im trying to rebuild an 84 z28 and run into a problem. i am in the process of fixing the drivers side door but the window is down inside of the door and i cant get it up since the motor is broken and i need to get through the window to get the door fixed. anyways i bought a new window motor and the old one seems to be riveted on. has someone replaced their window motor? if so how did you get the old one out and the new one in? ive done a lot of research but cant seem to find out how so i thought i'd ask here. Thanks for any help you guys can give.

deven

 

I just drilled the rivets out and got some bolts for the new motor

BTW it's a pain to switch the motors out...

 

any help on how to switch the motors out once i drill the rivets?

 

I can't help ya much there besides the motors mounting the same I don't know anything else about 3rd gen window motor assemblies sorry

 

its fine ill just see what i can do i guess. thanks for the help you gave me though!

 

to be honest, it sounds really drastic, but your best bet would be to carefully peel the outter skin of the door off the shell. Take it to a body shop and just ask them to glue it back on, they should do it for like maybe 60 or so? It will save you a LOT of hassle in the long run. I just worked on my driver side window, and if I would've known I could peel the outer skin off I would've in a heart beat. Btw, if you do peel it just a little, crazy glue holds it back together REALLY well!

 

ok im past all the window motor problems finally. now both my passenger and drivers side windows are really squeeky got any ideas on how to lube them up or where can i spray or put some lube or what? thanx for the help so far im trying to rebuild this thing and its my first one so needin a lil help

 

Just take your door panel off and listen as you roll it up and down. I use silicon spray or wd40 anyway just spray it where you hear the sounds