Silverado Window Regulator Removal Procedures
The window regulator is what keeps the window glass in your Chevy Silverado's doors in place. If the regulator is malfunctioning at all,...
The window regulator is what keeps the window glass in your Chevy Silverado's doors in place. If the regulator is malfunctioning at all, the window may not properly roll up and down and could become damaged. You need to remove the regulator so you can either re-install it in the right position or replace it. You'll have to open up the door's trim panel in order to remove the window and regulator.
Door Trim Panel
If the truck uses power doors and/or windows, disconnect the truck's negative battery cable first. Then pry off the power switch assembly from the door using a flat-bladed trim tool. If it has manual windows, disconnect the window crank--insert a hooked tool behind the crank to disengage its clip, or rub a rag behind it to do the same.
Use the trim tool to pry off all smaller trim panels on and surrounding the door--this can include the panel around the door handle and the one above the door panel behind the mirror. Remove all the mounting screws from the panel; some of them may be behind the smaller panels you removed.
Pull the panel upward and away from the door to disengage it from these clips and disconnect all electrical connectors that are behind the panel. Peel back the watershield to gain access to everything within the door; make sure you don't tear it.
Removing the Regulator
Remove the window glass from the regulator. The glass needs to be lowered enough so the glass track bolts are visible in the door openings. Remove the bolt on the front window glass channel first so the channel can move away from the glass, then remove the two bolts holding the glass to the regulator track. Carefully lift the glass up and out of the door through the opening at the top.
Once the glass is out, remove the four mounting bolts for the window regulator. Push the two guides that make up the regulator together to collapse it together, allowing you to remove the regulator from the door. If the Silverado uses power windows, disconnect the electrical connector.
