Hi everyone,

Yesterday I took my passenger side window and regulator assembly out from the door so repair. The cable has slipped off a pulley.

The window is seccured to the window regulator by two cog-wheel shaped screw up clamps. I had read on Pelican Parts guide that they accept a 5mm hex key in the center. However I found it very tricky to get it in there, and then it was a loose fit anyway so the socket just rounded off leaving me with no way to get the window out. A 5.5mm hex is too big to fit and I tried imperial too, so it's some unusual size.

To cut to the chase I made a very simple and effective DIY tool to release the window clamps.

It is simply a strip of wood, in my case a scrap piece of 9mm thick birch plywood 250mm long and 25mm wide.

I put a couple of screws through the end, spaced apart 54mm. I cut the ends off the screws so they only protude 5mm. I used and angle gridger but a hacksaw would do. Job done!




DIY window removal tool back




DIY window removal tool business side




DIY window removal tool and window clamp (the torx socket is totally inaccessible when in the car, the other side has a hex socket that rounds off with a 5mm key.

 

Nice, well done.

yea the window tool is here and very slim. Those gears can be a pain to get off, especially in the convertible rear side window.

 

ECS do you guys have the tool MINI use for sale?

 

yes,

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...regulator.html

 

With a drawing, that could easily be laser cut from some steel sheet. Many eBay sellers offer laser cutting services.

 

Thanks ECS

 

Welcome.