I need to replace a couple regulators and was just wondering if any of you guys have done this because the Idiots at Dodge found it necessary to save
.01 by using junk plastic instead of some thing that would last . and are the Dorman replacements the same junk or are they better ? any how your input is appreciated
Robert

 

Its a ten year part. I'm starting to get worried about mine. The driver's is slow when its cold outside.

I lube mine with dry silicone spray in the tracks and it seems to take some of the strain off them.

I have had the door panel off and am unsure as to wheter there is an access to the regulator. They may be installed before the outer skin is put on. I'll check my shop manual for the procedure today if I get some time.

 

OK its only a 7 step process and according to the manual the regulator can be removed/replaced thru the access hole in the inner door panel.

Basically detach the thing from everything else and work it out the rectangular hole in the rear portion of the door panel.

Hope this helps!

 

FWIW, I have an 85 Mercedes SD with similar problems. Mercedes makes a paste specifically for lubing the regulator tracks. It isn't very expensive and does the job wonderfully without the need for frequent do overs or attracting excessive amounts of dirt.

 

In the glass shop I worked in we regularly worked on Power Windows, and we R&R'd regulators. We did warranty work for the local Chevy, Pontiac, Chrysler and Ford dealers, and all are similar. ALL window regulators WILL eventually come out that little hole in the door. You may have to crank the regulator all the way up or down, or leave it in the middle, but if you keep trying you will eventually figure out how to get it out of that hole. Getting it back in will require the same.

AFTER you get the new regulator in, and AFTER you get everything adjusted so the window goes up and down perfectly, and AFTER you tighten all the bolts, THEN you can lube it. Take an acid brush and some grease and brush some grease onto the regulator pie-gear and pinion-gear. Also brush some grease into the steel channels that the plastic rollers run in. Then take some 100% silicone spray and spray the fuzzy channels--spray the upper ones with the window down, and the lower ones with the window up. Button up the door panel, and you should be good to go for another 10 years. But if you try to grease everything BEFORE you install the regulator, you will end up with grease all over you, the glass and the interior of the car.

 

thanks guys ,it looks to be a pain , I guess I will find out

Are the dorman replacements any good ??

 

It's not so bad. Be careful when you have your hands inside the door that you don't cut up your wrists on the sharp metal around that hole. Also be careful when you remove the door panel--it's best to use a tool that looks like this one to pop the panel off the door.

http://www.metropartsmarket.com/cata..._c20_5095.html

 

^Agreed on the tool, although you still need to be careful. I've broke a bunch of em even with the tool.

I'm not sure about the dodge units, but I replaced one in my brothers older Buick, I beleive it was a Dorman. It looked to be exactly the same as what I pulled out.

 

Yep. I've popped 'em off with that tool too, but without the tool you'll pop off about 4 times as many!