your welcome old john
Hello, Shelldigger! You wrote on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:01:52 -0700 (PDT):
S> Tip, if you have to do this, taking the time needed to file down the S> hole perimeter, while time consuming and a sweaty job, is well worth S> not having you arm sliced to pieces.
S> Thanks much for the advice guys!
S> On Apr 25, 6:30 am, Shelldigger wrote: ??>> I know, I know, I hear you, just having difficulty getting it through ??>> my thick skull. It just doesnt seem "right" to have to do this.... ??>>
??>> Will begin grinder operations today. ??>>
??>> On Apr 24, 11:04 pm, wrote: ??>>
??>>> As i said twice, grind a hole with a cutout disk an then the motor ??>>> can be diconected and dropped right through the hole(about 3" in ??>>> diameter. nothing else is required. old john ??>>
??>>> Hello, Shelldigger! ??>>> You wrote on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:47:39 -0700 (PDT): ??>>
S>>>> On Apr 23, 3:36 pm, "Steve W." wrote: ??>> Shelldigger wrote: ??>>
??>>>>>> Am I really going to have to take a grinder ??>>>>>> to the door and cut out a section to get the old motor out and a ??>>>>>> new one in....or is there a little known tip, secret, technique ??>>>>>> to to do this? Ill tell you right now the Haynes manual I have is ??>>>>>> worthless on many accounts, but especially here. They dedicate 1 ??>>>>>> paragraph to power windows, and none of it explains how or where ??>>>>>> to do a damn thing. ??>>>>>
??>>>>>> There is a carpet panel I can pull that is close to the window ??>>>>>> motor. I suppose I can take a grinder and cut the door out so the ??>>>>>> panel will cover it once I get the motor traded out....it just ??>>>>>> seems ridiculous to have to do that though. ??>>>>>
??>>>>> The motor and lift linkage come out as one piece. You need to pull ??>>>>> the entire inner door panel off. Then the linkage and motor can ??>>>>> come out the bottom access in the door. Under the plastic panel ??>>>>> you will find the dust/water shield that also gets pulled off. ??>>>>> (looks like stiff paper with a bead of sealer around the edge). No ??>>>>> need to cut extra holes. ??>>>>>
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S>>>> Unfortunately, there is "NO" bottom access! My door is quite solid S>>>> save for a couple of small (no way the motor assembly is coming out S>>>> of them) holes. The carpet kick panel "looks" like it would hide S>>>> access, but solid steel underneath. ??>>
??>>> With best regards, snipped-for-privacy@comcast.net. E-mail: ??>>> snipped-for-privacy@comcast.net- Hide quoted text - ??>>
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