By Addlight - Sat May 01, 2021 4:50 pm
- Sat May 01, 2021 4:50 pm
#77146
Edit: I'll leave the thread here, but turns out it was the motor.
I'll start with the question: I put new felt window guides in my driver door. Shortly after, the window stopped going up or down. Could new guides be installed tight enough to stop the window motor.
Long version:
I had the pleasure of taking my driver side door apart today to see why the window is not going up or down. Twice.
The switch worked, the motor was getting power, but it wasn't going up or down. I disassembled the motor, cleaned it, greased the bearings, reassembled. Bench tested and it ran smoothly. I reassembled everything, and when I did, I bolted the regulator to the door with one bolt, then ran the motor to align the other three bolt holes with the window held up by tape. Motor worked fine through the switch.
I put the door back together, including gluing in new vapor barrier. That's when I saw that the grease seal that goes between the window motor and transmission had fallen out and was hiding on my black carpet. So, repeat the entire process.
Got it buttoned up, motor worked fine when not driving window up and down, but now does not. I can't even hear it try to move when I use the switch.
Last thing I did to that prior to today was the felt guides. Could these be the problem? Should I go back in and see if I can back them up a bit?
Thanks,
Matt
I'll start with the question: I put new felt window guides in my driver door. Shortly after, the window stopped going up or down. Could new guides be installed tight enough to stop the window motor.
Long version:
I had the pleasure of taking my driver side door apart today to see why the window is not going up or down. Twice.
The switch worked, the motor was getting power, but it wasn't going up or down. I disassembled the motor, cleaned it, greased the bearings, reassembled. Bench tested and it ran smoothly. I reassembled everything, and when I did, I bolted the regulator to the door with one bolt, then ran the motor to align the other three bolt holes with the window held up by tape. Motor worked fine through the switch.
I put the door back together, including gluing in new vapor barrier. That's when I saw that the grease seal that goes between the window motor and transmission had fallen out and was hiding on my black carpet. So, repeat the entire process.
Got it buttoned up, motor worked fine when not driving window up and down, but now does not. I can't even hear it try to move when I use the switch.
Last thing I did to that prior to today was the felt guides. Could these be the problem? Should I go back in and see if I can back them up a bit?
Thanks,
Matt
Last edited by Addlight on Sun May 02, 2021 1:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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86.5 black/black, 5-speed, no rub strips, always undergoing some experiment
86.5 black/black, 5-speed, no rub strips, always undergoing some experiment