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How to Replace Power Window Motor 1997-2005 Chevy Venture
How to Replace Power Window Motor 1997-2003 Chevy Malibu
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Tools used
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Channel-Lock Pliers
10mm Socket
Ratchet
1. Accessing the Power Window Motor
Pry up the switch plate.
Disconnect the three connectors by using a flat blade screwdriver to pry the tabs.
Pry out the bezel behind the door handle.
Remove the two 10mm screws on the door panel.
Pry the door panel clips out, working around the door panel.
Carefully remove the water shield.
2. Removing the Power Window Motor
Press the tabs on the window track and slide the track back.
Pull the window up and tape the window up.
Using pliers crab the balancing spring and carefully release it (it will want to turn so make sure you have a tight grip).
Remove the spring.
Disconnect the lead attached to the window motor.
Release the tabs that secure the window motor.
Pull the motor free.
3. Installing the New Power Window Motor
Push the motor into place.
Reconnect the lead.
Hook up the window switch and put the window track all the way up.
Using pliers pull the spring back into place.
Remove the tape on the window.
Bring the window track down.
Slowly lower the window into place.
Slide the track forward to lock the window in.
4. Reassembling the Door
Reattach the water shield.
Pull the harnesses through the water shield.
Line up the door panel and pull the harnesses through.
Push the door panel into place.
Reinsert the two 10mm bolts in the door panel.
Replace the bezel behind the door handle.
Reconnect the switch panel.
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In this video I'm going to show you how to place the driver's side power window motor and the procedure is basically the same as the passenger's side on this '98 Venture. The same as any '97 to '05 GM minivan, Venture, Montana, Transport, Silhouette. Tools you'll need are a 10 mm socket and ratchet, a flat blade screwdriver and a pair of large pliers.
First you're going to want to pry up this switch plate, okay and then actually unplug the three connectors. I find it easiest just to kind of press on these black tabs and then pry. Okay and this green one kind of the same thing. Use a screwdriver, press onto that tab, push. You have this mirror switch. Okay, there's a little tab right here that you need to pry back with your fingernail or a screwdriver and then pull the connector out. I've already done that before, so it looks kind of easy. That will require some force usually the first time. Now again with your screwdriver you're going to pry out this bezel here around your door handle. Now there are two 10 mm screws, one right in there and then one right down there. You need to remove those.
Okay, we'll speed up and remove those. I'm using a 10 mm socket with a ratchet and extension. Those are out, now there's a series of pins around the outside perimeter and then two right in here that you need to pull out. You can either use something like a putty knife or something to get underneath. I actually just work my fingers right underneath up here and give a good tug. Work down further, give a good tug. I work my way right around the door panel and it comes off. Next you're going to want to remove your water shield carefully and set it aside.
You'll want to unlock your window from your window track. It sounds a little weird but basically there's a couple of tabs, one here and then one here. You press those tabs. You press the tabs and at the same time, you see this is sliding. Slide your window track back, okay and that unlocks the window. Okay, you can lift your window up. Now you can see I lifted the window up. I used some painter's tape just to secure it.
Now to replace your window motor, I'm just going to get this harness kind of down out of the way here. There's a balancing spring right here. You want to take that off and what you want is a nice big pair of pliers. Grab a hook right here. When you let the thing go you've got to be ready; because, it is going to want to turn your wrist. You grab on to it. Ideally actually you want to have the window in the up position, but a lot of times that doesn't happen. You want to grab on to it and then release it. Like I said, it's going to really want to turn and so you want to make sure you have a hold of your pliers. Okay, and then one set balance spring's off, released. You have your lead here. Press up on a little tab right there. You need a screwdriver to press up a little more.
The window motor actually is just clipped in. There's three tabs, one, two, three. You probably want to get the bottom one and when the tab is released the window motor comes right out. I'm just going to re-install. There's nothing wrong with my original motor here. Maybe just lift up a little bit on your window regulator to kind of get it back in the same position and just put the window motor right in. It clips in. Make sure it's in there well and reconnect it. Now what you can do to make it easier to get this back together is hook your switch back up. Run your mechanism all the way. All that does is that should make this a little bit easier. Take your spring and grab onto it with your pliers. Let me grab onto this a little closer here. Make sure it's on there good. Now you can remove the tape from the window. I'm just going to re-check my spring a little bit, run it down.
It's good to bring it down about there. Slowly bring your window down. Make sure it stays in the track. Slide the track back. The window does need to go into these black clips here like that. Secure it and you're all set. Now we can put our harness back. Put our water shield back on. Re-install our door panel. Make sure you get all your harnesses up in the groove. I look back here; because, it's easy to see this pin. Guide it right in there. Then there's a pin in the front that just kind of guides it. Put the bezel back in there. This screw I put into my extension socket first. You want to tighten them up firm. You don't want to be too tight. They just go into plastic. The panel here lock the window and you're all set.
