Having trouble with the window regulator

GAVINROBINSON

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1996 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
59,000 MILES

VW Polo 1996 electric window cable replacement drive side. Old cable broken, got replacement kit, removed the slides complete with motor from door panel. Checked to see how cable passed through the winder mechanism powered by the motor, replaced the cable

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RIVERMIKERAT

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Question got cut off. The Polo isn't available in the US, we don't have any information on it. It resembles the Golf here, so here's what we have on that model.
GLASS, WINDOW REGULATORS (A3 PLATFORM) -1996 Volkswagen Golf GL
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DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR, REMOVING AND INSTALLING

? Door window, removing, refer to DOOR WINDOW, REMOVING.? Remove cable clip (arrow).
? Loosen hex-head screws -1- and -2-.
Fig. 27: Removing Cable Clip & Loosening Hex-Head Screws
? Lift window regulator slightly so that hex -head screws -1- can be pulled through installation openings.
? Pull window regulator out downward through installation opening. ? Install in reverse order of removal.
Tightening torque (screws -2-): 10 N.M (7 ft lb)

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