Replacing window motor gear

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Sep 5, 2015 | 01:36 PM

pnp522

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Replacing window motor gear

Picked up a new gear for the power window motor. The 3 little round nylon pieces inside the housing were in pieces. Is there a trick to installing the new ones? They seem to be too big.

Sep 5, 2015 | 01:52 PM

bashby

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No trick that I know of. Ive used 1/4" nuts (7/16" hex) instead of the plastic pieces. IIRC, you will need six of them.

Sep 5, 2015 | 02:14 PM

timbersteel

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I had the same problem with the new ones. I found that if you heat a cup of water up, boiling, and then drop them in. Wait around 5 mins, pull them out and push them in.

Sep 5, 2015 | 05:42 PM

donnor

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I have found they fit tightly but can usually be wedged into place without the heating. However, if that helps I do not see a down side to it. Just be sure to clean all of the debris out of the gearbox and refill with the appropriate grease. The problem with using nuts - or any other substitute that is harder, denser, or less forgiving than the proper part - is that doing so prevents the drive mechanism from slipping in the event of a blockage in the path of the window track and could therefore contribute to greater injury to a finger or a child's arm, etc.

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