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Window regulator - support glass?

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Ffroggs

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I'm replacing the driver side window regulator.  One of the first steps in the manual is to "raise and support the window glass."  Well, it's raised, but how do I "support" the glass to keep it from falling down into the door when I remove the old regulator unit?  Any BTDT's out there?

msf
 
I am also plagued with a bad upper regulator, but on the passenger side, the window goes down fine, but I have to physically help it up.  I bought a complete regulator, motor set up, will get it in next week.  Since MCM, I have found new confidence in doing more and more major repairs and mods.  Monkey see, monkey do, thanks to all of you great people on the circus midway in the Hyatt Place parking lot laugh laugh.  It was entertainment from one end of the midway to the other, it was great!!!!  :B:
 
I just replaced my passenger regulator / motor yesterday. I found that if I moved the glass up all the way it would stay there unless I moved it.

Although I was careful in case the glass should decide to drop into the door.
 
Ahhhh....interesting.  If I just leave it there it might stay put on its own...I'll give that a try.  There isn't much space to wedge in a piece of wood, PUNISHER, so if you are speaking from experience, can you explain a little more about how you would wedge it in there so it doesn't get in the way of the regulator when you take it out?

Some guys at work suggested that I just buy some big glass-carrying suction cups, place one on each side of the glass, and wrap a wire/string around the top of the door.  That's a good idea...but it's also probably another $35 that I don't really want to spend.  :D

I'll try the "stays-there-on-its-own" method first!
 
Ffroggs said:
Ahhhh....interesting.  If I just leave it there it might stay put on its own...I'll give that a try.  There isn't much space to wedge in a piece of wood, PUNISHER, so if you are speaking from experience, can you explain a little more about how you would wedge it in there so it doesn't get in the way of the regulator when you take it out?

Some guys at work suggested that I just buy some big glass-carrying suction cups, place one on each side of the glass, and wrap a wire/string around the top of the door.  That's a good idea...but it's also probably another $35 that I don't really want to spend.  :D

I'll try the "stays-there-on-its-own" method first!
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So I finished this repair today.  You guys were right.  I didn't need to support the glass at all.  It held itself in place.  One thing that helped me a lot was taking the switch panel out of the trim panel and hooking it up to the motor.  That allowed me to understand exactly how everything worked.

I actually did it yesterday...and while testing out all the windows, managed to completely kill my battery, which was on its last legs.  So, funny enough, my truck was halfway in the garage, no battery, with one window halfway open, and a storm brewing...a dose of saran wrap later and I managed to keep it from soaking the inside, and a new battery today from Autozone solved the battery issue...tried jumping it, but no luck!

msf
 
Ffroggs said:
Ahhhh....interesting.? If I just leave it there it might stay put on its own...I'll give that a try.? There isn't much space to wedge in a piece of wood, PUNISHER, so if you are speaking from experience, can you explain a little more about how you would wedge it in there so it doesn't get in the way of the regulator when you take it out?

Some guys at work suggested that I just buy some big glass-carrying suction cups, place one on each side of the glass, and wrap a wire/string around the top of the door.? That's a good idea...but it's also probably another $35 that I don't really want to spend.? :D

I'll try the "stays-there-on-its-own" method first!
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? ?actually the experience i speak from is my work on another vehicle.? i have been in the doors of an AV before, but i was doing other things.? not sure where you could wedge anything to hold the window up.? however, i did use a shim once to hold the window up in a Honda.? i just wedge it between the glass and rubber in the window track.? stayed in place just fine.
 
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