DUPLICATE THE NOISE AND TEST DRIVE
If possible, drive the vehicle with the customer until the noise is duplicated. Note any additional information on the Diagnostic Worksheet regarding the conditions or location of the noise. This information can be used to duplicate the same conditions when the repair is reconfirmed.
If the noise can be duplicated easily during the test drive, to help identify the source of the noise, try to duplicate the noise with the vehicle stopped by doing one or all of the following items
- Close a door.
- Tap or push/pull around the area where the noise appears to be coming from.
- Rev the engine.
- Use a floor jack to recreate vehicle "twist".
- At idle, apply engine load (electrical load, half-clutch on M/T models, drive position on A/T models).
- Raise the vehicle on a hoist and hit a tire with a rubber hammer.
- Drive the vehicle and attempt to duplicate the conditions the customer states exist when the noise occurs.
- If it is difficult to duplicate the noise, drive the vehicle slowly on an undulating or rough road to stress the vehicle body.
Inspection Procedure
Refer to appropriate service category
FITTING INSPECTION
- Check that the glass is fit securely into the sash groove.
- Lower the glass slightly [approximately 10 to 20 mm (0.394 to 0.787 in)], and check that the clearance to the sash is parallel. Loosen the regulator mounting bolts, guide rail mounting bolts, and glass and guide rail mounting bolts to correct the glass position if the clearance between the glass and sash is not parallel.
Scheme 1
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Check the regulator assembly for the following items. Replace or grease it if a malfunction is detected.
- Wire wear
- Regulator deformation
- Check that the glass is fit securely into the sash groove.
- Lower the glass slightly [approximately 10 to 20 mm (0.394 to 0.787 in)], and check that the clearance to the sash is parallel. Loosen the regulator mounting bolts, guide rail mounting bolts, and glass and guide rail mounting bolts to correct the glass position if the clearance between the glass and sash is not parallel.
Scheme 2
Scheme 3
- Fully open rear door glass.
- Remove rear door finisher. Refer to " «REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION»(ref-516440-S39430889702012120600000) ".
- Remove rear door speaker harness connector and the remove the sealing screen. NOTE: Cut the butyl-tape so that some parts of the butyl-tape do not remain on the sealing screen, if the sealing screen is reused.
- Remove the rear door outside molding.
- Remove rear door glass run.
- Operate the power window main switch or regulator handle to raise or lower the door window until the glass mounting bolts can be seen.
- Remove rear door glass mounting bolts.
- Remove lower sash (rear) mounting bolts and TORX bolt with a screwdriver (A) as shown in the figure below.
- Remove lower sash (rear) from the rear door panel. CAUTION: Avoid contact between lower sash (rear) and rear door glass when removing.
- Remove rear door glass from the rear panel.
- Check that the glass is fit securely into the sash groove.
- Lower the glass slightly [approximately 10 to 20 mm (0.394 to 0.787 in)], and check that the clearance to the sash is parallel. Loosen the regulator mounting bolts, guide rail mounting bolts, and glass and guide rail mounting bolts to correct the glass position if the clearance between the glass and sash is not parallel.
Scheme 4
Check the regulator assembly for the following items. Replace or grease it if a malfunction is detected.
- Wire wear
- Regulator deformation
- Check that the glass is fit securely into the sash groove.
- Lower the glass slightly [approximately 10 to 20 mm (0.394 to 0.787 in)], and check that the clearance to the sash is parallel. Loosen the regulator mounting bolts, guide rail mounting bolts, and glass and guide rail mounting bolts to correct the glass position if the clearance between the glass and sash is not parallel.