Re: TECH: Pwr window grief (was Re: What is the NAME of your car?)

[drew <drew@dyermaker.cs.uoguelph.ca>]

Well, I'm not a big fan of them either.  They'd have gone sooner but it's
hard to find good door panels (especially ones with the cutout for power
mirrors (which I do like).)

I finally broke down out of necessity and used the panel (and regulator)
from my early 84, which luckily enough, has manual windows and power
mirrors (also has heated seats!) but unfortunately the panel was pooorly
reglued in the past when the upholstery separated across the top.  It's
in, but it's not attractive.  Of course, the outside of the car isn't that
great, but I LOOK at the inside quite regulary, and like it to look sharp
and neat... :)

Drew (84 Wolfsburg Ed, one power window, one manual, one seat with heating
element, one without, tilt&slide sunroof, power mirrors)



On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Scott Richardson wrote:

> Damn I'm glad I have manual windows. One less thing to go wrong.
> 
> 
> Scott Richardson
> '86 8V Scirocco
> 
> 
> >From: drew <drew@dyermaker.cs.uoguelph.ca>
> >To: "'Scirocco List'" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Subject: TECH: Pwr window grief (was Re: What is the NAME of your car?)
> >Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 09:52:11 -0500 (EST)
> >
> >
> >I'm afraid that after fighting with Carrots' lazy driver's side power
> >window (and eventually removing it in favour of a manual one, which
> >involved changing the door panel, which was trashed and needed repair
> >and...!) my current name for the poor girl would not be fit for this
> >public forum.
> >
> >After removing (what a job!) and disassembling, cleaning and regreasing
> >the gearbox and cable assembly for the power regulator, and then
> >reinstalling it in the car, I was unable to get the motor to raise the
> >window (kept overheating and cutting out.)  However, out of the car, the
> >regulator slid up and down with speed, and a reasonable amount of power
> >(ie it took some force to slow or stop the regulator as it went up and
> >down.)
> >
> >It was only when I installed the manual regulator that I discovered the
> >problem - I was unable to align the window guides and the regulator such
> >that the window would go up and down freely.  It binds in more than one
> >spot on the way up and then on the way down again.
> >
> >I've adjusted the slides as much as I can every which way (even followed
> >the Bentley procedure) to no avail.  In the end, out of frustration, I
> >lubricated the guides with a soap-like compound that has helped somewhat.
> >The window is still stiffer than it should be though.  All the guide
> >inserts are seated correctly, and are not deformed.
> >
> >Although I've since reassembled the door (including a new shower curtain,
> >which was not replaced when the door was repaired at some point in the
> >past) in retorspect I'm thinking that I should have used the guides from
> >the donor car, in the even that one of my guides is bent or distorted in
> >some way.
> >
> >Has anyone else experienced a similar problem, or was it just a bad hair
> >day for my car?
> >
> >Also, what do people use for fastening shower curtains (or their
> >replacements - I used a piece of 6mil clear poly film.) if the factory
> >adhesive is missing or no longer sticky?
> >
> >Drew
> >
> >Drew MacPherson, Network Analyst, University of Guelph
> >
> >drew@dyermaker.cs.uoguelph.ca           |  visit the Massey-Harris page:
> >http://dyermaker.cs.uoguelph.ca/~drew   |  http://m-h.cs.uoguelph.ca
> >
> >
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Drew MacPherson, Network Analyst, University of Guelph

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