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How I replaced the rear window motor Posted by TimN [Email]  (#2379) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from TimN) on Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:10:51
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FYI on how I replaced the rear window motor assembly in a 2000 9-5.
When my daughter returned from her university the rear driver’s side window was loose and forced to stay up by wood shims. I don’t know how it broke but I do know that teenage daughters are awesome.
Unlike the front window where the green rollers break, the rear window rides up and down on a post. The picture shows a good assembly. The old one is also seen. The window attaches to the post with a ball & socket. A guide wire pulls it up and down. The entire assembly of post, wire, and motor is held in place by 5 pop rivets. 2 are at the top and can be seen in the picture. 90% of job is removing the rivets because the hard steel mandrel deflects the drill bit. I think the way to do it is to punch in the mandrel a bit then drill the head trying to snap it off.
The rear door panel removes similarly to the front door. Just be gentle. Position the window about 1/2 the way down. (where the ball is in the photo). Remove the locking pin so that the window will release from the pin. I was able to simply push apart the two. With a stick or something you can now wedge the window up and out of the way. The electrical connection is released by pulling up on the red locking connector. Once the rivets are drilled out, the assembly can be pulled out of the door.
It is actually quite easy to position the new one in place. I stuck in rivets as temporary placeholders then clamped the assembly. Then I riveted it in place. I reattached the electrical connector and tested it. Then I popped the window back onto the ball, replaced the pin, and put the door back together. The job was much easier than I originally feared.
Fortunately for me, the pull and pay car junkyard had a donor 9-5. So I picked up the replacement for $35. One Saab junkyard quoted $125 for one already pulled.
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