All of the instructions and searches I find tell me to put the window up - mine gets stuck down and the only way I can get it up is to disconnect the regulator!
Here's the deal - it stuck down so I bought a new regulator and motor (when I looked down in the door the spring was laying in the bottom!)- I think I went by the faq paper for help - can't remember - this also said start with window up - it won't go up!! Got the new parts in anyway and working fine just by trial and error, can now do it in about 3 hours, but 4 times now of having this thing out the same thing occurs - it gets stuck down after about 30 days of working fine. I'm not a mechanic by any stretch but am I doing something wrong or what ?
When it's down the top of the glass is level with the door and up it is even with the car and it seals fine - it would seem I adjusted it right - it did take me a while - but I can't figure out why it gets stuck down after a certain amount of time. When I take the assembly out and test it it works fine
So here I am - seriously considering taking up drinking again, with a window stuck down, new motor, regulator, bolted in right and tracks cleaned and regreased, any thoughts before I go back in there? Thanks, Bill

 

sounds like there might be a bug in your new regulator, damaged tooth on the reg arm maybe. Next time you pull it out take a look at the last 2 or 3 teeth. I am usuming that when it sticks, and you hit the button for it to go up, the motor does something right? that indicates all the electrics are workind and it is a mechanical issue in the door.

 

Yes, electric is fine. You can hear it trying to kick.
If a bad tooth do you think adjusting so it doesnt quite go down all the way would work? It's pass side anyway

 

Got the window up - teeth look ok to my inexperienced eye, but the regulator and motor assembly "jumped" a little when the last bolt was loosened so I've got something binding? It looks to me like the "low" adjustment has something to do with the channel that's on the inside panel. when I took it loose and pushed the window up is when it freed up. any advice for adjusting this pita to be right?

 

I have had mine in and out. Couple of things.

First if you put the spring on your self it one goes on one way...its there to help the window up not down. So in the down position it must be fully coiled tight. Take the motor off. With the assemble in the fully up position put the spring on. You'll need a helper. Judge fully up by were the last tooth will hit the motor gear. Then manual compress the regulator to fully down...it compresses the spring...while holding it in that position have someone insert the motor. The motor will hold everything together in the full down position. Again at full down one of the last teeth will catch the motor gear.

Insert the assembly into the door. Use the power to open and close it to get it in the right shape to fit into the access port. Attach the motor area with three flat head bolts and three lock nuts. By bolts just long enough to do the job. If the bolts are too long they will hit and bind. Bolts go on the inside.

Attach the upper parts of the regulator to the window and tracks...you know how to do this...bit of a pain...window slides on the regulator and into the track at the same time...

Us two bolts and lock nuts (same size as the other 3) to attach the upper part of the track to the door.Withe access cover and door panel still off power the window up and down until you align it.

Jim

 

I read your first post again. Spring was already installed on the new regulator???? Disregard my spring installtion instructions it thats the case.

How long were the bolts you used? Could they be hitting? Do you get a hitting sound or just loss of power. Sometimes the harness plug wiggles loose. When it stops have you tried wiggling the plug??

Jim

 

Yes the spring was on the new reg. The reg does hit the motor ever so slightly in all the way down position. all electric checks out. each time I get about 30 days operation just fine then it happens again - I think maybe I started bragging on my newfound abilities and jinxed it !
Should I take it out and adjust reg to motor or is it ok - I think I just bolted up the motor not paying any attention to where travel of the reg was. You do have to take out the shipping bolt prior to install - ask me how I know :o

 

I found the motor has a bracket on the rear that looks intended to bolt to the access cover? it looks like this would pull the motor out enough not to hit it. Bubba just left it off i guess. Think that would solve the problem?
Bill