72-187 Removal and installation of electric window lift on rear door

Preliminary work:Door liner on rear door removed (72-101)

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Vapor seal on interior door panel pull off.Retaining strap (1) on slider (2) unclip and remove.Electrical connections on window lift motor disconnect.Rivets (3) for fastening rear window lift mechanism to interior door panel drill out (5 each); use 4.8 mm dia. bit.

Observe installation note!Slider (2) on window lift bar move out by moving rear window lift back and forth

(arrow).Window (4) move up by hand and secure with plastic wedge.Rear window lift mechanism (5) remove through installation opening.

Remaining pieces of rivets on rear window lift mechanism and in door shaft remove.

Reinstall in opposite order.

Installation noteWhen riveting the rear window lift mechanism onto the interior door panel ensure that the window lift is arrested in the interior door panel and makes full contact. Use pop rivets with shank diameter of 4.8 mm.

Commercially available tools

Pop rivet toolModel HN 1Part no. 71 000 19

Fa. Gesipa Blindniettechnik GmbHNordenstraße 13-3964546 Mörfelden-Walldorf

NoteThe window lift motor can be installed and removed without removing the window lift mechanism (see Repair Instructions 72-188).

Removal, installation1 Pull off vapor seal on interior door panel.

2 Unclip retaining strap on window lift bar and remove.

3 Disconnect electrical connections on window lift motor.

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4 Drill out rivets (5 each); use bit with diameter of 4.8 mm.

5 Remove slider by moving rear window lift mechanism back and forth on window lift bar.

6 Push window up by hand and secure against falling.

7 Remove rear window lift mechanism through installation opening in interior door panel.

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8 Remove remaining pieces of rivets in rear window lift mechanism and in door shaft.

9 Insert rear window lift mechanism through installation opening in interior door panel and simultaneously guide slider into window lift bar.

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10 Position window lift mechanism in catches on interior door panel at top and bottom.

Top catch

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Bottom catch

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11 Rivet rear window lift mechanism to interior door panel with 4.8 mm dia. rivets (5 each) and pop riveting tool. Ensure that rear window lift mechanism is flush against interior door panel.

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12 Install retaining strap on slider in window lift bar.

13 Reconnect electrical connections on window lift motor.

14 Lubricate slider with MB-Lubricant Paste part No. 000 989 31 51.

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15 Adjust window lift stop at top (Repair Instructions 72-196).

16 Check window adjustment, readjust if required (Repair Instructions 72-196).

17 Install vapor seal on interior door panel.

18 Install door liner.

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