This post was indespensible when replacing my drivers side regulator. I also ordered a replacement motor as the snapped cable chewed up the rubber bushing and part of the plastic gear drive
. Found a replacement regulator on eeuroparts.com for $115 delivered and a used motor (2 years newer than mine) on eBay for $60 delivered. Removed, installed the new parts and reprogrammed the window in about 2 hours with a very minimum of profanity or frustration. Channel locks worked with no problem on the "gear/star/sprocket" bolt. Used a hair dryer to warm up the adhesive on the vapor panel when reinstalling - not needed, but the panel looks like it just rolled off the line. Hardest part was removing the window switch - that was really much harder than it should be (maybe because the 'vert switch is more complex?). Thanks for the knowledge shared here - nice to have a working window again (which also impacts the operation of the top).