QuestionI don't have a Chilton manual for my 1981 Cadillac Sedan DeVille and I have to replace my front, driver side window motor. I have taken off the panel, but the motor is "riveted" in place from the inside of the door. The only way I can see getting at it is to drill out the "rivets" but then how do I then secure the new motor. I'm looking to get a motor from an auto dismantler so I won't have instructions. Any idea how it's supposed to be switched out without drilling anything out?
AnswerHi,
Don't get a junk yard motor. New motors are cheap and most carry a life time warranty. Make sure you are getting power to the motor. I am in a rush at the moment, but yes you need to drill the rivets out and replace with short bolts and lock washers, with the bolts facing towards the trim. The 1/4" rivet gun and aluminum rivets you don't have will need to be replaced by bolts.
You need someone to hold the glass with a hand on each side as you remove the arms from the regulator and the rollers from the glass frame. Then you have to wiggle the whole mess out. Have a block of wood at the bottom of the inside of the door for the window to rest on when your partner lets the window down. Reverse the process for install.
New motors are t the parts store or can be found on Ebay for around $40.
If you put a used motor in, get good at replacement, because that is why used parts come from junk yards, who have changed their name for more appeal-Auto dismantlers.
Junk is junk! These motors were a problem in the first place.
Good luck!
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