Little tips and tricks

[CheemsK1500]

My preferred method of taking the window crank handle retainer off, is to use a small hook tool to grab and just jerk it out. It works pretty quick without damaging anything, everytime I've done it. Here's a pic of the tool I'm talking about:

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[Grit dog]

Did you know, the galvanized ashtray can be polished to a bright shine? A bench polisher and a fine abrasive (Tripoli). It’s an easy way to put a finishing touch on the interior

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Just added polishing the cut butt holders to my to do lists!!

 

[CheemsK1500]

Here’s another power window trick, I just remembered that works for a lot of different vehicles and saves a lot of misery.

1: make marks on the old motor and regulator that indicate relative position to one another, after removing them from the door shell while they are still bolted together.

2:Once you install the regulator on the new motor, put marks on the new motor in the same place they were on the old motor.

3: Connect the door shell wiring harness for the window motor to the window motor, but leave the motor/regulator assembly outside the door shell when you do it.

4: Hit the up/down button for whatever door you are repairing. Move the regulator assembly until the marks you made on the regulator earlier line up with the marks on the new motor. Be careful not pinch yourself in the regulator assembly during this step.

5: Unplug the motor and reinstall in door shell and plug back in. If you did the previous steps correctly, the regulator mounting holes/studs should all line up perfectly and you shouldn’t have to move anything.