[Chrysler300] Fwd: [FWDLK] Dodge Wagon Tailgate Window Question

[Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just to clarify, it should have said: DO NOT REMOVE THE MOTOR WITHOUT 
PUTTING A LONG BOLT THRU A HOLE IN THE REGULATOR FRAME ON EACH SIDE OF 
THE LIFT ARM TO ACT AS A STOP. The idea being to secure the Lift Arm 
(which attaches to the glass) BEFORE removing the motor bolts. This 
will contain the spring energy of the spring.

After the motor is out you can mount the frame in a vise and take off 
whatever you have securing it while holding the arm and then slowly 
release the tension.

Ray

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> From: Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: January 28, 2006 5:34:35 PM CST
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Dodge Wagon Tailgate Window Question
> Reply-To: Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> DO NOT REMOVE THE MOTOR WITHOUT PUTTING A LONG BOLT THRU A HOLE ON 
> EACH SIDE OF THE REGULATOR TO ACT AS A STOP. That's if you have it 
> out. In the car, the window keeps it from flying around.
> In most of these kind of regulators, the motor keeps it from 
> unwinding. If no hole is near by, clamp it with Vice-grips and put 
> another pair on the unload side as a backup.
> For years, I had a slight visible crease in my forehead from one that 
> I pulled apart while holding it in my hand. (That's probably what's 
> wrong with me!!) The only thing that saved me was that when it hit my 
> head the regulator flew out of my hand using up the rest of the 
> energy. This was on my 300 L in about 1976.
>
> Be careful, Ray
>
>
> On Jan 28, 2006, at 4:50 PM, Jim Krausmann wrote:
>
>>
>> The factory service manual doesn't cover this at all. What's the best 
>> way to get the mechanism apart and at what point does that extra 
>> large tensioning spring unwind and do nasty things?
>>
>
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