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Well, that would be very messy and tricky. Try this>
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Posted by Micah in NC [Email] (more from Micah in NC) on Fri, 21 Jun 2002 11:20:21 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: 86 900S Notchback-Driver Window, Harpole, Fri, 21 Jun 2002 10:49:06
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To raise a 900's power window manually, you'd have to take off door panel, get past moisture barrier (like opalescent super-thick Saran Wrap), unbolt the motor/gear from the regulator and push the window up.

There might be an easier fix. Try these first:

1) Did the window sound sluggish for a long time before it died? If so, then maybe motor died and/or window console switch contacts are corroded/dirty? Years of crumbs/spilled sodas/coffee/general dust can achieve that. Try popping switch out of the console and cleaning its contacts or trying a known good switch. MIGHT NOT be interchangeable (driver's to pass.).

2) Did the power window just quit all of a sudden? If so, then perhaps the wires going INTO the door are frayed. (This happened once at a rodeo in my previous 900.) We found a chafed wire going into the bellows, located just between the door hinges on the driver's door. Apparently the bellows had aged, shrunk a bit, and popped out of its hole in the door jamb, just enough to allow the wires to constantly chafe away insulation again. Bare wire to bare metal=instant short. Luckily, some hasty electrical tape bandaging allowed me to roll the window up (closed) and we weren't late for the rodeo. (Thanks to my Mom, a good DIY'er!)

So, peel back that rubber bellows and scrutinize those wires!

Hope this helps!

Micah in NC
'84 900S, 213K mi.
'84 900S, 267K mi. (parts car now, was in above tale)
'90 900, 65K mi. (Mom's, manual windows!)

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