Cadillac 60 Series 1963 Shop Manual page 510

BODY
16-41
Counter
Balance
Spring
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Lift
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Regulator
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Fig. 16-48 Rear Door Window Regulator Motor Removal
type circuit breaker and a self-locking gear drive.
The motor is attached to the regulator assembly
with bolts.
1. Remove electric window regulator assembly
from door and/or rear quarter and clamp se-
curely in vise, Fig. 16-48.
NOTE: Position of regulator clamped in vise
will vary with type of regulator and position of
lift arm.
CAUTION: Be sure to perform steps 2 and 3
before attempting to remove motor from regu-
lator. Regulator lift arm, which is under ten-
sion from counter-balance spring, can cause
serious injury if motor
locking sector in position.
is removed without
2. Drill a 1/4 inch hole through sector and back
plate within area indicated by A, Fig. 16-48.
NOTE: Locate hole a sufficient distance
from edge of sector to insure proper retention
of the sector.
3. Insert a 3/16 inch bolt through hole in back
plate and sector and install nut to bolt (do not
tighten nut).
4. Remove motor attaching bolts and remove
motor assembly from regulator, Fig. 16-48.
NOTE: Clean off steel chips from regulator
sector and motor pinion gear after drilling
operation.
5. To install, reverse removal procedure. If
difficulty is encountered when trying to line up
motor attaching holes, regulator lift arm may be
moved up or down manually so that motor pinion
gear will mesh with teeth on regulator sector, and
regulator attaching holes will line up.
NOTE: Be sure to remove temporary nut
and bolt from regulator before installing it into
door or rear quarter panel.
47. Rear Door Window Assembly-
Manual and Electric
a. Removal and Installation—
29, 39 and 89 Styles
1. Raise door window. Remove door trim as-
sembly and detach inner panel water deflector.
2. Through access holes in door inner panel
remove screws securing rear door window front
and rear male wedge plates to window lower sash
channel and remove wedge plates, Fig. 16-47.
3. Lower door window and remove lower sash
channel cam attaching screws, Fig. 16-46.
NOTE: On styles equipped with electric
window regulators, disconnect wiring harness
electrical feed plug from regulator motor at
connector.
CAUTION: Do not operate regulator motor
after window assembly is disengaged from reg-
ulator. Operation of motor with load removed
may damage unit.
4. Carefully raise door window and remove
from door.
5. To install, reverse removal procedure.
Check window for proper alignment and, where
necessary, align window as described below.
Prior to installation of window lower sash channel
cam, lubricate entire length of cam. Also lubri-
cate lower sash channel cam rollers and pivot
area of rear door window rear guide.
b. Adjustments
IMPORTANT: Rear door assembly should
be properly aligned in body opening before
adjusting rear door window.
Adjustments have been provided to insure prop-
er contact of rear door window with side roof rail
weatherstrip and rear door window front frame
weatherstrip. Unless otherwise specified, the fol-
lowing window adjustments are for both manually
and electrically-operated windows.
NOTE: To perform the following rear door
window adjustments, remove door trim assem-
bly and detach inner panel water deflector.
1. Up and down adjustment of door window
assembly:
a. Through inner panel access holes, loosen
screws securing front and rear male wedge plates
to window lower sash channel.