the door - 1 -.
- Remove the window regulator - 2 - with the cable drum through the opening in the door - 1 -.
Installation
Perform the following:
- Insert the window regulator - 2 - with the cable drum through the opening in the door - 1 -.
- Insert the upper threaded pins and nuts - 3 - through the door inner panel and move them in - direction of arrow -.
- Insert the threaded pins on the window regulator through the inner door panel.
- Install the lower nuts - 3 - and then tighten all the nuts - 3 -.
Nut tightening specification - 3 -: 8 Nm
- Install adhesive pad over openings for bolts - 3 -.
- Push the cable drum against the door inner panel until it clicks into place.
- Install window regulator motor. Refer to => [ Front Window Regulator Motor ] Service and Repair.
- Install the door window. Refer to => [ Front Door Window ] Front Door Window.