I reluctantly did that before I went looking for help online. It will be worth it I imagine.  I did some searching and it looks like the spring is some under tension even in the up postion. I am going to have to remove it all again, and of course its wired without a plug. (sigh). For now, it seems that the motor MUST be mounted to the regulator outside the door, but I couldnt fit it out together, maybe there is a way.  Tks!

Are you saying you took the motor out and left the regulator in?

If so, I would say you are fortunate you did not get hurt. That spring has a fair bit of tension on it even when the window is all the way up. It must have given a bit of a lurch when you pulled the motor off. I have never tried but I am guessing it will be difficult or next to impossible to get the motor back on with the regulator still in there. Best would be to remove it to reassemble.

I have sometimes drilled holes or used existing holes and put a very strong bolt in there to hold the regulator in place to bolt the motor back on, if you know what I mean.

There has to be a way for the regulator to come out as a unit with the motor. It was put in that way at the factory. It may be all the way up, part way down or all the way down. Some of the ones I have done require having some of the channels out of there or at least loosened and pushed off to the side.  Usually moving the regulator all the way back, kind of up above the wheel tub and then snaking it out pulling forward will work, but each one is unique in shape.

I hope this helps...

-- Edited by Carl Stevenson on Tuesday 11th of May 2010 12:27:58 PM

Oh, and those terminals are removeable from that plastic piece. They are a bit hard to find but I know at least NAPA has them.

I had the motor/regulator assembly loose in the door but couldnt get it out of any opening. I didnt notice any tension release when the motor came apart from the regulator(the reg wasnt attached to anything) I only did it to get it out. The terminals are broken off level with the motor, the remainder is encased in plastic still, and are rigged with terminals of my own.  Thank you very much for the plug offer though.

    I'll pull it out and see if I can get it in assembled. Thanks for the tips, I think I know what needs to happen next, and I'm glad I didnt lose any fingers. A valuable lesson learned today.

 When I did the windows in my Rag, the rear windows had the same problem. Luckily, there was enough terminal left there for me to solder a wire onto it. I believe the drivers window in my coupe has the same thing done to it.

OK, turns out that the assembly fits in and out at the halfway point.  That is also the point where two 5/8" hole line up, I assume they are there for securing for assembly when needed.  It seems so damn easy once you know how. A combination on advice from Carl, Mark, and Rick did the trick. Thanks!  (was hoping to clean and grease, but my sons friend did a bearing job in my driveway a couple of days ago, and now I dont own grease unless I want to recycle the stuff he left on my tools that I found in the grass   ;)