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Drivers window would not go up the other day for the first time ever... just my luck it rains on the drive home... anyway I pulled the switch, took it apart and all of the contacts were burnt with soot on them for all 4 window buttons. I was going to stop at just the drivers side window button because there were no issue with the other buttons... but, glad i pulled each button apart because they were all sooty and black on the inside. The hard part was pulling the actual buttons off. they are on there good. The way I got them off was with a flathead screwdriver right in the middle of the button by levering it up. I would say budget 2 hours... it is tedious... also the little lights do not come out as they are soldered into the switch, but they will bend enough to pull the switches out... Take you time and dont break anything. That white plastic thing with the lights in it is a real pain in the A$$.... careful cuz it will break.. trust me I know first hand. But it will bend enough to pull those little switch covers out which need to be pried up and out.
Last edited by afonda; Apr 3, 2020 at 04:08 PM.
Reason: update
So, what was the problem here? Looks like you cleaned the contacts.
Yes. I did clean all the contacts. *** I'm guessing Ford is the F'n problem. Why all the soot? This is a stupid problem... new switch is probably $100 + ....
Yes. I did clean all the contacts. *** I'm guessing Ford is the F'n problem. Why all the soot? This is a stupid problem... new switch is probably $100 + ....
window works great now.
What you saw was Carbon. When an electrical contact is engaged there is a small arch present which produces Carbon. After a thousand activation, it does prevent contact from closing.
Wow. The switches on my 2000 are discrete. It would suck to have to replace the entire module if only one of the switches is acting up. Good thing this time was just sooty contacts.
What you saw was Carbon. When an electrical contact is engaged there is a small arch present which produces Carbon. After a thousand activation, it does prevent contact from closing.
I know you know you are right but i am telling you you are right SOOO you must indeed be right! LMAO my gosh i need to get back to work!
window works great now.
