00 Driver's side window won't go down

[roadrunner2]

Originally Posted by db234

Thanks for the suggestions about the regulator and the clips. Old and cold, the clips, could be quite brittle.

db,
Door window fixed?

[db234]

Originally Posted by roadrunner2

db,
Door window fixed?

Not yet, busy this weekend. I should get to it over thanksgiving...

[db234]

OK, I think I have it fixed, with a few casualties. I think I fried the new switch with my testing ;-(. I removed the trim.

Inside the door trim Red arrow points to motor

The old switch gave the right voltage behind the switch and at the motor terminal. So no problem with the (old) switch or wires.

I removed the motor by pulling back 'three' tabs, well trying to pull back three tabs. Ended up popping one of them off (superglue to repair???)

Window motor in place Red arrows point to tabs. Blue arrow points to the plug.

Detached, the motor worked fine

Motor removed showing gears Red arrow points to gears.

I put plenty of lithium grease on regulator slides, top and bottom. Silicon spray on the felt glass slides. Put everything back together (hopefully the broken tab is repaired or workable) and the window works!!!

Now to look at the leaking radiator... but I may try careful watching on that one for a bit.

[roadrunner2]

Originally Posted by db234

OK, I think I have it fixed, with a few casualties. I think I fried the new switch with my testing ;-(. I removed the trim.

Inside the door trim Red arrow points to motor

The old switch gave the right voltage behind the switch and at the motor terminal. So no problem with the (old) switch or wires.

I removed the motor by pulling back 'three' tabs, well trying to pull back three tabs. Ended up popping one of them off (superglue to repair???)

Window motor in place Red arrows point to tabs. Blue arrow points to the plug.

Detached, the motor worked fine

Motor removed showing gears Red arrow points to gears.

I put plenty of lithium grease on regulator slides, top and bottom. Silicon spray on the felt glass slides. Put everything back together (hopefully the broken tab is repaired or workable) and the window works!!!

Now to look at the leaking radiator... but I may try careful watching on that one for a bit.

db,
Glad to see you got the window working again, but. I don't think using lithium grease on the slides was a great move (in the long run).

The grease, like WD-40, attracts dust and other foreign matter to it and MAY cause the window to bind in the slides again.

A neighbor friend gave me a spray can of something that went on moist and dried to almost a powder like substance. (Don't ask me the name of it though. I can't remember what it's called)

I hear you about the breaking plastic tab. I broke one too.

I put everything back together sans tab, ran the window up and down at least 10 times and the motor never moved.

[db234]

Originally Posted by roadrunner2

db,
Glad to see you got the window working again, but. I don't think using lithium grease on the slides was a great move (in the long run).

The grease, like WD-40, attracts dust and other foreign matter to it and MAY cause the window to bind in the slides again.

A neighbor friend gave me a spray can of something that went on moist and dried to almost a powder like substance. (Don't ask me the name of it though. I can't remember what it's called)

I put the lithium grease on the horizontal beams that the regulator moves up and down. There was a little grease that looked similar on either end. There was a floating metal piece between the joints in the regulator that seemed to be sticking before the extra grease and moving. Hopefully it will stay clean in there, didn't look to be a big problem. We'll see ;-)

I hear you about the breaking plastic tab. I broke one too.

I put everything back together sans tab, ran the window up and down at least 10 times and the motor never moved.

Yeah, I ran it up and down a few times and it seemed solid??? BTW, I broke the tab near the electrical plug.

rr, thanks for your help and suggestions.