I have a 1992 F150 and the passenger power window stopped working. I'm trying to get the motor out to test it, but for the life of me, can't figure out to unmount it from inside the door. Thoughts?

 

Hi Shane

You may have already figured it out?

If not, you can feel where the motor is mounted, look for the dimples in the sheet metal panel, drill these out,make hole big enough to get socket in to remove bolts from lift motor.

That should do it. Also not sure about 92, but if motor works but dosent raise or lower window, it maybe worn or broken tooth on gears. There maybe replacement gears available. They were on 88 & i believe 90 models. Both plastic & metal gears.

Good luck. OT

 

Dear OT,
Thanks for the information! When I removed the plastic sealer under the door panel, I did notice 3 large holes that exposed three 3/8" bolts. I removed these bolts but the motor seemed to still be fastened in some way. I once repaired a motor on a Dodge and it had 2 mounting bolts holding the gear assembly. With the removal of these 2 bolts, the entire motor-gear assembly was free and could be removed. On my Ford pick-up, it appears that only the motor will come out. Do you think I should "yank" on it a little harder? This seems like a very cumbersome design. So, are these three 3/8" bolts the ones you are referring to and should I just try a little more pressure? If the gears are bad, how the heck does one work on that when it's inside the door?
Shane

 

Hi Shane

Well at least you didnt have to drill the dimples out, so thats an improvement.

Now if you think about it, how does the window go up & down? Well, motor has an attachment from it to the lift frame.

Unless design change made, try this;

Try to raise window up unless its already up or if it partially up, anyway, tape it or fix it so it dosent drop when you loosen motor.

Disconnect motor electrical connector.

Secure regulator arm attached to motor, use wire or? so it cant move. Its spring loaded
Dont FORCE it off! Big owie !!

Remove the bolts holding motor. NOW, you should be able to wiggle arm loose & drop the motor down & out opening in panel.

Fix motor or? Then put it back in.Put bolts in but dont tighten,just snug, Connect wires, unsecure window and regulator arm. Make sure gear teeth are engaged in motor gear. Run window up and down, if ok, tighten bolts to motor.

Thats it. If you get new lift motor,it should come with the directions. They use to make replacement gears, plastic or metal.but motor maybe bad, ?? Is switch ok??

If someother part is in the way, you may have to loose that part to get motor out.

Anyhow, thats what i did. Good luck OT

 

When trying to get the motor out, you may find that there is one bolt installed from inside the door assembly. You cannot get to it by drilling a hole. When you get the motor out, you can remove the gear assembly, and will most likely find pieces of plastic all inside the gear assembly. This is from the nylon rollers that break down over time. You can buy the replacement gear assemblies at the parts store for about $15.00. All you need is the new rollers. Ensure you clean and grease the gear housing assembly befor replacing the rollers. This is what I had to do on a 1990 Explorer, for all doors.

Good Luck

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OK on a 92, I'm willing to bet the motor has gone out. The gears should still be good though, unless you heard a bund of grinding. But that not what happened. one day, you window just wouldn't go up or down when you wanted. It started as an intermittent problem, but now they don't work at all. Am I right?

On your truck, the motor can be removed fairly easily, without removing all the gears and arms and brackets. You need to first tape up your window, because once you remove the motor, it will want to fall down. next unplug the motor. now find the three dimples, they should be within a couple of inches of each other, and near the center of the door. Now go get a drill with a 1/2" bit and drill out the holes. Behind each hole will be a small bolt head, it should take a 5/16" socket if my memory serves me right. these three bolts hold the motor to the Regulator, which is the fancy name for the gears and arms that move the window up and down. Making sure the window is supported, remove the bolts and take out the motor. To replace , you may have to splice your old connector on to the new rebuilt motor. It may take some fenagling to get the teeth, lined up, but thats it bolt it back up, plug her in, and ry it out. A rebuilt motor should run you about $75-$85 at your local parts store, if they don't have it in stock, find a new parts store, these motors have been used in about a gillion ford products over the years. if you're worried about the holes you drilled, hit the edges with touchup paint or your lady's favorite shade of nail polish

Good Luck

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