Power windows on 92Z......yep.....they died.
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Power windows on 92Z......yep.....they died.
The windows started going up and down slower and slower until they finally stopped working all together.
How much of a PITA would it be to swap them out in my driveway with basic handtools? anyone have any experiance in replacing them????
How much of a PITA would it be to swap them out in my driveway with basic handtools? anyone have any experiance in replacing them????
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you may need a drill WTF. Heres a how to.
http://www.thirdgen.org/powerwindows
Ive gotta fix my drivers side too.
http://www.thirdgen.org/powerwindows
Ive gotta fix my drivers side too.
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Hello TeH MaRc!!!1 My window motors on my old Z had to be replaced once or twice (200k will do that), and it's not that bad. And my dad does it for a living (owns a stereo shop that does just about everything else). Just open the interior door panel, and reach thu the honey-comb-like door panelling, unbolt old motor, unwire it, then slap the new one in 
EDIT: Now that I think about it, when I buy my old Z back, I am gonna hve to replace those ****ers again! They are slowing down now big time
EDIT: Now that I think about it, when I buy my old Z back, I am gonna hve to replace those ****ers again! They are slowing down now big time
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Hello TeH MaRc!!!1 My window motors on my old Z had to be replaced once or twice (200k will do that), and it's not that bad. And my dad does it for a living (owns a stereo shop that does just about everything else). Just open the interior door panel, and reach thu the honey-comb-like door panelling, unbolt old motor, unwire it, then slap the new one in
EDIT: Now that I think about it, when I buy my old Z back, I am gonna hve to replace those ****ers again! They are slowing down now big time
EDIT: Now that I think about it, when I buy my old Z back, I am gonna hve to replace those ****ers again! They are slowing down now big time
Im pretty sure that motor is rivited in there though
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"Removing the Regulator/Motor assembly:
Roll the window to about the half-way position. The Regulator/Motor assembly is held to the door by four rivets. Before drilling the rivets out, have a friend hold the window glass it's very heavy and will do alot of damage if it fell freely onto your wrists.. Find a small drill bit and drill the centers out of each rivet, if the rivet does not pop off, you may need to chisel the head off the door, this is very easy since all the steel should have been drilled out, the rivet head itself is made of aluminum. Once all the rivets are removed, the motor should hang free. There are three roller guides on the regulator, two are on the same track. First remove the guide/arm from the track on the inner half of the door shell by sliding the motor/regulator assembly towards the lock mechanism (or door jamb, whatever as long as you slide it to the back of the door). Next, continue to slide the assembly back and allow the second guide to slide out of the track located on the outer half of the door, continue by sliding the third and last guide out of the same track, in the same manner. The assembly should be free.
To remove the free Regulator/Motor assembly from the door shell, you basically have to force it out, cause it aint going without a fight. The biggest access hole in the door shell is towards the door jamb, on the lower half of the door, you should be able to flex the regulator arm enough to get a guide outside the door, from then on, it's all careful flexing, and trying not to break something"
Maby yours was fixed prior to you fixing it? They could be bolted in I havent had a door panel off in many years, so I dont remember, just going by the article.
Roll the window to about the half-way position. The Regulator/Motor assembly is held to the door by four rivets. Before drilling the rivets out, have a friend hold the window glass it's very heavy and will do alot of damage if it fell freely onto your wrists.. Find a small drill bit and drill the centers out of each rivet, if the rivet does not pop off, you may need to chisel the head off the door, this is very easy since all the steel should have been drilled out, the rivet head itself is made of aluminum. Once all the rivets are removed, the motor should hang free. There are three roller guides on the regulator, two are on the same track. First remove the guide/arm from the track on the inner half of the door shell by sliding the motor/regulator assembly towards the lock mechanism (or door jamb, whatever as long as you slide it to the back of the door). Next, continue to slide the assembly back and allow the second guide to slide out of the track located on the outer half of the door, continue by sliding the third and last guide out of the same track, in the same manner. The assembly should be free.
To remove the free Regulator/Motor assembly from the door shell, you basically have to force it out, cause it aint going without a fight. The biggest access hole in the door shell is towards the door jamb, on the lower half of the door, you should be able to flex the regulator arm enough to get a guide outside the door, from then on, it's all careful flexing, and trying not to break something"
Maby yours was fixed prior to you fixing it? They could be bolted in I havent had a door panel off in many years, so I dont remember, just going by the article.
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"Removing the Regulator/Motor assembly:
Roll the window to about the half-way position. The Regulator/Motor assembly is held to the door by four rivets. Before drilling the rivets out, have a friend hold the window glass it's very heavy and will do alot of damage if it fell freely onto your wrists.. Find a small drill bit and drill the centers out of each rivet, if the rivet does not pop off, you may need to chisel the head off the door, this is very easy since all the steel should have been drilled out, the rivet head itself is made of aluminum. Once all the rivets are removed, the motor should hang free. There are three roller guides on the regulator, two are on the same track. First remove the guide/arm from the track on the inner half of the door shell by sliding the motor/regulator assembly towards the lock mechanism (or door jamb, whatever as long as you slide it to the back of the door). Next, continue to slide the assembly back and allow the second guide to slide out of the track located on the outer half of the door, continue by sliding the third and last guide out of the same track, in the same manner. The assembly should be free.
To remove the free Regulator/Motor assembly from the door shell, you basically have to force it out, cause it aint going without a fight. The biggest access hole in the door shell is towards the door jamb, on the lower half of the door, you should be able to flex the regulator arm enough to get a guide outside the door, from then on, it's all careful flexing, and trying not to break something"
Maby yours was fixed prior to you fixing it? They could be bolted in I havent had a door panel off in many years, so I dont remember, just going by the article.
Roll the window to about the half-way position. The Regulator/Motor assembly is held to the door by four rivets. Before drilling the rivets out, have a friend hold the window glass it's very heavy and will do alot of damage if it fell freely onto your wrists.. Find a small drill bit and drill the centers out of each rivet, if the rivet does not pop off, you may need to chisel the head off the door, this is very easy since all the steel should have been drilled out, the rivet head itself is made of aluminum. Once all the rivets are removed, the motor should hang free. There are three roller guides on the regulator, two are on the same track. First remove the guide/arm from the track on the inner half of the door shell by sliding the motor/regulator assembly towards the lock mechanism (or door jamb, whatever as long as you slide it to the back of the door). Next, continue to slide the assembly back and allow the second guide to slide out of the track located on the outer half of the door, continue by sliding the third and last guide out of the same track, in the same manner. The assembly should be free.
To remove the free Regulator/Motor assembly from the door shell, you basically have to force it out, cause it aint going without a fight. The biggest access hole in the door shell is towards the door jamb, on the lower half of the door, you should be able to flex the regulator arm enough to get a guide outside the door, from then on, it's all careful flexing, and trying not to break something"
Maby yours was fixed prior to you fixing it? They could be bolted in I havent had a door panel off in many years, so I dont remember, just going by the article.
That does not sound like fun at all.
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That is good to know...I have a good friend who is a mechanic,, I'm sure I'll be enlisting his help if I decide to tackle this one.
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if they do stop working on you, try giving it a whack right around where the motor is located, you can do it through the door skin or take off the skin and hit the motor itself. mine would get touchy if you rolled them all the way down and kept the button pressed so the motor would bind up (which lead to the rule that only i operate the windows)
not a fix but something that might help out in a jam
not a fix but something that might help out in a jam