68' 442 Replacing Drivers Door Power Window Motor

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Old April 16th, 2015 | 12:11 PM
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68' 442 Replacing Drivers Door Power Window Motor

Going to pick up a new power window motor (Drivers Front) anything else I need while im at the shop?


Everything appears to unbolt.. Unless I'm missing something


Cant WAIT to be able to open and close this window hahaha
Old April 16th, 2015 | 02:17 PM
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Be careful removing the motor from the arm assembly. Depending on it's position it could be under a lot of spring PSI. Look closely i believe it needs to be removed when the arm is in full up position. Found this out the hard way
Old April 16th, 2015 | 08:03 PM
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Be careful removing the motor from the arm assembly. Depending on it's position it could be under a lot of spring PSI. Look closely i believe it needs to be removed when the arm is in full up position. Found this out the hard way
Thanks. Got everything installed except for 2 things. One, the spring fell out before I could see how it was sitting in the door. Now I have no idea how to put it back.

2ndly super strange that the motor isint grounded enough when it's all bolted in (without the spring). I thought I had a bad connection. Does the spring also ground the motor? Lol. Cause then I'm lost. Haha.
Old April 17th, 2015 | 03:51 AM
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The motor grounds with the mounting bolts and then through the door hinges via the door sheet metal. Put a GND wire from the motor to the car body or to the battery and see what happens.
Old April 17th, 2015 | 10:57 AM
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The motor grounds with the mounting bolts and then through the door hinges via the door sheet metal. Put a GND wire from the motor to the car body or to the battery and see what happens.


Thanks Yellowstatue... just got back from the garage... Yeah, I found that when the car was painted they laid it on thick, ha.. Door was not grounded at all... So instead of sanding down and making contact that way, I ran a grounding wire thru the door harness.. all works fine...


Its more frustrating that I didn't check that first because 3 "seasoned" mechanics told me that the motor was definitely no good... So after the fact I went and tested the old motor and it works fine... I believe they thought the two prongs on the motor were +/- and not +/+..


Still don't think I have the spring in the regulator correctly, but it goes up and down...
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