I=92m trying to replace a right rear door actuator (electric latch/ lock). The factory service manual calls for the removal of this channel but apparently assumes the user has done it before. I=92ve got the actuator disconnected from its linkage, unscrewed from the door, but the channel is in the way. Instructions call for the window to be in the up position then simply says =93remove the channel=94. There=92s a bolt at the bottom of the channel that came out easily and allows the bottom half of the channel to give a tad, but the small nut at the top, when removed, exposes a screw apparently welded to the top of the channel that can=92t be seen. The screw protrudes through the door frame next to the window allowing the bolt to be affixed from the outside of the inner door panel.
I hesitate to take a hammer and tap that screw for fear the channel isn=92t supposed to come out that way and I=92ll do damage to who knows what. Can someone give me a clue or point me in the right direction?