How To Take Electric Window Motor Out?

[charg1n]

Hey guyz i just took my door trim off coz my drivers side window isnt working and i checked the switch and its working and the relay box is workin as well. So im wondering how hard is it to remove the electric window motor.

what do you do to take the motor off??? i would love some help and even pics if anyone can be so kind

any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Mud]

little help please?

[killer_rhino]

Any easier ideas than drilling through the sheet metal where the three screw hold the motor to the door would be greatly appreciated because it looks impossible to get to it from any other way. Any info greatly appreciated!!!

[elbee111]

I've used the bent screwdrivers and also a little $2 ratchet thing that had Philips Heads bits. (gotta be small though)

Putting the replacement back in is harder than getting the old one out.

I've found that you have to get the window into the totally up position to re-install.

El Bee

[(B1) MR_fanny]

a small mirrow will help guide you to the 3 screws. i took the whole bloody assembly off, scratching my tint only to find out later that i could have done it all by simply removing those 3 bolts. not a hard job just fiddly.

have fun!!

[elbee111]

not a hard job just fiddly.

have fun!!

I agree. You just gotta be prepared to lose a little skin from your forearms etc.

[killer_rhino]

Thanks looks like i'm headin to the hardware store this week and lookin for a DAMN tiny ratchet set with phillips head. I've already lost the skin off my knuckle with blood now left somewhere in the drivers door!!! ahh the complexity of a japanese car never ceases to amaze me!!!

Ryan

[GTRgeoff]

Thanks looks like i'm headin to the hardware store this week and lookin for a DAMN tiny ratchet set with phillips head. I've already lost the skin off my knuckle with blood now left somewhere in the drivers door!!! ahh the complexity of a japanese car never ceases to amaze me!!!

Ryan

I've done this a couple of times. You need a 90 degree #2 or larger phillips head. Ratcet or fixed. Use 2 soft clamps to hold the window up, then unscrew the 4 screws that hold the motor in place against the inner door skin. then work the motor down the inside along the tracks so you have room to move. Now you can remove the 3 inner screws as well as an acre of skin :confused:

When installing the new one put it in as low as possible on the curved gear, then hook up the electrics and wind it gradually up into line so the door skin screws line up.

Tint is safe and new motor in.

Hope that helps