Repairing rear electric window regulators — VW
Repairing rear electric window regulators on VW: 10 steps, 1 torque figure. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform codes 3A2, 3A5
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- Surfaces/parts coated with grease must not come into contact with dust or dirt. Add only genuine grease G 00 450 02.
- Damping element (1) must locate exactly in recesses of cable drum. — Place drive gear (2) in cable drum, fit spacer (3) to drive gear.
- Perform functional check prior to installation.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 3 Nm (2.2 lb-ft) | Screw in securing bolts and tighten in prescribed sequence |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📋 Procedure
- Remove electric window regulator .
- Fully unscrew securing bolts for gear mechanism cover (arrows).
- Pull off cable drum by hand in (direction of arrow) from gear mechanism housing by rocking lightly.
- Pull off assembly cover from new motor in (direction of arrow). [Note: Surfaces/parts coated with grease must not come into contact with dust or dirt. Add only genuine grease G 00 450 02.]
- Pull off drive gear in (direction of arrow) from gear shaft. Note spacer.
- ⚠ Damping element (1) must locate exactly in recesses of cable drum. — Place drive gear (2) in cable drum, fit spacer (3) to drive gear.
- Join motor for window regulator in (direction of arrow) with cable drum.
- If gear mechanism housing cannot be joined with cable drum onto stop, alter position of drive gear by moving follower slightly until it engages.
- Check correct position of cable on cable drum.
- Screw in securing bolts and tighten in prescribed sequence (3 Nm). [Note: Perform functional check prior to installation.] — 3 Nm (2.2 lb-ft)
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Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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