Chrysler Stratus Convertible. Manual — part 130

(6) Remove bolts attaching regulator lift channel

to door glass (Fig. 44).

(7) Remove bolts attaching rear guide plate to door

glass (Fig. 45).

(8) Remove rear guide plate from door glass.
(9) Lift door glass upward and out of opening at

top of door (Fig. 44).

INSTALLATION

(1) Carefully lower door glass through opening in

top of door. Verify that the front edge of the glass is
in the mirror flag glass channel.

(2) Position rear guide plate onto door glass and

install bolts.

(3) Install nuts attaching regulator lift channel to

door glass.

(4) Tighten all door glass fasteners.
(5) Install door speaker, if so equipped.
(6) Tighten window inner belt stabilizer.
(7) Install inner door belt weatherstrip.
(8) Install door trim panel and watershield.

Fig. 43 Inner Belt Stabilizer

Fig. 44 Regulator Lift Channel

1 – DOOR GLASS
2 – DOOR
3 – WINDOW REGULATOR

4 – LIFT CHANNEL
5 – ROLLER CHANNEL NUT

Fig. 45 Rear Guide Bolts

1 – REAR GUIDE BOLTS
2 – INNER DOOR PANEL

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DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR

NOTE: For power window motor service proce-
dures, refer to Group 8S, Power Windows.

REMOVAL

(1) Remove door trim panel and water shield.
(2) Disconnect wire connector to power window

motor.

(3) Remove nuts attaching regulator lift channel to

door glass (Fig. 44).

(4) Secure door glass in upward position.
(5) Mark position of rear bolt of roller channel to

inner door panel to aid in installation.

(6) Remove bolt attaching rear of roller channel to

door panel.

(7) Loosen bolt attaching front of roller channel to

door panel.

(8) Remove roller channel from door panel (Fig.

46).

(9) Loosen bolts attaching window regulator to

inner door panel reinforcement.

(10) Remove bolt heads from key hole slots in

inner door panel.

(11) Remove window regulator through large hole

in inner door panel (Fig. 46).

(12) Remove power window motor from regulator.

Refer to Group 8S, Power Windows, for motor proce-
dure.

INSTALLATION

(1) Install power window motor on regulator. Refer

to group 8S, Power Windows, for motor procedures.

(2) Move window regulator into position in door

and engage bolt heads into key hole slots in inner
door panel reinforcement and tighten bolts.

(3) Install roller channel to door panel.
(4) Install bolt at rear of roller channel. Make sure

that bolt is aligned to mark on inner door panel
made previously.

(5) Tighten front and rear bolts of roller channel.
(6) Install nuts attaching regulator lift channel to

door glass.

(7) Verify glass fit and operation. Adjust door

glass, if necessary.

(8) Connect wire connector to power window motor.
(9) Install door trim panel and water shield.

DOOR GLASS INNER BELT STABILIZER

REMOVAL

(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove nut attaching inner belt stabilizer to

door panel.

(3) Remove inner belt stabilizer from door (Fig.

47).

INSTALLATION

(1) Place inner belt stabilizer into position.
(2) Install nut attaching inner belt stabilizer to

door panel. Adjust inner belt stabilizer against glass
with enough tension to allow free up and down move-
ment.

(3) Install door trim panel.

REAR VERTICAL GUIDE BAR

REMOVAL

(1) Remove door trim panel and watershield.
(2) Remove nut attaching top of guide bar to inner

door panel.

(3) Using a suitable allen wrench, hold jack screw

stationary while removing nut attaching bottom of
guide bar to inner door panel.

(4) Remove guide bar from vehicle and remove

through access hole in inner door panel (Fig. 48).

Fig. 46 Power Window Regulator

1 – POWER WINDOW MOTOR
2 – POWER WINDOW REGULATOR

Fig. 47 Inner Belt Stabilizer

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INSTALLATION

(1) If a new guide bar is being installed, preset

bottom jack screw using old guide bar as a reference.

(2) Position rear guide bar on vehicle.
(3) Using a suitable allen wrench, hold jack screw

stationary while installing nut attaching bottom of
guide bar to inner door panel.

(4) Install nut attaching top of rear guide bar to

inner door panel.

(5) Verify glass fit and operation. Adjust door glass

as necessary.

(6) Install door trim panel and watershield.

