How do you remove the inside door panel of an Oldsmobile Achieva to check out the powered window?

Answer 1

so your window quit working..... just one ....lol... its not funny but I tell you how to do replace the motor for the window. follow these steps... take off the side veiw mirrow cover on the inside ... get a srewdriver and just pop it off,, then take the reflector off .... its a little red square on the back side on the door paneljust pop it off with a screwdriver.. take a Phillips head and take the screw out.get either a body tool or eithe a ...hmm say 2inch very flat cheseland put it in between the door panel and the door start at the botttom... and pry the door panel from the door.. youll be able to tell where it fastened to the door next take out the power window control... and unplug it. do the same with any other connectors ...oh yeah pull the little rubber trim from the top of the door panel that touches the glass...pry the cover off at the door handle.. and take off the plastic lock slider... theres a screw behide the little pane after that pull the panel out and up... as far as the motor and this goes for all the ones that are bad... take the speaker out and un plug get a power drill and use a 5/16 drill bit and drill the rivets out hlding the motor to the door also unbolt the 2- 14 mm bolts holding the winow regualator on the door be care when taking the last bots out ... let the window slide down a little where you can get a socket a 10 I think and unattach the windoe from the window regulator theres one in the front anf one in the back... if you want to get the window out of the way use a strip of Duct Tape to hold it up til you slide the windoe regualater and motor out the hole where the speaker was. just flaten it and it will come out with a little effort. get a 3/16 drill bit and take the rivets out holding the regualater and the motor.. you can buy a new motor ffom auto zone w/ lifetime warranty.. or anywhere else you buy auto parts .. its 42.50 there... sorry this was so laong .. toybiz