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Back-To-Basics: Window Tab Retractor
I-CAR · April 11, 2024
Summary
This article highlights the evolution of window regulators to clip-type retaining methods and introduces the window tab retractor tool. It explains how this tool allows technicians to release window retaining tabs directly through the window opening without removing the door trim panel.
What to do on the job
Use a window tab retractor tool down through the window opening to release the regulator retaining tabs without removing the door trim panel.
How to use it
Use this document to justify the acquisition or fabrication of window tab retractor tools to improve disassembly efficiency, and to support labor times associated with modern clip-type window regulator and glass removal.
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