SIDE VIEW MIRROR

REMOVAL

(1) Remove side view mirror cover (Fig. 49).
(2) Remove the door trim panel.
(3) Disconnect power window mirror motor wire

connector, if so equipped.

(4) Disengage wire harness grommet from mirror

flag, if so equipped.

(5) Remove nuts attaching side view mirror to mir-

ror flag (Fig. 50).

(6) Remove side view mirror from vehicle.

INSTALLATION

(1) Feed power mirror wire harness through hole

in mirror flag and seat grommet. Do not pull on wire
harness to seat grommet.

(2) Position side view mirror to vehicle.
(3) Install nuts attaching side view mirror to mir-

ror flag.

(4) Engage push in fastener attaching power mir-

ror wire connector to inner door panel, if so equipped.

(5) Engage power mirror motor wire connector, if

so equipped.

(6) Install side view mirror cover.

SIDE VIEW MIRROR FLAG/DOOR GLASS
CHANNEL

REMOVAL

(1) Remove side view mirror.
(2) Remove door trim panel.
(3) Remove door glass.
(4) Remove door outer belt weatherstrip.
(5) Remove screws attaching mirror flag/door glass

channel to outer door panel (Fig. 51).

Fig. 48 Rear Vertical Guide Bar

1 – DOOR
2 – JACK SCREW
3 – REAR VERTICAL GUIDE BAR

Fig. 49 Side View Mirror Cover

1 – MIRROR FLAG
2 – SIDE VIEW MIRROR COVER
3 – FASTENERS

Fig. 50 Side View Mirror

1 – SIDE VIEW MIRROR
2 – MIRROR FLAG/GLASS CHANNEL
3 – WIRE CONNECTOR

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(6) Remove nut attaching top of mirror flag/door

glass channel to inner door panel.

(7) Using a suitable allen wrench, hold jack screw

stationary while removing nut attaching bottom of
mirror flag/door glass channel to inner door panel.

(8) Remove from vehicle and remove through open-

ing in top of door.

INSTALLATION

(1) If installing a new mirror flag/door glass chan-

nel, preset jackscrew using old flag/channel as a ref-
erence.

(2) Position mirror flag/door glass channel on vehi-

cle.

(3) Using a suitable allen wrench, hold jack screw

stationary while installing nut attaching bottom of
mirror flag/door glass channel to inner door panel.

(4) Install nut attaching top of mirror flag/door

glass channel to inner door panel.

(5) Install screws attaching mirror flag/door glass

channel to outer door panel.

(6) Install door outer belt weatherstrip.
(7) Install door glass.
(8) Install side view mirror.
(9) Verify glass fit and operation. Adjust door glass

as necessary.

(10) Install door trim panel.

BODY SIDE MOLDING

REMOVAL

(1) Warm the affected body side molding and body

metal to approximately 38° C (100° F) using a suit-
able heat lamp or heat gun.

(2) Pull body side molding from vehicle (Fig. 52).

(3) Remove adhesive tape residue from surface of

vehicle.

INSTALLATION

(1) If molding is to be reused, remove tape residue

from molding. Clean back of molding with Mopar

t

Super Kleen solvent or equivalent. Wipe molding dry
with lint free cloth. Apply new body side molding
(two sided adhesive) tape to back of molding.

(2) Clean body surface with Mopar

t Super Kleen

solvent or equivalent. Wipe surface dry with a lint
free cloth.

(3) Apply a length of masking tape on the body

parallel to the top edge of the molding to use as a
guide, if necessary.

(4) Remove protective cover from tape on back of

molding. Apply molding to body below the masking
tape guide.

(5) Remove masking tape guide. Heat body metal

and body side molding to approximately 38° C (100°
F) using a suitable heat lamp or heat gun.

(6) Firmly press body side molding to body surface

to insure adhesion.

DECKLID

REMOVAL

(1) Release decklid latch and open decklid.
(2) Mark outline of hinge on decklid to aid in

installation (Fig. 53).

(3) Disconnect all wire connectors from decklid

latch and disconnect wire harness from decklid.

(4) Place suitable padding between decklid and

deck panel to protect paint finish.

(5) With aid of a helper, remove bolts attaching

decklid to decklid hinge.

Fig. 51 Side View Mirror Flag/Door Glass Channel

1 – MIRROR FLAG/GLASS CHANNEL
2 – CLIP
3 – DOOR

Fig. 52 Body Side Molding

1 – QUARTER PANEL
2 – DOOR
3 – BODYSIDE MOLDING

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