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It is hard to do but it is possible.

I had to do this on an Audi S2, where I had tried to change the motor and hub whwhere the cables run into just pinged out of the motor gear assmebly and the cables unwound. I tried to restore this while it was still in the car and concluded it is impossible.

1. Do not attempt to do this in the car, you have to remove the complete regulator from the door frame. (remove the door trim, locate the regulator frame, usually 5-6 big nuts, lift the regulator and glass out of the door panel.)

2. The wires must be extremely tight, there are usually 2 maybe 3 tensioning springs which you have to fight against to get the wires back on the drum.

3. Set the window position to the middle of the run, ie half way up.

4. Wind the cables back onto the drum whilst maintaining tension. Complete 1 side first, then flip the drum over and start the other cable.

5. Check which way the drum fits back onto the winder gear and make sure the drum housing is the right way up.

6. Pull the second wire onto the drum, normally have to do a 180 flip or wrap the wire round and drop it into the channel.

7. Set the drum with the cables wound round, into the centre of the housing and locate one of the cable springs against the housing lug. Cable tie this so it does not slip out.

8. Holding the drum secure, pull the second cable tight until you can get the retaining clip over the housing. Cable tie this up.

9. Fit the top cover of the hub housing, making sure it slips under the two retaining clips.

10. Before fitting back onto the motor, check that when you move the window up or down he centre drum rotates correctly and pulls one cable in and the other one out. If not then you have the cable wound wrong, so you'll have to start again.

11. Place complete drum housing back onto the winding gear (motor assembly), you might have to move the window up or down to locate the driving gear sprockets into the hub sockets. Normally there are three spokes on the winding gear. Make sure the rubber dampers are included in the hub socket.

12. When the motor is alighned you will b able to close it all up and the job is nearly done.

13. Put the regulator frame back into the car and check functionality.

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