With a softtop, it was time to look at lightening the tailgate load of uneeded items...glass rear wi...
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With a softtop, it was time to look at lightening the tailgate load of uneeded items...glass rear wi...
Access cover removed, paper backing showing.
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1697 hits | 33.72 KB | Posted: 4/10/04

Access cover removed, paper backing showing.
paper backing peeled back to reveal motor arm.  At this point I have already removed the glass.
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paper backing peeled back to reveal motor arm. At this point I have already removed the glass.
4 bolts and the motor/mechanism is ready for removal as shown.
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4 bolts and the motor/mechanism is ready for removal as shown.
ran into a problem after closing the tailgate...it would not release and open again.
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ran into a problem after closing the tailgate...it would not release and open again.
underneath this rivet was an arm that went to the bottom of the tailgate, that the glass would rest ...
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underneath this rivet was an arm that went to the bottom of the tailgate, that the glass would rest ...
And here is the arm.  Once I took a grinder to the rivet and punched it out, the arm fell loose, and...
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And here is the arm. Once I took a grinder to the rivet and punched it out, the arm fell loose, and...
motor, mechanism, glass, and misc. parts.  25 lbs. worth.
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motor, mechanism, glass, and misc. parts. 25 lbs. worth.
the armature is springloaded, so caution is needed when messing with it.
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1655 hits | 57.37 KB | Posted: 4/10/04

the armature is springloaded, so caution is needed when messing with it.