Mitsubishi Eclipse / Eclipse Spyder (2000-2002). Service and repair manual — part 632

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INSTALLATION SERVICE POINTS

>>A<< POWER WINDOW MOTOR/WINDOW REGULATOR
ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION
1. Power window motor and window regulator assembly

installation procedure

CAUTION

Do not operate the power window motor until the glass
installation is finished.

(1) Connect the power window motor to the body-side

harness connector, and then turn on the ignition switch.

(2) Continue to pull the power window switch until the power

window motor stops.

NOTE: Power window motor stops automatically and the
limit switch incorporated in the power motor will be reset.

(3) Turn off the ignition switch, and then remove window

motor from the body-side harness connector.

(4) Align the power window motor drive shaft and the square

hole in the drum by the following procedure, while using
the guide and the opening in the motor housing as a
reference for the installation position.

a. Align the square hole with the drive shaft by sliding the

glass bracket (glass mounting section) or by turning
the drum using a ratchet wrench [with a socket
diameter of 12.7 mm (0.50 inches)].

b. Turn the drum to position the glass bracket as shown

in the illustration. Support the drum and the guide with
your hand while turning the drum, otherwise the wires
may pull out of the drum.

c. If the wires pull out of the drum, re-insert them by

following the drum and regulator wire installation
procedure.

AC000485

DRUM

GUIDE

SQARE

HOLE

GUIDE

DRIVESHAFT

AB

AC000486

GLASS BRACKET

RACHET WRENCH

AB

AC000487

GLASS

BRACKET

APPROXIMATELY

85 mm (3.3 in)

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(5) Align the guide and the opening of the motor housing,

and slide the guide into the motor housing while holding
the guide and drum.

CAUTION

Make sure that the metal cover is installed securely and
does not move, in order to stop the drum from vibrating. If
the drum vibrates, the glass may not slide up and down
smoothly, or it may fall down.

(6) install the metal cover securely to housing.

2. Drum and regulator wire installation procedure

(1) Place the drum, guide and regulator on a work bench as

shown in the illustration.
a. Place the drum so that the square hole is facing

upward.

b. Place the guide so that the slits are facing upward.
c. Place the regulator so that the glass bracket is facing

downward. Position the glass bracket so that glass is
in the fully-open position.

(2) Pass the springs over the wires, and then install the

lowering wire to the guide first, followed by the lifting wire.
(The lifting wire should be on top of the lowering wire.)

AC000488AB

AC000489

MOUNTING

SCREW

METAL COVER

AB

AC000490

GUIDE

DRUM

SQARE HOLE

SLIT

SPRING A

LIFTING

WIRE

LOWERING
WIRE

SPRING B

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AC000491

LOWERING

WIRE

LIFTING

WIRE

GUIDE

SLIT

SPRING

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(3) Use some narrow-gauge wire [approximately 0.5 mm

(0.02 inches) diameter] to compress the springs, and
then tie the narrow-gauge wire a to the slits in the guide.

(4) Insert the end of the lowering wire into the wire hole at

the bottom of the drum, and then wrap the bottom so that
there is no slackness in the wire.

(5) Install the lifting wire to the drum as following:

a. Insert the end of the lifting wire into the wire hole at the

top of the drum.

b. Raise the front of the drum until the drum is vertical,

and then position the lifting wire in the groove of the
drum.

AC000492

NARROW-

GAUGE

WIRE

AB

AC000493

SLIT

AB

AC000494

LOWERIING

AB

AC000495

LIFTING WIRE

AB

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c. Return the drum to its original position while holding

the wires to make sure that they do not pull out.

(6) After installing the power window motor assembly to the

window regulator assembly, cut and remove the wires
witch are compressing the springs.

3. Operation check

CAUTION

•

Do not operate the window regulator assembly before
installing the window glass, otherwise the limit switch
will be set.

•

Window glass safety mechanism does not operate
when the window glass is closed fully at first time.

(1) Install the window glass to the window regulator

assembly.

(2) Close the window glass completely.

NOTE: Closing the window glass completely will finish
the adjustment of the limit switch.

(3) Check that the limit switch operates correctly.

>>B<< DOOR WINDOW GLASS INSTALLATION
1. Temporarily secure the door window glass to the door

window regulator.

2. After raising the door window glass as far as it will go, fully

secure the door window glass to the door window regulator
assembly.

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