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How do you remove the electric window motor from inside the door of a truck?
negitron said:Step 1: Identify the make, model and year of the vehicle.
Step 2: Purchase the appropriate Chilton or Haynes manual for said vehicle.
Step 3: Locate the chapter on window motor replacement and follow the instructions.
negitron said:That's why you get the proper repair manual. It will tell you exactly, step-by-step how to do this. A bunch of random science geeks on the internet, not so much.
lisab said:Step 4: After stripping a bolt or two, find a friend who is a mechanic and barter (an invitation to a BBQ steak dinner would be a good trade).
physics girl phd said:Preferably one who is cute and single... if things work out you might never need a mechanic again.
(hhhm... I'm the mechanic in our house... think I've been had!)
Aside: do be sure to disconnect the battery first:
Disconnect negative terminal before positive. (And reconnect positive before negative.)
Neglect this step and you'll really need a doctor.
tribdog said:The problem is I took the door panel off and I can see part of the motor, but it's inside the door and there aren't any screws. I see rivets.
I need to change the title of this thread. It is no longer "I need a mechanic" now it is "I need a doctor" I just cut the hell out of my finger.
Ivan Seeking said:Of all the things on a car that are a bugger to access, window assemblies can be some of the worst. I know that some require special tools made for the application. IIRC, it was my MG Midget that was just plain absurd unless you have hands smaller than an inch in width. Of course you needed three people to bleed the brakes as well, so that car was a pain all the way around! [at least this was true if you didn't have all of the special tools]
I used to do everything like this myself, but life is so much better when someone else is the mechanic. I won't even change the oil myself anymore.
Danger said:If worst comes to worst, cut the whole damned panel out with a grinder or even a hacksaw, do what you have to do, then weld the panel back into place.
edit: Oh crap! I just suggested letting the Dog loose with a welder?! Delete this post, for the sake of his neighbours.
tribdog said:How do you remove the electric window motor from inside the door of a truck?
Phrak said:I just went through this. Now the gear alignment is screwy and the plastic panel is broken in two. It's a GM. Have pitty on me; I've done my part in the support of generous pensions.
edward said:Yep it does get to where it isn't fun anymore.
I think the worst job I ever tackled was changing the heater core on my daughter's 84 Mustang. It required dropping the steering column and removing the entire dash.
At the point where I was hanging upside down with my head under the dash and my feet and ankles wrapped over the top of the seat for support I decided never again.
Ivan Seeking said:I probably would have laughed at myself if it didn't hurt so bad.
Danger said:Stats, I would seriously recommend, in your particular circumstance, to hit a boneyard and just pay a few bucks for a new door.
Moonbear said:Can you get an old crank handle mechanism and just not bother trying to fix the motor? Just yank it out and put something simpler in it's place?
BobG said:What is it with having an electric motor to control the windows, anyway? Is that because drivers have their hands full talking on their cell phones and need something that can be operated with their elbow?
Integral said:
That is all 6'3" of me crammed under the dash of a Pontiac Gran Prix. I am replacing the fan speed control resistor board.
I have found that of the power windows I have worked on that about half the time it was not the motor but just the mechanism jamming. Before replacing the motor, while holding the power switch on, get a hand on each side of the window and push down. Or if you are inside the door wiggle the window raise/lower mechanism to be sure it is not jammed.
To change that motor in addition to armor plating your arms and fingers dig into your bag of spare body parts and insert an extra joint in your forearm.
I'm not sure about Tribs truck but in my car the window is effectively frozen in place because of the way the system is set up. My mechanic friend tried getting into the door and moving the window up by messing with the gears but it was stuck solid. From what everyone tells me just getting the window up (never mind replacing it with a crank) would require dismantling the whole set up.Moonbear said:Can you get an old crank handle mechanism and just not bother trying to fix the motor? Just yank it out and put something simpler in it's place?
I never wanted them. In my first car I specifically asked for manual windows. This one was an emergency replacement for the first and EVERYTHING is electric on it from the seat controls to the gas gauge.BobG said:What is it with having an electric motor to control the windows, anyway?
Integral said:
That is all 6'3" of me crammed under the dash of a Pontiac Gran Prix.