Hey y'all,


I will be pulling apart the back of my crew cab to replace the broken old speakers and run some new wires, thought while I'm in there I should look at the power sliding rear window.


The switch has power and the fuse is good, however when pressed, the window won't move. I can move it by hand though.


Any ideas? Or has anyone repaired this issue on their trucks yet and can maybe point me in a direction what to look for/at?


Chris

 

Does the motor make noise? If not, I'd start there and figure out where the power went. If it does make noise, then I'd look to the operating cable that has a reputation for breaking.

 

Maybe just need to clean the channels - get rid of dirt and stuff and spray a little white lithium grease in there

 

Dumb question - do you have anything crammed behind the back seat?


Reason I ask - I installed a subwoofer box behind my seat. When I raised and latched the seat back it pushed the speaker box against the back of the cab and jammed the mechanical cables that operate the rear power slider window. I pushed the window button and nothing happened - couldn't hear the motor or anything. I originally thought I had cut an electrical wire or something, and was stumped for a while - but when I lowered the back seat the window started to work.


By lowering the seat back, it took the pressure off the box, freed up the cables, and the rear slider started working again. I ended up having to trim back the cab insulation a bit to get an extra quarter inch of room to keep the cables free.

 

Good point, when I played with mine yesterday the cable just came out on one end, the other end is still attached to the window.


Ufortunately the Haynes does not have any information on how to remove/replace this stuff, so any information on how to replace this cable I should know please share.


Thank you all,
Chris