pesky window motor
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From: SoFla
pesky window motor
Driver side window on 96 XLT doesn't go down. Several past posts indicate possible replacment or ikit: internals plastic gears, grease,etc. for a fix. Other posts mention replacement of window motor. How do I know wether to rebuild or replace ?
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Dutch
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Dutch
if it aint fixed it's broke
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From: Memphis, TN
pesky window motor
What does it do when you hit the switch? What does the voltmeter in the dash do? It could be a bad switch, a bad motor, a bad wire, or a bad fuse.
For a quick diagnosis, pull the door panel and run power straight to the 2-wire connector in the front hole in the inner door skin - the one with a Red & a Yellow wire. It should throw a little spark either way, but switch power & ground between R & Y - one polarity should spin the motor so the glass goes down.
For a quick diagnosis, pull the door panel and run power straight to the 2-wire connector in the front hole in the inner door skin - the one with a Red & a Yellow wire. It should throw a little spark either way, but switch power & ground between R & Y - one polarity should spin the motor so the glass goes down.
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From: Memphis, TN
pesky window motor
The symptoms were the window went dow slowly, then for about a wek it didn't go down, then for a week it did then nothing for the past 4 weeks. When I hit the window swith the voltmeter tics or moves a little.
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From: Victoria
pesky window motor
I've ben through the exact same details twice now.Window will not go down and voltage drops when trying switch.
The first one was a bad window and motor seal.The inside of the motor was a rusty mess.We bought a new/rebuilt jobber.
The next time the exact same thing happened was less than a year on the new motor.I took it apart and disvovered one of the brushes was totally worn.It wasn't making much contact with the shaft.
I cleaned up the bottom half of the first motor(bit of a pack rat
) and used it to rebuild motor #2.Has been working good now for a few months.
The first one was a bad window and motor seal.The inside of the motor was a rusty mess.We bought a new/rebuilt jobber.
The next time the exact same thing happened was less than a year on the new motor.I took it apart and disvovered one of the brushes was totally worn.It wasn't making much contact with the shaft.
I cleaned up the bottom half of the first motor(bit of a pack rat
) and used it to rebuild motor #2.Has been working good now for a few months.
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From: Madison, AL
pesky window motor
Ford's window motors have a system built into them so that you don't break the glass if the motor keeps running when the glass hits the stopping point. The key components in this system are three nylon buttons that are housed inside the outer nylon drive gear (the one the motor screw turns). They in turn jam up against the metal gear that drives the regulator. When the regulator stops moving but the motor keeps turning, these nylon buttons slip around inside the nylon drive gear and prevent damage. Over time, however, the nylon buttons themselves get torn to bits and that is what needs to be replaced. You can get a kit at Autozone for about $25 that has new gears and buttons in it (if you want to replace everything) or you can find new nylon buttons at various places including eBay. How can you tell if that's the problem? You remove the window motor and turn the metal gear by hand . If it turns, it's probably the problem. Next remove the cover from the gear unit and slowly remove the metal gear (it pulls out easily). If you find little chunks of nylon instead of three nylon buttons, it's definately the problem.
