Well .. It's been awhile since I update this blog. Imagine how time flies. Have not been able to indulge in DIY activity lately. Anyway, my front passenger Power Window has come of aged. You can hear the motor turning but the Glass window doesn't move. Good thing it is stuck at the top position. Otherwise with the rain, the cabin would be soaking wet and despite the problem, it can wait till I get it fix.
Since I couldn't live with the idea that the front passenger window is not working and it would be very embarrasing if you are in a situation that requires you to wind down/up your window electronically and finds out that it doesn't work and I have to give all kind of excuses and I hate excuses...
So, on a saturday morning, decided to take the window motor apart and here is the results.
1.Remove the Door screws / 4 screws and another 4 at the front speaker mountings / Then the Door card / Door Rubber sheet.
2. Wind down the glass window to the bottom most pos ition. If the motor doesn't work ( like my case here ), Just assist by pushing the Glass down while pressing the down window switch.
3. Remove the rub ber lining surroundings the window frame.
4. Pull the Window glass out from the door and place it at a secure place.
5. Start remove the W indow motor cable assembly. There are altogether 5 screws.Once all the screws are removed, pull the motor assy out.
6. Now look at the cable motor assy here :- Observe the points that I have marked. They are important later.
There are just 2 screws for the motor cable assy.
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Here are the broken pieces. Clean the grease out from the plastics gear.
I use Super Glue. That is what it needs. I cleaned the area from grease and I glued the stud in. Wait for it to cure. Then I glued the black rubber ring to the plastic gear to re-enforce and protect the studs. Hope with this step, the studs would be able to take the stress of the glass window and will last forever.
Once the glued parts are cured, just fix up everything.
Please ensure that the cable windings are wind correctly. Once the motor assy is fix in place, make sure the motor are wind down and load the glass window into the door assy and then, the rubber linings, etc..
I couldn't take more detailed photos as my hands are greased and I was so engrossed with the job that I missed taking photo shots of important moments. Hope this will do and if you have questions, please drop a line in my comment section and I will try to provide an answer your predicament.
