driverside door panel removal

[Christine]

Oh, it is a 2001 Town and Country.
Thanks!

[Tom O]

Phillip Ewing wrote:

"After removing the door panel and lifting the inner liner you will see the window motor and cables bolted to the inside of the door by 3 torx screws (torx 30). Loosen the torx screws enough to remove the two phillips screws that attach the metal housing that contains the armature and magnets from the rest of the device. There are two nuts that slide in small slots. Be sure to watch if they fall out. They can be easily reinserted. The metal housing with the armature attached to the screw portion of the worm drive will now be easy to remove. You will now see two braided copper hoops sticking out from the point where the metal housing came off. These are the problem. They can get caught in the armature. Push them back away from the brushes and where the armature spins. Now take the armature and screw drive out from the magnets and housing. Put the screw portion of the motor back into the worm gear and turn a few times so that it screws in. The metal housing with the magnets will now slide right back on. Tighten the two phillips screws. Tighten the torx screws (you may need to reach behind to the rubber portion they screw into to keep it from turning). Put the panel back on - don't forget to reconnect the electrical connections and door handle."

Phillip,

I read your artical about the T&C van I am having the same problem with my passanger side window. I downloaded your instructions on how to check to see of the rings were seated correctly. However I could not for the life of me get the inside panel off the passenger door. I unscrewed the two screwws (one behind the door handle and on in the armrest) I took off and disconnected the light on the door panel, I removed the insode seal around the door. According to my owners manual it should just lift up and out? I lifted pulled and wedged a screw driver everywhere I could. Concerned I was going to break something I stopped and thought I would post on this site to see if I could get some help.

[Raul]

Tom,

I just removed the door panel to my 2001 T&C. There is a third screw at the bottom of the door panel that you can not see unless your laying below the door. Run your hand along the bottom, towards the front portion of the door, you'll feel it.

[Jimmy]

Diane wrote:

Not a problem with my windows... Just a problem with my 05 T&C power locks. They no longer work. The only one that works is the hatch in the back and that just goes down when I'm driving the car or use the remote. My windshield wipers have also gone on the fritz. They work sometimes and sometimes they don't. Also the back window wiper doesn't work 90% of the time. Does anyone have any clues on what I should do?

Diane, take your car to the dealership. I had a similar problem. There is a software update that the dealership will do to correct this. There should be no charge for the update.

[mike]

I have an issue with my drivers side sliding door. It seems to be a common problem, but I cant find an answer. the door started off not closing all the was when the button was pushed. It would stop short of being closed. When it was closed, it would not open all the way. It would stop in the same place. It did this for several months, and now it will not open/close at all with the buttons. I would like to fix this myself if possible.

[Robert]

Phillip you were right on. Thanks for the great advise. After the repair the window comes down great but acts like it is in a bind when going up. Any suggestions?

[happy camper]

Phillip Ewing wrote:

"After removing the door panel and lifting the inner liner you will see the window motor and cables bolted to the inside of the door by 3 torx screws (torx 30). Loosen the torx screws enough to remove the two phillips screws that attach the metal housing that contains the armature and magnets from the rest of the device. There are two nuts that slide in small slots. Be sure to watch if they fall out. They can be easily reinserted. The metal housing with the armature attached to the screw portion of the worm drive will now be easy to remove. You will now see two braided copper hoops sticking out from the point where the metal housing came off. These are the problem. They can get caught in the armature. Push them back away from the brushes and where the armature spins. Now take the armature and screw drive out from the magnets and housing. Put the screw portion of the motor back into the worm gear and turn a few times so that it screws in. The metal housing with the magnets will now slide right back on. Tighten the two phillips screws. Tighten the torx screws (you may need to reach behind to the rubber portion they screw into to keep it from turning). Put the panel back on - don't forget to reconnect the electrical connections and door handle."

Thanks much Phillip Ewing!! The drivers door window on my 2005 T&C stopped working. Your directions were a god send. The only difference for me were some hex-head screws rather than torx screws.

My window is now operating properly again.

[jnp]

read post 16......fixed my window which was stuck in the up position and the switch would click after a sec or two....awesome, took about an hour and no money...