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Offline Maiden Hell

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Window problems....
« on: August 23, 2004, 10:53:58 AM »
I'm getting right into this, so you know there are two wires that control your windows when you turn the window crank for either up or down...well the control wire for rolling the window up is really frayed at one end and get really hard to roll up.  I managed to cut some of the frayed wires away and it's a little better now...

Is it hard to remove the whole window with wires and crank to fix this up better?  Has anyone else had similar problems?  Any idea how much to fix this would be if getting a mechanic to do it?

Thanks for any info.

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Re: Window problems....
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2004, 03:04:49 PM »
I had a wire get off track, sticky window
got rolled down too fast  >:(  I told her
not to do it too

Anyway the window isn't hard to remove,
pop off (carefully) the door pannel by
removing the window crank and door
pull handle, pull the plastic back or put
some holes in it so you can see, there are
1 or 2 bolts with #3 phillips screw heads,
use the #3 or go get one as a #2 won't
work, they are just too tight.

Remove the screws and slide the window
out of the door thru the window slot, now
the bolts that hold the regulator in the door
can be removed, there are 3 or 4 of them, once
the bolts are out you can remove the cables
and crank part thru the holes in the door, it
will fold to get thru because it's just cables
and outer casings between the parts, now
you can replace the part, I don't think the
cables can be replaced, lube the cables with
spray white lithium grease, I used chain lube
and it made the cables too sticky  :(  and the
cause of my problem.  While the window is
out, use spray silicone on the rubber slides and
it will work real nice like when they were new  ;D

Also use the spray grease on the nylon wheel
inside the metal track too, I need to do this
to the drivers side now, and both windows will
work and crank real sweet

Call Hawks for a new Regulator, I don't know if they
are the same or if they are left and rights, but I
know you can't use the frayed ones because the
wire ends will stick into the outer cable case

Good Luck

Wild
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Re: Window problems....
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2004, 10:04:00 AM »
Thanks for the info, dude! You truly are the King of kings!!!  ;D

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Re: Window problems....
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2004, 06:34:11 PM »
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Thanks for the info, dude! You truly are the King of kings!!!  ;D

:-[
Easy now, those are big shoes to fill,
and I might have to live up to those
shoes, but thanks, always glad to help

Wild
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And Chrome Don't Get Ya Home.  

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