window motor question - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

stcbenz83 · #1 12-05-2006, 03:42 AM

would the passanger front motor work on the drivers side door?

since the window is off track on the passanger side of my 300 i was going to take the motor out and put it into my 240 because that side is burned out. would this work?

Phil · #2 12-05-2006, 01:57 PM

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If you want to remove just the motor there are two torx screws holding it to the gear assembly. Remove the two screws and then you have to move the motor around by hand, sometimes even unscrewing the motor by turning the whole unit. I did this and found the bottom bearing frozen. Do not try to test the motor when its not attached to the gearbox as there is no upper bearing to hold the armature in place.
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stcbenz83 · #3 12-05-2006, 05:24 PM

but will the motor from the passanger door work on the drivers side door? like are the motors interchangeable? or is there a differnce between drivers side window motors and passangerside.

Phil · #4 12-05-2006, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by stcbenz83

but will the motor from the passanger door work on the drivers side door? like are the motors interchangeable? or is there a differnce between drivers side window motors and passangerside.

The motors are the same but the attached gear head is different. You can remove the motor by removing the two screws that attach it to the gear head and then just attach it to the other head. I posted some pictures of the motor and gear assembly a while back and now I can't post those pictures here but if you look up posts by me you can find them.