Rear Door Window Regulator: Service and Repair
Rear Door Glass and Regulator Replacement
NOTE: Put on gloves to protect your hands.
1. Remove the rear door panel Service and Repair.
2. Remove the plastic cover (A).
NOTE: If the plastic cover is damaged or torn, replace it.
1. Remove the screw and the door pull pocket bracket (B).
2. Remove the plug caps (C), and detach the harness clip (D).
3. Disconnect the power door lock actuator connector (E), and pass the harness (F) and the cables (G) through the holes (H) in the plastic cover.
3. Carefully move the glass (A) until you can see the bolts, then remove them. Carefully lower the glass into the door: Take care not to drop the glass inside the door.
4. Remove the bolt from the lower end of the rear lower channel (A).
5. Remove the nut from the rear lower channel (A). Pull the glass run channel (B) away as needed. Pull the rear lower channel forward from the door.
6. Release the rear lower channel (A) from the glass by pulling the channel up.
7. Twist the rear lower channel to pass it through the gap between the door panel and the rear sash, then pull the channel up to remove it.
8. Remove the rear lower channel (A) from the glass run channel (B).
9. Carefully remove the glass (A) out through the window slot. Take care not to drop the glass inside the door.
10. Disconnect the connector (A) from the regulator (B).
11. Remove the bolts (C), and loosen the bolt (D), then remove the regulator through the hole in the door.
12. Apply multipurpose grease to all the sliding surfaces of the regulator (A) where shown.
13. Install the glass and the regulator in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
- Roll the glass up and down to make sure it moves freely without binding.
- Make sure that there is no clearance between the glass and the glass run channel when the glass is closed.
- Adjust the position of the glass as necessary Adjustments.
- Check for water leaks Adjustments.
- Make sure the plastic cover on the door is installed properly and sealed around its outside perimeter to seal out water.
- Test-drive the vehicle and check for wind noise and rattles.
- Make sure the power door locks and windows operate properly.