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    9/18/2022 2:47 PM  #1

    Roberts65
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    Window Regulator Removal

    Hi all
    1965 200 ci manual 3 - about ready to take a hammer to the door but thought I would pause and ask advice. I must be missing something simple on the window regulator removal. Removed the scissors and detached from the regulator extension. Removed the bolts to free the regulator. Tried for about 2 hours but can't figure out how to slide it past the window channel. Tried to attach a picture but it does not seem to be working.

    Any advice on getting the window regulator past the door channel.

    Thanks

    Robert
     

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    9/18/2022 6:26 PM  #2

    MS
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    Re: Window Regulator Removal

    Did you unbolt and remove the short roller track on the door body?

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    9/18/2022 6:53 PM  #3

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    Re: Window Regulator Removal

    Yes - I removed the short window track at the bottom held on by two bolts. I don't seem to be able to get the regulator past the window channel that guides the up and down movement of the window.

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    9/21/2022 2:50 PM  #4

    BobE
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    Re: Window Regulator Removal

    If I remember correctly, I had to remove the two "weatherstrips" to remove the window regulator. 

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    9/21/2022 4:31 PM  #5

    MS
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    Re: Window Regulator Removal

    The regulator is removed through the big hole in the inside of the door, not through the top.

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    9/22/2022 9:27 PM  #6

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    Re: Window Regulator Removal

    Here's a video that removes the front window regulator.  It is pretty slow at the beginning so you might want to skip towards the end to see the actual removal.


     

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    9/23/2022 7:56 AM  #7

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    Re: Window Regulator Removal

    MS wrote:

    The regulator is removed through the big hole in the inside of the door, not through the top.

    I guess my memory has failed me (again!)
     

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    9/23/2022 9:59 AM  #8

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    Re: Window Regulator Removal

    Yeah!!!....What MS sez.
    I 'think' I used a couple of clamps to hold the window glass in the up position!?!! (been a while)
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    9/27/2022 3:21 PM  #9

    True74yamaha
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    Re: Window Regulator Removal

    6sally6 wrote:

    Yeah!!!....What MS sez.
    I 'think' I used a couple of clamps to hold the window glass in the up position!?!! (been a while)
    6s6

    You can also use a duck bill vise grip with a towl to help hold the window and save for hands from the screw driver slipping out from holding up the window.

     

    9/27/2022 3:24 PM  #10

    True74yamaha
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    Re: Window Regulator Removal

    Window regulator is also held together where it meets the scissor mechanism. Need to remove the clip. Should pop out once clip and four bolts.

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    10/09/2022 6:45 PM  #11

    Roberts65
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    Re: Window Regulator Removal

    Rufus68 - thanks for the video. Finally got it. Loosening the division bar was what worked. The access hole for the bolt for the division bar was covered by a piece of black tape and I didn't see it. Once I saw it in the video it was easy to get to and loosen so the regulator could come out. 

    Thanks much again. 

    Robert

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    10/10/2022 6:13 AM  #12

    Bullet Bob
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    Re: Window Regulator Removal

    Plastic or wood carpentry wedges also work great for holding the window up.

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    10/10/2022 11:52 AM  #13

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    Re: Window Regulator Removal

    I used household door stop wedges.

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