2000 GMC Yukon Window slid off track can you fix yourself or how much should it cost to fix?

Answer 1

Chances are, your window came off the track because the regulator is worn out. Most GM cars and trucks have window regulators that are riveted to the inner door panel. To fix it yourself you'll need a Drill with a 1/4 inch bit (or close in size), a hammer, a nail punch or small screwdriver), a Phillips head and flathead screwdriver, and a set of sockets and a ratchet or a wrench set. You'll need to remove the interior door panel and see if the track on the bottom of the glass still has both of the plastic sliders on it. The regulator looks like a big pair of scissors with a small electric motor attached to it. On the ends of each arm are the sliders. If one has fallen out it can be a real pain to keep the window straight. If you want to tackle the job yourself, you'll need to disconnect the wiring harness connected to the window switches and door mirror switches to fully remove the interior trim panel. Next you may find a sheet of plastic that acts as your cars insulation. You will want to carefully remove this because it should be put back on later. There is a strong adhesive holding it on, so if you don't get it off right away, park the car in a sunny spot and let the sun soften it up for an hour or so. once you have that off you can see what your working with. You will need to knock out the centers of the rivets holding the regulator in place. They can be kind of stubborn on some cars, so don't be afraid to give it a few good whacks as long as the window is not in danger if being hit by your swing if you miss. There are usually three or four in the center of the door, and another two toward the left of those if you're working on the driver's side of the car, the opposite side if on the passenger side. Once the centers are knocked out, You will need to drill out the rivets. Be sure you don't drill out the metal on the door panel. Before you drill out the last two you may ant to have someone hold the window glass so the whole thing doesn't drop into the door and break. It may also take some work to get the regulator and glass separated. I have found that its usually best to do the removal with the wondow about halfway down, so you can make the shifts and adjustments to get them apart. Once all the rivets are out and the glass separated, gently lower the glass down so you can remove the rubber trim from the bottom of the window opening and them remove the glass from the door. the regulator will need to be plugged back to the switch and push the button to put the window down. this will make the regulator "flatten" the regulator to its mostnarrow position so you can get it out of the spaces in the door's panel. Once you get that out, just work your way backwards to get it all back to gether. You will need to get yourself a few nuts and bolts that are short enough to fit inside the door trim panel unless you know anyone with a gun big enough to put rivets back in there. And it's not a bad idea to get a locking washer for each of the nuts and bolts. Just test the regulator before putting the panel backon to be sure the bolts aren't hitting the arms, its a good idea to bolt them from the inside and nut the side toward the trim panel to lower the risk of this happening.

As for paying a mechanic to do it, The part alone can be up around $100, most mechanics charge right around 50-60 dollars an hour for labor, and its about a 1-2 hour job(closer to one hour) So you can expect between a $150 - 250 bill.