Hello,

My rear window mechanism recently broke, can someone please tell me what tools I need to remove the rear interior panel and what the procedure is?

My car is a 71 Cutlass S.

Thanks in advance,

Pete

 

Pete,

The major steps are:
1) remove the rear seat bottom and back
2) remove the screws holding the armrest and remove the armrest.
3) remove the screws on the window mechanism access panel.

Tools:
no tools needed for the rear seat bottom, push down and back then up to un-clip the bottom from the car body
wrench needed to remove the 2 bolts at the bottom of the rear back rest, then lift up off the slots it is hanging in
#2 phillips screwdriver will remove the armrest and access panel screws.
Will likely need replacement body caulk to reseal the access panel.

Hope this helps, I am working on my quarter windows now and am painting the rusty access panel (for preservation) while I'm at it.

 

Thank you!