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Originally Posted by UnSub
I have a friend with an 02 Sequoia and her rear window has not been working for over a year. Thanks to Andy4, post 22 of this thread, I fixed it easily today in about 30 minutes. You do it like this, and for free!
Raise lift gate
use a putty knife or similar to lift up top trim above window
do same for each side trim
remove screw holding strap on
use small scredriver to lift bottom corner of tail gate cover
slide putty knife in where you see clip and pry up
repeat with putty knife at each clip (8 I think total)
tailgate cover trim is now just held on at window, strike bottom to force it up and out of window
Remove electrical connectors to items on black metal window panel
Remove clips holding wire harnes by pushing in hidden clip on each end and pulling out on harness
Remove screws from panel then take it off (see TSB post)
Remove spring, 2 bolts, and then the 2 metal piece the bolts went to, one on the outside and the one you unscrewed the bolts from
Try the window now, I bet it works!
Replace all panels, wiring and trim
This is much easier than it sounds. Don't be scared off by the TSB. Once uncovered, you don't do anything except remove the spring and bolts and 2 metal pieces. Very easy.
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Thanks for this post. I just worked on my 02 Sequoia 4x2 SR5. While I had the unit open working on the broken back door latch (see other posts about this.....I'm on my 3rd latch now), I decided to try and get the window going again. I did the suggestion of removing the spring & two screws suggested in the TSB and on these posts, but the unit would still not work. It has always clicked when you hit the button, but has worked intermittently over the years an not much at all lately. I remembered a post a long time ago talking about tapping on the motor. I did this a few times and 'whala' it is working again. It was slow and creaky, so I soaked all the parts I could with white lithium grease (about a can's worth) and now it moves up and down much faster and without as much noise. I think the problem with this is the motor is a little undersized for such a big window and it doesn't get used a lot, so the parts get a little stuck and the motor isn't strong enought to overcome it. Try this first before going to the trouble of replacing the motor!!!!!