Broken Window Regulator Mounts
08-23-2011, 03:50 PM
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Broken Window Regulator Mounts My window started giving me some of the symptoms of a dying motor recently so I tore apart the panel this weekend to investigate further or at the very least, lube the tracks to get a few more weeks out of it. Then I noticed the rivets that locate and secure the window regulator are quite "free" in their slots. What's the best way to go about fixing this? I am hoping for something other than some filler compound to fill out the slots and make holes again.
The video starts with the window in the full up position and you can see the rivets move as the window stops at the full bottom position. The video then shows a few start and stops to get it back up.
Now, I was looking at the other holes that were not "converted" into slots but it doesn't appear as if you could rotate because the bottom right one wouldn't match up and the top right one has only 1 hole.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcriT08wHP8
The video starts with the window in the full up position and you can see the rivets move as the window stops at the full bottom position. The video then shows a few start and stops to get it back up.
Now, I was looking at the other holes that were not "converted" into slots but it doesn't appear as if you could rotate because the bottom right one wouldn't match up and the top right one has only 1 hole.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcriT08wHP8
08-23-2011, 05:04 PM
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You're going to need to make one of these...
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...ncluded-2.html
Pictures of what you need to make are on the second page.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...ncluded-2.html
Pictures of what you need to make are on the second page.
08-29-2011, 05:15 PM
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You can also go to the dealership and buy the new stronger steel rivets they made just for this issue. I got them when my holes just barely started to get stretched out......I put them in and its solid as a rock. It saved me from having to do the metal plate mod. You are WAY past that though, you must do the metal plate mod.......but the steel rivets would be good too. I think, IIRC, they were about $10.00 for 5 rivets.
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08-29-2011, 08:27 PM
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You can also go to the dealership and buy the new stronger steel rivets they made just for this issue. I got them when my holes just barely started to get stretched out......I put them in and its solid as a rock. It saved me from having to do the metal plate mod. You are WAY past that though, you must do the metal plate mod.......but the steel rivets would be good too. I think, IIRC, they were about $10.00 for 5 rivets.
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But yes, once the holes are no longer round, its game over.
