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Sounds like it’s time to find a nice 6.0/6.2 to drop in that beauty!
If I could find an aluminum one that wasn't an arm and a leg I would. But I'll likely just fix this one if need be, DNW iron block
Channel locks. I use channel locks to hold the regulator in place while you change out the old to new motors. I also use a marker to outline the old motor/regulator set-up before I separate them.It wasn't as bad as I feared. I didn't enjoy it but at least the stupid window goes up and down without assistance now. For some reason it never wanted to work when Mrs. Redfish was in the truck. I think her weight was causing the chassis to flex and bend putting the mechanism in a bind.
Getting the assembly out and back into that hole in the door is not nearly as bad as I feared. That part was actually easy.
There are several Youtube videos on how to do this. Most of them omit the part where you remove the shroud from the old motor and install it on the new motor. You have to drill the original fasteners. I used rivets to re-attach to the new motor which meant I had to drill/enlarge the holes in the new motor to accomodate.
Take pics of how everything attaches BEFORE you disassemble the motor from the regulator. Do keep in mind that the regulator is in a bind, there is a spring that wants to unwind. You need some method of keeping it from moving before you remove the motor.
Agreed, but if you have a rubber vacuum line cap or a plastic cap, it wouldn't hurt to put that on the terminal you don't use.
The term "leave it open" refers to an open circuit, or not connected. As you stated a cover won't hurt, but not necessary.
Looks Great ! That thing’s gonna run and drive like a new truck
Yep I took a rough measurement because they were tucked away, but it was in that 61-63 inch mark I would be confident saying 62.
when I researched(watched YouTube vids) I saw one person put their regulator In a vice to keep the spring from recoiling in the regulator...then I saw several other videos of the power motor being replaced without bracing the regulator. I did mine without putting it In a vice but I did make sure to slightly over wind the motor gear to the regulator gear as that is what I noticed before taking the old out for the the new.It wasn't as bad as I feared. I didn't enjoy it but at least the stupid window goes up and down without assistance now. For some reason it never wanted to work when Mrs. Redfish was in the truck. I think her weight was causing the chassis to flex and bend putting the mechanism in a bind.
Getting the assembly out and back into that hole in the door is not nearly as bad as I feared. That part was actually easy.
There are several Youtube videos on how to do this. Most of them omit the part where you remove the shroud from the old motor and install it on the new motor. You have to drill the original fasteners. I used rivets to re-attach to the new motor which meant I had to drill/enlarge the holes in the new motor to accomodate.
Take pics of how everything attaches BEFORE you disassemble the motor from the regulator. Do keep in mind that the regulator is in a bind, there is a spring that wants to unwind. You need some method of keeping it from moving before you remove the motor.
