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I found this on Gibson's FAQ section and I though you might find it helpful
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http://camry.gibson99.com/cmpl-faq/RE%20Replacing%20window%20regulator%20in%20a%20'93 %20Camry%20LE%204-DR.htm
unfortunately, Chilton's and Haynes books really lack on this type of repair. they focus more on the engine and drivetrain. which aint a BAD thing, per se...
anyway what you need to do is to take off the door panel, unplug the speaker and power windows button control panel, then set the door panel aside. carefully peel back the plastic vapor barrier, and you'll expose the door innards. here you'll need a friend - push the window up from the inside, then have him/her hold the glass up while you unbolt it from the regulator. it should only be 2-3 bolts. then have then carefully lift the glass out of the door and set it aside. obviously you dont wanna lay it on concrete or you'll scratch it. I brought mine into the car and leaned it on the back seat.
unplug the motor and unbolt it and find any snaps that may be holding up the cables. unbolt the regulator, then remove it and the motor and cables from the door as one assembly. much easier to work on this part on a workbench. but before removing it from the door, notice that the 2 sleeves the cables go thru are different colors. one was gray and one was black on mine, if I remember right. THIS MATTERS! take note of which one is the upper one so you get it right when reassembling it with the new one.
you'll notice that the cables go in thru this Y shaped plastic deal, which is probably broken and kinda swivels back and forth (it shouldn't swivel if its in good shape). there's a new one on the new regulator, which has been redesigned to last longer. anyway, you'll see a metal disk with some short arms coming off its sides in the new regulator kit, and a similar one on the motor. you'll need to pry the arms open from the one on the motor, and this will expose the wire spool, which is probably a real mess if the cable broke on yours like it did on mine. what you'll be doing is removing that spool (and all the steel regulator cables) from the motor, then taking the new regulator and its new spool (which is in a shipping ring to keep the cables nicely wound up). once you got the old cables/spool out of the motor (throw em away - they're trashed) you'll want to take the new one out of its shipping ring, and taking into account the upper cable orientation I mentioned above, work it onto the motor. you might have to hook the motor up to the wiring harness in the car, then plug the door controls into its wiring harness (after you remove the controls from the door - very easy) so you can rotate the shaft of the motor a little bit to get it lined up right on the spool. once you got it snapped in all the way and the new plastic Y guide put onto the motor (it's a tight fit!) you need to get the new metal disk/cap and put it on - then bend the tabs back down to lock it in place.
bolt the regulator/motor/cables back into the door, then operate the window motor to make sure it's working... to make sure it moves the glass holder up and down - but stop before you hit the ends of the track or it'll damage it. get your friend again and have them lower the glass back down into the door (assuming you already moved the glass holder back into position to where you can work on it) then bolt it down. now test it a few times full up and down now that you got the glass in. make sure it's lined up right. I had to loosen and move the bolts on my regulator to make the window seal right afterwards.
put the vapor barrier back on (just stick it back on nice and tight), plug the wiring back into the door panel (speaker, power buttons) and put your door panel back on. cheers!
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