Sable V6-183 3.0L DOHC VIN S MFI (1997)
Front Door Window Regulator: Service and Repair
Removal
Window Regulator, Front
1. Remove front door trim panel and watershield. See: Body and Frame/Doors, Hood and Trunk/Doors
WARNING: IF THE FRONT DOOR POWER WINDOW REGULATOR COUNTERBALANCE SPRING MUST BE REMOVED OR
REPLACED FOR ANY REASON, MAKE SURE THAT THE FRONT DOOR POWER WINDOW REGULATOR ARMS ARE IN A
FIXED POSITION PRIOR TO REMOVAL TO PREVENT POSSIBLE INJURY DURING C-SPRING UNWIND.
2. Remove front door window glass as outlined.
3. Remove two rivets attaching the window regulator equalizer arm bracket.
4. Remove four rivets attaching the front door power window regulator base plate to door inner panel.
5. Disconnect window regulator electric drive electrical connector.
6. Remove front door window regulator and front door window channel bracket as an assembly from front door.
7. Working on a bench, carefully bend tab flat to remove window regulator arm rollers from front door window channel bracket.
8. Install new window regulator arm rollers into front door window channel bracket and bend tab back to 90 degrees. (Use care not to break tab. If
tab is cracked or broken, replace front door window channel bracket.)
