DeVille Window Regulator/Motor Repair - HOWTO pdf

[rmccague]

Has anyone else besides ELI ICE tried using the cotter pins? Has it worked okay?

BTW, the write-up was fantastic. Thanks IOWSCOLA!!!!

[Slowy]

the cotter pin thing would work ,but you'd have to take the slider off the track first (from what i remember) to get to the underside where the 'stopper' thing is on the cable. that looked a little hairy because its on there pretty tight and the clips look like they MAY break

[Marco]

Well, my diy repair on the pass door broke last week.
I used what I thought to be a very sturdy u-bracket nade of thick aluminum.
It did last for a year! lol
I haven't actually removed the regulator yet so the break could be from something else, like the cable snapping.
I think I'll go with steel this time round, if that was the weakest link that broke.
My concern when installing the metal bracket was that the cable might chafe(sp) on the edge of the aluminum.
The repair was free, just some time with my needle nose vise grips and my trusty dremel tool.

I'll update once I know what the cause for the failure was, maybe some pics too.

UPDATE: for grins, I checked rockauto for the price on the RF regulator.
They sell the AC Delco units with motor for the front doors for $75! (2000 model)
But for some reason the Rears are over $150 ea.

I might have to pull the trigger on that one.