Fixing a trained mechanics work!!
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Staging Lane
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Fixing a trained mechanics work!! so i was took off the door panels of my 99 z28 vert. last night. only to find out the guy i bought it from wasnt a mechanic at all. he should have took up golf instead of work on f bodys, but heres the deal. he replaced the window motor, drilled out the rivets like you should. lol then when the window goes up and down this WHOLE assembly moves. he used screws to hold the motor intact. my whole entire assemble moves probably a quarter inch. i got this on video. If you want to see this creation send me your email and i will share this with you! lol Anyone possible know how to fix this mess. and also the window is sorta falling off the track a bit cause of it? Any help would be awesome!
Yep,
I have done that myself many times.
Lock washers, lock nuts, and your good.
It sounds like the screws have simply loosened on you. Continuing to use the motor like that could wallow out/deform your screw holes though.
Simply take the door panel off, and retighten. But make sure the hardware will not come loose again. Just use the right stuff. If you want to really make sure, loctite the threads.
Or go by yourself the equipment you need to put the large rivets in.
Thanks, Roger
I have done that myself many times.
Lock washers, lock nuts, and your good.
It sounds like the screws have simply loosened on you. Continuing to use the motor like that could wallow out/deform your screw holes though.
Simply take the door panel off, and retighten. But make sure the hardware will not come loose again. Just use the right stuff. If you want to really make sure, loctite the threads.
Or go by yourself the equipment you need to put the large rivets in.
Thanks, Roger
After I went through the whole ordeal of removing the rivets, screwing around with pulling out the daggone regulator, and having to use nuts/bolts to reattach, and realign everything, NEVER AGAIN. From here on out I take the shortcut, drill a few small holes in the fiberglass, then take the motor off the regulator and replace without messing with the regulator unit itself. MUCH easier.
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Did my window motor the same way and when I got to do te passenger side I will do it the exact same way also. If the fiberglass holes on the door are not ovaled out just re tighten with locktite or locking washer and nuts.
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Staging Lane
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Haha okay. I thought id give you boys some entertainment! i up loaded this vid of how cool this is! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5e1tW_j_ZU
Thanks for all the help. im concerned the holes are all deformed too much. See what you think!?
Thanks for all the help. im concerned the holes are all deformed too much. See what you think!?
If you use rivets make sure you use low tension rivets. Whoever replaced mine used standard rivets which cracked the fiberglass. My door motor moves back and forth too.
On fix I saw was to make a metal plate the same shape as the mounting holes. I think it's recessed back a little bit. With the new metal you are actually able tighten it down against something instead of the fiberglass giving way.
Does anyone have the link to the website that shows you how to adjust every bolt on the window and regulator for an f body I'm sure it would come in handy for the op. Someone posted it a while back and is was very informative. My laptop crashed and I lost the link
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Staging Lane
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lol! okay! glad im not the only guy stuck with this sweet ordeal! thanks everyone for the advice. NE pics by chance of this metal plate. it would just help me get a better idea of this. If anyone finds that link i would appriciate it! Just trying to fix all these lil issues in this car to make it show quality in my eyes lol
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Staging Lane
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yeah if you could take some let me know. just to give me a idea of this metal plate im just worried about the exact location of where the holes should be cause i dont wanna mis align everything.