2000 Chevy Malibu Driverside rear window regulator

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU
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MRHAPPY
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2000 Chevy Malibu 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

The window control cables have slack in them on one side of the motor or the other depending on the position of the window, and they came out of the guides. I put everything back and got the glass up after a while but don't trust the whole thing to work properly. I would like to know if this is normal for regulators to slack over time. And do you recommend I replace the unit if I'm not going to use the window anymore.( I unpluged the motor ) I'm hoping the glass will stay in place.
Oct 28, 2010 at 10:53 PM
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FACTORYJACK
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Replacement of the regulator is the only means of servicing. If you can run the window up, and not pull it down by clamping it with your hands and pulling down, then it should last if not tampered with.
Oct 28, 2010 at 11:17 PM
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