Removing the power window motor

[robert_the_bruce]

I lucked out and found a 98 Avalon at the junkyard. First time I have ever seen one there. The only thing I was interested in were the window motors. I managed to remove the 3 screws holding the motor to the door, but there are these cables on either end of the motor which I cannot figure out. Without detaching these cables, the motor cannot be removed.

If anyone has experience on dealing with these, I would appreciate the help.

The toyota owner manual doesn't say anything about this.

[cexsiman]

yeah, ive unfortunately had to do this before as well. the cables are held in by two plastic clips one at the top and one at the bottom, if you pop them out, you can get slack in the cable, but just so you know the track and motor are attached. and the rear tracks are very hard to remove, i had some frustration and cut up hands becasue of it. to get them out, i unbolted the window from the track and got it out of the way so i could barely fit it out. i replaced my drivers rear window assembly and it broke again..... i'm not looking forward to replacing it again....


*where is the junkyard, i might want some parts