Power Window Motor?
#1
Power Window Motor?
I just bought a 98 camaro ss and the passenger side power window is not working. If I push the switch to roll it up, i can pull on the glass to finish getting the widow all the way up. I think the motor is about dead. My question is: How hard is it to replace the motor/regulator? Part costs $118 from autozone (motor & regulator together) and a local shop wants $150 to put it in. Shop says i shouldn't do it because some GM cars rivot them in the door so they are a pain to replace. Does anyone know if this is true?
#2
I just bought a 98 camaro ss and the passenger side power window is not working. If I push the switch to roll it up, i can pull on the glass to finish getting the widow all the way up. I think the motor is about dead. My question is: How hard is it to replace the motor/regulator? Part costs $118 from autozone (motor & regulator together) and a local shop wants $150 to put it in. Shop says i shouldn't do it because some GM cars rivot them in the door so they are a pain to replace. Does anyone know if this is true?
#3
window motor
Thanks, I'll see if i can find some instructions online. the 2002 you change the widow motor on should be the same as my 98? do you remember if i have to deal with rivots, or does it bolt on?
#4
That's the guide I used and yes they're riveted in. In the guide it says which rivets to pop. Which is simple with a drill and a small drill bit. The motors I bought from my local gm parts dealer came with bolts that go where the rivets were.
#5
#6
The secret to drilling out those giant peel rivets is this: get a self-impacting (automatic) center punch from Sears
Sears: Online department store featuring appliances, tools, fitness equipment and more
and use it to repeatedly zap the steel center pin of the rivet until it falls into the door. Then you can drill the soft aluminum rivet shell out very easily. With the steel center pin in place -- not so easy.
I have replaced a lot of window regulators and dreaded it until I learned of this neat trick.
Sears: Online department store featuring appliances, tools, fitness equipment and more
and use it to repeatedly zap the steel center pin of the rivet until it falls into the door. Then you can drill the soft aluminum rivet shell out very easily. With the steel center pin in place -- not so easy.
I have replaced a lot of window regulators and dreaded it until I learned of this neat trick.
#8
I wish I had known about it back when I had my other Camaro. It sucked getting suddenly caught in the rain with your window down, and no easy way to get it all the way back up while driving. Mine needed to have the door open for the window to go up all the way on its own.
#9
The secret to drilling out those giant peel rivets is this: get a self-impacting (automatic) center punch from Sears
Sears: Online department store featuring appliances, tools, fitness equipment and more
and use it to repeatedly zap the steel center pin of the rivet until it falls into the door. Then you can drill the soft aluminum rivet shell out very easily. With the steel center pin in place -- not so easy.
I have replaced a lot of window regulators and dreaded it until I learned of this neat trick.
Sears: Online department store featuring appliances, tools, fitness equipment and more
and use it to repeatedly zap the steel center pin of the rivet until it falls into the door. Then you can drill the soft aluminum rivet shell out very easily. With the steel center pin in place -- not so easy.
I have replaced a lot of window regulators and dreaded it until I learned of this neat trick.