Need to drill a hole dead center right to left and about 2 inches down from top of hump on plastic trim. Just did it to get my window open. You can't pull trim forward because there is a screw tab on the right side of mechanism. There is a factory access hole down in the carpet but if the plastic piece is broken the factory hole won't do any good. Used 1/2 hole. Can be filled with rubber plug when done. Shine light into the hole and you will see a vertical slit. Use small screwdriver through slit and you can get window to release. Hope this helps.

 

I'm afraid he's right, you have to cut or break the trim panel. I can't see any other way.


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I just found this, perhaps it could help a few of you.

Well if you don't want to hack up the tailgate panel or rip out your carpet,
here's the easy way to open the glass:

 

But if you look close in the first pic, you can see where the screw should be. His trim panel is already broken.

You have to either break something or drill something to accomplish this fix.

 

Ok well, I sorta forgot about this until a member PM'd me about this with a request for the pictures. So here's what I have. These pictures are of a glass up, tailgate down configuration that is used on many blazers. They aren't the greatest, but I've added some arrows to show where the different things are:

#1 shows the cutout through the inner sheetmetal structure of the tailgate, showing you the release arm as well as the latch striker.


#2 is a closer shot showing you more of the insides of the tailgate.


#3 shows the relationship between the latch and the cutout.


Hope this helps everyone that has had this problem. Good luck and again, sorry for the delay!

 

well i find that yea sometimes i have a problem opening the back window once its popped....but usually if i just yank hard enuf it pops open....for some reason it like sticks to the lining that the glass touches

 

i have the same prob except my actuator doesnt work.... i was wondering if anyone knew where i could get it... i have been lookin for months....its very annoying have to climb in to open my tailgate

 

I'd recommend grabbing a can of silicone spray and spraying down the seal a few times, allowing it to soak in for a few minutes. It'll soften the seal up close to what it was when new. I do this about every month in the summer on all of the door/window seals in my truck so I do not have problems with sticking doors in the winter time.

One word of caution. If you have leather seats, DO NOT let the silicone drip on them. I have a few very light spots on my seats that I haven't been able to get rid of due to this very thing.

*EDIT* - Didn't see your post time...

First thing I would try is to remove the actuator and disassemble it. If you can take it apart and clean it, it may work, it may not, but you'll atleast have tried a free (or close to it) remedy. If it does work, great. If not, you're no worse off and you have to find either a new one or a good used one.

If you have any junkyards close by, spin in there and see if you can find one. Something like that should only be a few bucks. I know that my local Pick-n-Pull will take defective returns for full refund so you really only waste your time messin' around. I usually carry a small 12v battery with me to test things like this to make sure they work.

If no junkyards are around your area, your other choice is one of these guys parting out their truck or grabbing a new one from the dealership (probably $$$).

Good luck!

 

yeah i did pull it out and clean it and stuff like that put it back in and nothin... i havent tried the junk yards they are a drive for me but i should.... thanks for the help

 

No problem. I figured I'd throw the disassemble/clean/reassemble thing out there cause you never know. Could be a free fix.