How to Change a Window Motor on a 2002 Camaro
- 1). Lower the window half way down. If it will not move, it can be lowered when the regulator is removed.
- 2). Remove the Phillips screws in the armrest and from the bottom of the door panel, using the Phillips-head screwdriver. Lift the door panel upward to release it from the door and move it far enough from the door to disconnect the electrical plugs from the window switch. Disconnect the electrical plugs, then lift the door panel the rest of the way off.
- 3). Peel the moisture shield back, exposing the access hole to the window regulator. Disconnect the electrical plug on the window motor. Drill out the center of the rivets securing the window regulator to the door. Do not drill out the rivets in the window motor. Use the drill with the ¼-inch drill bit.
- 4). Chisel the remainder of the rivet head off, using the chisel and hammer. Remove the two nuts securing the horizontal channel to the door, using a 10mm socket. Remove the regulator by sliding the two plastic blocks out of the horizontal window channel toward the rear. This is the channel attached to the bottom of the window. Lay the regulator on a workbench.
- 5). Place one vise grips on the forward window lift rod tight against the window regulator gear. Place the other vise grips on the other side of the same rod, but on the gear tight against the rod. The object is to keep the spring from unwinding when the motor is released. Look at the regulator and the way the spring is loaded. It will snap like crazy if not contained, and could take a finger or two in the process.
- 6). Drill the rivets out of the window motor tabs. Remove the motor.
- 7). Install the new motor and replace the rivets, using the rivet gun. Release the vise grips. Install the window regulator by sliding the two plastic blocks into the horizontal channel under the window. Line the regulator up with the holes in the door and install the rivets.
- 8). Install the horizontal channel on the door and tighten the two nuts. Plug the electrical connector into the window motor. Install the moisture shield and the door panel in reverse order of removal.
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