Front Door Window Regulator: Service and Repair

FRONT DOOR GLASS AND REGULATOR




Front Door Glass

REMOVAL
1. Remove the front door speaker.
2. Remove the inside seal.
3. Remove 2 hole covers over glass bolts.
4. Remove the glass bolts.




5. Temporarily reconnect the power window main switch and raise/lower the door window until the glass bolts can be seen.




6. While holding the door window, raise it at the rear end to pull the glass out of the sash toward the outside of the door.

INSTALLATION
Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

FITTING INSPECTION
- Check that the glass is securely fit into the glass run groove.
- Lower the glass slightly [approximately 10 to 20 mm (0.39 to 0.79 in)] and check that the clearance to the sash is parallel. If the clearance between the glass and sash is not parallel, loosen the regulator bolts, guide rail bolts, and glass and guide rail bolts to correct the glass position.

SETTING AFTER INSTALLATION

Setting of Limit Switch
If any of the following work has been done, set the limit switch (integrated in the motor).
- Removal and installation of the regulator.
- Removal and installation of the motor from the regulator.
- Removal and installation of the glass.
- Removal and installation of the glass run.

Resetting
After installing each component to the vehicle, perform the following procedure to reset the limit switch.




1. Raise the glass to the top position.
2. While pressing and holding the reset switch, lower the glass to the bottom position.
3. Release the reset switch. Verify that the reset switch returns to the original position, and then raises the glass to the top position.

CAUTION: Do not operate the glass automatically to raise the glass to the top dead center position.