Date: 11 Dec 2001 12:16:46 -0800 From: ptimlinnopsamo.com (Patrick Timlin) Subject: Re: dreaded stuck window problem
jw <johnwebster1nopsamhlink.net> wrote ... > I have the fairly common stuck window problem in my 1984 900 S. > I took the door panel off and tried to get it to budge by > tapping things and trying to "help" it up a bit. I couldn't get > it to budge. I had the same problem with my driver's side window on my 1988 900S (three door model). I eventually just replaced it with a manual crank and couldn't be happier. Now I have the best of both worlds, an auto on the passenger side so I can easily roll it up/down while driving, and a fool proof manual on the driver's side which I can roll up faster than the old motor could. Important when you have thrown your moeny in the basket at the tool booth and it is freezing cold out! <grin> Anyway, while it was still motorized, when it got stuck, it wasn't a tap that got it movng again. With the door panel off, push and hold the up button and then WHACK!!! the rack with a hammer. Worked for me. > Motor has been working very well (far better than the driver's > side), and my friend put it donw the other day and now it > doesn't go back up. Had been working great since then. It may be you just need to clean the rack and relube it. Roll the window all the way down (oh wait, you're already there <grin>), unscrew the two screws that hold the glass to the frame (really the glass is gripped by a strip and the stip is attached to the frame by two screws), pull the glass up and out of the way and prop it up with something (I used vise grips attached to something just under to sit the glass on. Now you should be able to unbolt the rack and motor and pull it out with a little maneuvering. At this point you can now spray the crap out of it with WD-40 at all the point the metal slides against each other. Once you get it all cleaned of gung, wipe it all down with a clean cloth to remove as much WD-40 as possible, then lube the rack with something (I guess light oil is as good as anything). You should now have a rack that moves fairly easily. This *MIGHT* fix your problem if the motor is good. If not, you may need to clean and lube either the motor itself or the gear box (the motor is really a motor and gear box hooked together), or you can do like me and just convert to a manual crank and be done with it. > I guess I'll poke around a little more in there today, maybe > check fuses? Do you have a volt meter of some sort? You can put the leads right across the two wires that go to the motor and when you push the window button (up or down) you should see +12V there. If you don't have a meter, you might consider dropping $20 at your local Radio Shack for their basic model, as a basic meter is a nice tool to have around for the car or home. IF you have the +12V then likely the issue is a stuck or jammed window assembly. If you do NOT have the +12V then yes, maybe a fuse is blown (are both windows on the same fuse/circuit? Something to verify).
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