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Tools used
Socket Extensions
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Phillips Head Screwdriver
7mm Socket
Door Panel Removal Tool
Ratchet
1. Disconnecting the Battery
Disconnect the negative battery cable with an 8mm wrench
2. Removing the Door Panel
Pry off the trim piece behind the door pull with a flat blade screwdriver
Pry up the window switch panel with a flat blade screwdriver
Disconnect the window switch wiring harnesses
Pry off the mirror base trim panel with a flat blade screwdriver
Remove the Phillips head screw from the door handle bezel
Remove the two 7mm bolts from behind the door pull
Pry off the door handle bezel with a flat blade screwdriver
Disconnect the door lock wiring harness from the door handle bezel
Pry off the door panel by hand
If any door panel clips remained in the door, remove them with a door panel clip tool
Push the clips into the door panel
Peel back the water shield
For more detailed instructions, please see the 2001 Malibu door panel replacement video
3. Removing the Window Motor
Pry the window motor out of its three tabs with a flat blade screwdriver
Pull the motor out of the door
Disconnect the window motor wiring harness
4. Installing the New Window Motor
Connect the window motor wiring harness
Push the motor onto its tabs
Connect the window switch wiring harnesses
Reconnect the negative battery cable
Push on the window motor by hand as you lower the window with the switch
Test the window with the switch
Disconnect the negative battery cable
Disconnect the window switch wiring harnesses
5. Reinstalling the Door Panel
Put the water shield into place
Lift the door panel into place
Connect the window switch wiring harnesses
Push the window switch panel into the door
Connect the door lock wiring harness
Push the door handle bezel into the door
Insert the Phillips screw into the door handle bezel
Insert the two 7mm bolts behind the door pull
Push in the trim piece behind the door pull
Push on the mirror base trim piece
For more detailed instructions, please see the 2001 Malibu door panel replacement video
6. Reconnecting the Battery
Reconnect the negative battery cable with an 8mm wrench if you have not already done so
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In this video, we're going to show you how to replace one of the front window motors on this 2001 Chevy Malibu, same as any 1997 to 2003 Malibu. We'll show you the driver's side door, very similar for the passenger's side door as well. Tools you'll need are a flat blade screwdriver, a Phillips screwdriver and a 7mm socket with a ratchet and extension.
Using an 8mm wrench, disconnect your negative battery cable. This is more just to protect your battery from running down when you have the door open.
We're going to fast forward through removing the door panel. If you want to see this in regular speed, you just check out our other videos but there's probably enough here to figure it out. Remove the switch, unplug it, remove the bezel around the door handle, and a couple of other bezels, and pull the door panel off.Pull down the plastic water shield so you can access the window motor.
There's three tabs that just hold it in. Press down on this tab, pull it out some, pull up on this tab and pull it out some. The last one, put a screwdriver in here and take another screwdriver or something, push out on this tab, pry out on the whole motor, and then pull it right out. Take your screwdriver, push on the connector and disconnect it.
Actually there's nothing wrong with this original motor so I'm going to put it back in. The motors from 1A Auto go in just the same as the original, connect just the same as the original. Reconnect it. There are little tabs or little posts that go into the holes in the motor. Push it on as far as you can. Now, reconnect your window switch. Now, I'm going to reconnect the battery. I've got that reconnected, and I've got the battery reconnected. I'm going to turn the ignition on. I'm going to push on my window motor and run the switch down. Now my window motor just snapped into place. Make sure all the tabs are secure and go up and down with the window.
Now, just put your water shield back in place. Make sure the harnesses are correctly back through the cutouts. You can disconnect your battery again if you like or just put the door panel back on from here. Like the beginning, we're going to fast forward through putting the door panel on. Make sure you pull those harness through and then everything kind of goes back in reverse order and then in addition to this, just make sure you reconnect your negative battery cable and you'll be all set to go. If you want to see replacing this door panel in regular speed, just check out our other videos.
We hope this video helps you out. Brought to you by www.1AAuto.com, your source for quality replacement parts and the best service on the Internet. Please feel free to call us toll-free, 888-844-3393. We're the company that's here for you on the Internet and in person.
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Michael Cornelsen
July 1, 2010
Perfect fit! No problems - it worked great right out of the box!
works
RONALD
June 18, 2019
seams to work good after a litle working
Great value
donald
July 21, 2019
would buy again if needed.excellant products
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M
July 25, 2019
I like 1aauto they are not like any of these other places that I have been dealing with. I can't complain about it. Much better and cheaper too. I told everyone to deal with 1aauto. I have ordered all my stuff for my auto. And They also send me the video of the parts.
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kenneth
June 7, 2022
recieved on time , works great and video was very helpful for install. thank you 1A Auto. I will order other parts if needed for repair. kenneth stout
tabs that hold motor do not come loose easy, ba carful they will break.
Joseph
July 1, 2024
fit and works good, how to video was a big help, thx.
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