# Replace power window motor & cables on 2002 Suburban

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-power-window-motor-cables-on-2002-suburban/73458>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 10, 2012, 6:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-power-window-motor-cables-on-2002-suburban/73458 "2012-07-10T06:18:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jpittman2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/77aa72/32.png) [@jpittman2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jpittman2)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 6:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-power-window-motor-cables-on-2002-suburban/73458/1 "2012-07-10T06:18:53Z")

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OK so I took the door apart using my handy-dandy Haynes manual, and I was playing around with the power window motor because it was not working properly, and twang, the old rusty cable broke.

So now I need to replace the motor and cables. Found them on eBay for like $50, so that’s fine.

But I only took the door apart up to the water shield. The actual mechanism is inside the welded sheet metal around the window, with tiny access holes where I was able to witness the final demise of the motor cable. Do I need to somehow remove that sheet metal, or am I expected to replace the motor and the cables via the little access holes?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 6:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-power-window-motor-cables-on-2002-suburban/73458/2 "2012-07-10T06:24:42Z")

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Yep. It’s replaced thru that small access hole. Wear a long sleeve shirt when replacing the window regulator so you don’t get cut on the sharp metal edges.

Tester