Power window regulator and motor replacement

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Last weekend my window started only working intermittently.., would only go up or down partway or wouldnt work at all. So after searching on here for similar problems, figured out it was probably the motor going bad. Saw one link to a Dorman replacement motor, but you have to splice in the harness.

Anyways, I ordered this whole new Dorman regulator and motor off Amazon for about $60. The harness for this motor plugs directly in and no splicing needed. Pretty straightforward and easy install and everything seems to work well.

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I assume you are completely happy with this Dorman units performance?
 
baldilocks said:
I assume you are completely happy with this Dorman units performance?
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Just put it in, but so far yes. Seems to have fixed the problem and it's running well. I cleaned the rubber glides and gave the lower ends a couple of squirts of silicon spray while in there. I'll let you know if something changes my opinion, but definitely recommend if your motor is going bad.

And really happy the harness matched the factory harness. Wasn't looking forward to a splice given the exposure to water and moisture in this area.
 
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I installed one of these today. My drivers window would have a hard time going up and I was fed up with it. Quality seems to be okay and the plug and play is quite nice.
 
What's so hard about swapping the connector? Pull the pins out of the new connector housing and put them in the old one. It takes less than a minute. Replacing the regulator probably is a good idea though, especially in the front. The spring on mine seemed pretty worn.
 
Nothing difficult about it, just easier without doing it :)
After taking off the old one I ran it up and down without the window weight on it and it couldn't even extent back.
 
I did have one of these dorman motors fail in about 6 months. Just stopped working. When I opened it up the inside was all rusted. I replaced it with another one and hit all the seams and screw heads with RTV first. Not sure if I got a bad one or what, but if you're putting one in you may want to consider it.
 
Oh, I thought you had to cut and splice in the old harness.

But having done it now, I would still recommend getting the whole new regulator and motor. The window does seems to run a lot better. I'm considering doing the passenger side too.
 
would you say the window runs noticebaly faster now? i hate how slow mine runs and thats with nearly new rubber runs.
 
For me much faster but then again my window would only go up an inch every 2 minutes. It's now the fastest out of all windows.

Hope it doesn't succumb to the same fate as darkness' did.
 
If the Dorman parts end up being faulty, here are the part numbers from Toyota (*I just picked them up today):

85720-60011 SO Motor Assy - List Price $362.23
69802-60010 SO Regulator - List Price $130.61

While not cheap, they're original Toyota parts and I'll be installing these tomorrow morning. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to get the Regulator assembly out, as it's only about 8x10mm bolts to hold it in place and the one connector once you get the door face off. The symptoms on my driver's side window motor failure were that the window would go down under power, but not come back up. I could hear the motor running inside the door both directions and figured it was a gear in the gearbox that got stripped, as I could grab the window glass with both hands and move the regulator assembly up or down by hand.

Any tricks to index the motor assembly prior to powering it up/down? Thanks,
 
Just a follow up to this (*been a year now, almost!), when I got it all apart, I found that theres a rubber disk that connects the gear drive to the rotary wheen that drives the regulator mechanism. When this goes, it will rip the rubber disk in 1/2 down the center in a rough cut, which is why the window motor would work sometimes, but would also allow the glass to slide down randomly - as the rubber disk was slipping against itself.

There's no way to fix that rubber disk with glue or anything, as it grinds itself into rubber powder. The Toyota replacements I posted above are the guaranteed fix, though I did keep the motor in case I ever burn one up with the regilator gear drive still intact. The disk is the weak point, however, and serves as a shock damper when you power the window up and down.
 
While I mostly gravitate towards OE for most things for my vehicles, I have to say the Dorman unit is still working just fine. We'll see in a year or two.
 
FWIW, the Dorman unit I bought and put in about a year ago is still working great. Been looking at replacing the passengers side just because it’s sooo much slower.
 
Hardest part to find seems to the bit of metal that the glass sits into that is then joined up to the window raise/lower mechanism. Every time I see a used window glass with the steel bit fitted to the bottom it's rusted where the glass was pushed into it with the rubber strip that holds it together.
 
sunrk said:
Hardest part to find seems to the bit of metal that the glass sits into that is then joined up to the window raise/lower mechanism. Every time I see a used window glass with the steel bit fitted to the bottom it's rusted where the glass was pushed into it with the rubber strip that holds it together.
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Why not buy the whole assembly and be done with it? The Dorman unit I bought is plug and play and includes the regulator and motor. Unbolt the old, bolt in the new, plug it in and you’re done. Not bad for $80 or $90.
 
It's not the bit I'm referring to. The glass panels have a metal piece that attach to the bottom with a rubber bit to form a 'sandwich' of sorts... Here's a pic of one:

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LongDuck said:
If the Dorman parts end up being faulty, here are the part numbers from Toyota (*I just picked them up today):

85720-60011 SO Motor Assy - List Price $362.23
69802-60010 SO Regulator - List Price $130.61

While not cheap, they're original Toyota parts and I'll be installing these tomorrow morning. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to get the Regulator assembly out, as it's only about 8x10mm bolts to hold it in place and the one connector once you get the door face off. The symptoms on my driver's side window motor failure were that the window would go down under power, but not come back up. I could hear the motor running inside the door both directions and figured it was a gear in the gearbox that got stripped, as I could grab the window glass with both hands and move the regulator assembly up or down by hand.

Any tricks to index the motor assembly prior to powering it up/down? Thanks,
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85720-60011 front/left motor
69802-60010 front/left regulator
85710-60011 front/right motor
69801-60010 front/right regulator

~$800+tax/shipping worth of OEM parts.

In LA weather, mine's tolerable, but when I was in cold Seattle, them motors were tired.

Rears have been done with all OEM so much quicker whatever the temps.
 
Hey guys, I'm having some problems with my motor attached to the regulator assembly. The motor runs fine, I took it apart and cleaned it out (actually works a little faster now) but my main problem is that when I test the motor it only turns clockwise (down) but it will not turn counter clockwise (up). It could be either of these 3 things, the motor itself, the wires, or the master control switch (which I have cleaned out) Any thoughts on what could be the culprit?? Any input is helpful. 1995 Land cruiser.
 
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