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Old Aug 2, 2008 | 03:04 PM
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how does the window regulator spring go on it fell off when i did a motor install and i put it back on but i think it fell off how does it go on pics would be helpful.
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Old Aug 2, 2008 | 04:13 PM
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you also have to make sure you wind it the right way....mine came off and i guess i wound it the wrong way cause my pass. side window hauls *** going down but slow going up lol
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Old Aug 2, 2008 | 05:26 PM
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mine fell off and didn't put it back in, i just gave up on trying to wind the sping up and wasn't sure how it went back on
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will it hurt anything if i leave it off
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From what other posters have said in the past, it wont hurt anything, at least i hope not, cause as i said i too didn't put it back on. And my window works as it should.
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Originally Posted by bigtim02ta
will it hurt anything if i leave it off
Yes, it will hurt the motor. The spring is the counter balance for the weight of the window. (Just like you see in an elevator or a double hung window in your house.) The window will work without the spring, but the motor will have to work many times harder to put the window up and you will burn it out faster as a result.
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