How do you replace a driverside window in a 1995 achieva?

Answer 1

Replacing the driver's door window is a simple and fairly straight forward task. Generally, you must remove the interior door covering to access the window mounting hardware. Here are the steps I've used: 1. Roll window down about 3/4 of the way. 2. Locate and remove the screw on the rear face of the door, it may be covered with a reflector. 3. Locate and remove the screw under the door handle. 4. If the door has manual windows, remove the crank handle. 5. Starting at the bottom of the door, gently pry the door cover away from the door. It is held on with spring loaded clips. Continue in this fashion until the door cover is loose all the way around. It will still be held at the top by the window frame. 6. Move the plastic surrounding the door latch handle to the the inside of the door. Pull the handle out as far as it will go and then pull and twist the plate and push it inside the door. This is the hardest part, until you get the hang of it. 7. To remove the door cover, push the top of the cover against the door to release the tension that holds it in place. Then lift the cover straight up. The cover should come apart from the door now, except there are some wires still hold it on. The wiring connectors have retainer clips that must be lifted slightly in order to remove the connectors. Once completed, the door cover should be completely freed from the door. 8. Beneath the door cover is a plastic sheet covering. You do not need to completely remove this in order to replace the window. Instead, you will gently unstick the lower section so you can access the window glass retainer clips, which are located at the bottom edge of the glass. You may need to raise or lower the window to better align the lower edge of the glass with the access hole. 9. Remove the old glass by unbolting the clamps that hold the glass to the window lift. Once unbolted, lift and tilt the glass and then slide it out of the frame. If the old window is broken, be sure to vacuum the glass fragments out. They make noise as they rattle around in the door. 10. Reverse this process to install the new glass. Do not overtighten the glass retaining bolts. 11. Note, this same process works on any of the doors in the Achieva, and for most model years. Check the details of your particular model before starting to work.