2. Remove the door lining (see Section 21).
3. Remove the 2 fasteners at the back of the door assembly (see resist. illustration) and two cable harness holders, and then peel off the insulating film.
Note: On Astra GTC models, the insulating film must be removed only at the bottom, the cable harness holder does not need to be removed.
4. On Hatchback and Wagon models, use a plastic wedge to pry off the lower inner window glass seal and, starting from the rear, carefully remove it. In the same way, remove the lower outer seal of the front door glass.
5. Drill out the heads of two rivets (see resist. illustration), knock them out, remove the rear guide and remove it from the door assembly. Remove metal shavings from all components of the door assembly.
6. On Astra GTC models, lift the power window up to free access to the glass mounting bolts.
7. Turn out 2 fixing bolts of glass of a door window (see illustration 23.5), disconnect the power window lever from the window guide bar.
8. Tilt the glass forward and remove it from the door assembly. Note: On Astra GTC models, when removing the glass, it is necessary that the assistant lowers the window lifter at the same time.
9. On Zafira models, in addition to the above operations, it is necessary to remove the rear-view door mirror (see Section 26) and before removing the glass, raise it by half the stroke of the window lifter.
10. Drill out the six rivet heads (see resist. illustration) and knock out the rivets. Remove the power window from the door assembly.
11. Disunite a socket of an electroconducting window regulator, if necessary remove the electric motor from a window regulator.
12. Installation is made in an order, the return to an order of removal. When installing, use rivets with a diameter of 4.8x11 mm, or replace them with suitable short bolts with nuts, the threads of the bolts must be lubricated with a fixing compound. The power window guides must be lubricated with multipurpose grease. Replace damaged insulating film.
13. After connecting the battery, it is necessary to synchronize the automatic window lifting system (see chapter «Controls and methods of operation»). Check the operation of the power window.
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