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Operate
window switch, hear the sickening noise of the cables letting go in the window
regulator....
Release a
volley of expletives.
Check up on
internet how easy it appears to be to replace the window regulator. Convince
yourself that this is easily within your ability!
Go out to
shed to collect ratchet, 12mm socket, 10mm socket, ratchet screwdriver with
assorted Torx and Phillips bits, thin pry bar and nitrile gloves. Fall over
bicycles in shed and release a volley of expletives. Still convince yourself
that this is easily within your ability.
Open boot
and disconnect negative battery lead, so as not to introduce an airbag warning
into ECU. Manually lock boot-lock, in case boot lid closes, causing mayhem with
trying to open boot again with battery disconnected!
Remove this
trim panel on door to reveal two Torx screws. Remove mirror switch to reveal
another Torx screw. Remove two by oval screw covers under door handle to reveal
the last two Torx screws. Remove these five screws and gently prise the door
trim panel away from the door. Unclip the wiring looms from the speaker. Undo
and remove the three 10mm bolts from the side airbag in the door and unclip the
block connector. Relax the clench in the buttocks when you have put this
explosive item down safely.
Remove the
vapour barrier from the door, using a craft knife, avoiding lacerations and
horrendous blood loss.
Stare in at
the window regulator as your self confidence rapidly evaporates!!
Remove the three
bolts and block connector that relate to the motor and remove the motor.
Remove the
five bolts that secure the window regulator in place. Release a volley of
expletives as you wrestle the knackered regulator out of the door frame. Ensure
the glass does not fall into door frame by using a wedge. I used some cardboard
from the new regulator box, although any suitable wedge would work, plastic,
wood, beer mats or a bundle of Euro notes if you are flush with cash!
Offer motor
to new regulator and realise there is a subtle difference in how the motor is
held in place and release a volley of expletives. Take another trip out to the
shed to find suitable nuts and bolts. Drop a box of assorted nuts and bolts on
the shed floor. Release a volley of expletives, inventing new expletives to
emphasize your clumsiness!
Find three suitable nuts and bolts in among the
carnage now adorning the shed floor and give yourself a virtual high-five.
Clean up the nuts and bolts back into their box, including the three that you
need. Release a volley of expletives before spilling out contents again and
retrieving the required items. Fall over bicycles in shed yet again and release
a volley of expletives!
Fit motor to
regulator and start the trick job of fixing the glass to the regulator. Fill
yourself full of belief that this is a job that you can do, because you are not
going to admit defeat and get a 'grown up' to help you.
Reconnect
airbag and battery negative cable to facilitate testing of the regulator. A
liberal spraying of silicone spray into the glass run guides helps here.
Disconnect battery again and remove airbag.
In time
honoured Haynes manual fashion, refitting is the reverse of removal.
Stand back
and bask in the warmth of knowledge that accompanies your self- belief that
this job was well within your abilities.
Apologise to
your elderly neighbours for subjecting them to such atrocious language.
Round up all
the tools and do not put them away, after all you do not want to fall over the
bikes a third time in one day, do you?!!
Thanks for your article, I'm going to try and do this myself!
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