tardman91

Today my passenger side rear window stopped rolling down. I think maybe the window came off the track or something? I can hear the motor working, and when I move the window down with my hand, it rolls up fine, it just won't go down.
Is this something common? I was wondering if anyone had any pictures of how to remove the door panel, and what I should be looking for once I do. Should be an easy fix I think, and hopefully a free one for once...

Tamadrmr26

the door panel just pops off with small clips. just be careful when pulling it off make sure u pry from right near each clip or you'll pull the clip right off the panel rather than separating the 2 parts of the clip. when you look in there it'll all be pretty obvious if its just off the track which is what it sounds like. get the glass back on the track and clean everything up in there. also look at where the window slides in the door. clean that out so the window will go up and down smoothly. take you time and do it right so you dont just have to pull it apart again tomorrow.

tardman91

Thanks. I figured it out by looking at the FSM (imagine that!). It was the bottom bracket that holds the window that came loose. It was a real bitch getting the window back in there, but it's working now.
My rear windows roll down about half way, then start to go really slowly, until they eventually go down all but about 2". Is this normal, or do I need to clean or lube something in the doors? I think that window pulled loose during the 2nd half struggle. From now on I won't roll them down all the way.

Tamadrmr26

yea. its i tight fit getting the glass back in. the problem with your windows doesnt sound normal. the part about them staying up about 2 inches might be normal but both my 4runners are 1st gen(no back windows) so i cant say for sure. maybe the glass is getting hung up on the rubber that it slides up and down in and thats why it struggles going down. try and clean that out and lightly lube it with something. if that doesnt help than some parts of the linkages inside the door may be an little corroded or something and thats might be what its getting hung up on. hard to say w/o looking at it

tardman91

It's both windows that do that, which leads me to believe that it might be normal, maybe some kind of safety feature that the windows go down easy half way, then a little slower the second half. I know a lot of cars have rear windows that only go down half way.