Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:56:53 -0000 From: "Mike P" <privacynospamacy.net> Subject: Re: C900 Window motors
"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote in message news:35khtcF4lufb6U2nospamvidual.net... > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 02:56:06 -0000, Mike P <privacynospamacy.net> wrote: > > > > So, please can anyone give me a quick "idiots guide" to getting the window > > and motors etc in and out of the door? > > From memory... > > Remove the door handle surround; remove the screws holding the door inner > shell to the door. Set these aside. > > The motor has a spur gear on it which drives the window up and down. > The easiest thing to check, and do this before you buy anything, is if it's > just gummed up. At that age, it's not unreasonable to think that the > substance-formerly-known-as-grease on the clock spring, and in the motor > assembly, have formed into a rock-like substance. Degrease the spring with > your favorite solvent, and re-apply something preferably of the synthetic > variety. Then, while you have the motor off of the door (just hanging > inside is fine), see if the motor runs. If the gear turns a bit, or > sluggishly, then it's gummed up inside. It's fairly easy to remove the > side plate & degrease and relube that as well. > > > I was just going to buy a recon motor > > and window kit from nospam, but it'd be useful if I have a vague idea > > of what I'm taking on first. I'm not too bad with spanners, managed a full > > engine swap on the last T16 (and it still goes!!) > > If you've handled an engine swap, the window motors will be dead simple for > you. No worries. Thanks For your help Dave! Engine swap wasn't hard at all. I've done pretty much everything else on a car, but even non-electric windows scare me!! My last 900 had a right side window that would stick if you wound it right down. Solution was to remove the door card and thwack the motor with a hammer while pressing the switch.. MIke