1984 K5 power window motor removal help...need pics.

[LgDude77]

Does anybody out there have pics of a power window and regulator removal? I'm trying to figure out how to do this myself and some photo's would go a long way. I keep hearing about rivets I have to drill out but I don't see any, just bolts. I'd like to know what i'm getting into before i have a bunch of bolts undone and the project wont go foward, or down, or up Great forum by the way, I just joined and am thankful y'all are out there to help with my newly bought K5 issues

 

[MT86K5]

I have not taken one out in years so I don't remember exactly......BUT BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! The wound up spring on the motor is under a lot of pressure. That is what I remember after almost losing a finger.

 

[LgDude77]

Thanks, i've gathered that from what I could find out on the web. It seems as though the regulator would do a nice job of slicing your fingers like a banana. It also seems like all the advice is for a regulator that's pushed down all the way but window is stuck up (not in the "I only shop at Lord And Taylor's" kind of stuck up) and I dont know how to compress it. I've found a couple of video tutorials online but none specific to a early 80's K5 and dont know what differences there might be. If I could figure this out I'd make a video just to get it out there. I gotta get this fixed though, it's getting hot in ATL and no windows down in the front is kinda sucky.

 

[sleepymarks]

Bump Bump BUMP! Please! It's so hot!!! I'm not sure if the scissor is seized up or if my motor is dead, and I don't have a voltmeter to tell.

 

[My85]

My 85 K5's drivers window regulator had to be repaired awhile back.

I have a copy of the instruction sheet. I will try to scan and and post it tomorrow night.

 

[British Slave]

There is no issue with the "slicing your fingers like a banana" until you get ready to take the motor off the regulator. Then you drill a hole and bolt it.