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Removal & Installation (Front)

  1. Lower window half-way. Disconnect negative battery cable. Remove inside door handle bezel retaining screw. Remove inside door handle bezel from trim panel by sliding forward. Remove power window switch panel. See WINDOW SWITCH  .
  2. Remove trim panel armrest screws. Using Trim Panel Remover (J-38778), pry retainers from door frame, and remove door trim panel. Remove water protection shield. Remove front run channel retaining bolts. Remove front run channel from door.
  3. Slide window forward. Remove rear run channel retaining bolts. Remove rear run channel from door. Remove front door check link-to-door jamb bolt. Remove window weatherstrip. Remove window from window regulator. Move window forward to release sash channel from rear regulator roller. Tilt window forward to vertical position and pull upward to release sash channel from front regulator roller. Remove window from door.
    4. CAUTION: Sector gear must be locked into position. Regulator lift arm is under tension from counterbalance spring and could cause personal injury if sector gear is not locked in position.
  4. Disconnect electrical connector from window regulator motor. Drill out rivets that secure window regulator to door. Remove window regulator. Drill hole through regulator sector gear and backplate. Install bolt and nut, locking sector gear into position. Drill out window motor mounting rivets. Remove motor from window regulator.
  5. Mount window regulator motor to window regulator. Remove bolt and nut used to lock sector gear into position. Use 3/16" (4.8 mm) rivets to install motor and regulator. To complete installation, reverse removal procedure.
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