5000 window regulator fix w/ bicycle cable?

[Tom Winter]

Hi all - twice now in a year, the cable has snapped in my driver's widow
regulator (5000 TQA). The first time it was the original one, the second, a
used donor which went last night. I've seen the cable replacement fix
described on the site, has anyone done this using a tandem bicycle cable per
described? How do you separate the cable (old) from the carrier to replace
it with a new one? Any other BTDTs that might come in handy? Seems a waste
to trash the working motor on account of a broken cable.

And, if I decided that the cable replacement is too much work vs the very
minimal time it takes to swap in another (used) regulator, does anyone have
a window reg for my 87 5000 available for around $20?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Tom
87 TQA, not very breezy inside