So I'm trying to replace the outer window sweeps and they are wearing me out. I've done all the usual stuff, removing the guides so I can pull the window back, trying to hold the screws in place with something as I turn it ect.... I still can get the central screws back on.

Somebody mentioned on another thread that if the rubber stop for the power windows is broke they roll down further. So is it possible to remove the stop without pulling out all the window innards? I can physically see it, but I can't really tell if it's riveted on or what.

Any help would sure be appreciated.

 

Its riveted, if the stop is distorted or cracked.You could remove it & bolt in a replacement.I used a poly bushing i had lying around after the OE dry rotted.

 

Yeah mine looks brand new fortunately/unfortunately.

I poked around and found a way to make it much easier. There's a roller guide on the back part of the door (the latch side) that bolts on with 3 bolts... two at the top and one at the bottom. Remove those, and take it off it's rubber wheel and your window will roll down another inch and when the window is rolled down it no longer "locks" in place so you can pull it back as well. For the two bolts in the middle of the sweep I still had to take a nut driver at a bit of an angle but since they are self-drilling screws it doesn't really matter. Then I put the rail back on and re-aligned via the cuts the washers had made in the paint.

It's a little more involved, but still much easier than going to extremes like removing the glass.

I just couldn't get the method described on this site (with the wrench and hole punch) to work at all. The screws need a lot of pressure on them to get started through the holes.