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Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing window regulator motor -V26-/-V27

 
Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
  Note
  •   Removal and installation are only described for the left window regulator motor. Removal and installation of the right window regulator motor are similar.
  •   The door control unit is clipped into door separated from window regulator motor.
Removing
 

Torque wrench -V.A.G 1783-
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1783-

Removing and installing window regulator motor -V26-/-V27

–  Remove rear door trim → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70.
–  Secure door window against sliding down with adhesive tape.
–  Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers. Remove ignition key.
–  Disconnect connector -3-.
–  Remove bolts -2- (Qty. 3).
–  Remove window regulator motor -1- from mounting brackets of cable drum -4-.

 
Installing
   
  WARNING
If a new window regulator motor is installed (door control unit), the additional functions and the excess force limitation feature have to be coded!

Removing and installing window regulator motor -V26-/-V27

–  Slot window regulator motor -1- onto mounting brackets of cable drum -4-. Move door window up and down slightly so that the splines between window regulator motor and cable drum engage more easily.
–  Tighten bolts -2-.
–  Connect connector -3-.
–  A new window regulator motor must be coded using → Vehicle diagnostic tester.
–  The work procedure and notes on the automatic window raising and lowering system as well as on the excess-force limitation feature can be found in → Booklet.
Further installation is performed in the reverse order of removal.
Specified torques
  Door handle bracket → Chapter „Assembly overview - window regulator“
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Removing and installing window regulator
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