My passanger side window
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My passanger side window
Since i have swapped doors and put new weather stripping on ( around the .. what is it called...tract thing ( brain is gone )) the window is slower than the driver side ( also has new weather stripping ) .. I greased everthing up when u put it back together..Is the weather stripping to tight? I mean i can live with it ..but any way to make it faster? Thanks
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You mean the window channels? The rubber and felt channels...
I replaced mine last week. My right motor was slower than the left to begin with. If you left any piece of old channel in the metal groove, you'll have a tight spot in the new channel. My old channel material was as brittle as wood and came out in some pretty small pieces.
A few years ago I did a "field rebuild" on my right motor using filed-down Volvo brushes from the junk pile. It's worked great for years but it's a little slow.
I replaced mine last week. My right motor was slower than the left to begin with. If you left any piece of old channel in the metal groove, you'll have a tight spot in the new channel. My old channel material was as brittle as wood and came out in some pretty small pieces.
A few years ago I did a "field rebuild" on my right motor using filed-down Volvo brushes from the junk pile. It's worked great for years but it's a little slow.
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Originally posted by Norm Carter
You mean the window channels? The rubber and felt channels...
I replaced mine last week. My right motor was slower than the left to begin with. If you left any piece of old channel in the metal groove, you'll have a tight spot in the new channel. My old channel material was as brittle as wood and came out in some pretty small pieces.
A few years ago I did a "field rebuild" on my right motor using filed-down Volvo brushes from the junk pile. It's worked great for years but it's a little slow.
You mean the window channels? The rubber and felt channels...
I replaced mine last week. My right motor was slower than the left to begin with. If you left any piece of old channel in the metal groove, you'll have a tight spot in the new channel. My old channel material was as brittle as wood and came out in some pretty small pieces.
A few years ago I did a "field rebuild" on my right motor using filed-down Volvo brushes from the junk pile. It's worked great for years but it's a little slow.
My rubber/felt channels need replacing too. I was in my door last weekend replacing power motor, (how do you know you're a geezer? when you fret for three months about drilling 3/4" holes in your door to replace motor, rip into it, only to find and remember ten years ago when Ford had to replace motor under warranty, and the holes had already been drilled. man, was I happy) and couldn't for the life of me see how to get window out and felt/rubber channel stuff back in. I have found a full set of channel rubber, window wipers, etc., but like I say, I can't figure out how to get window out of channel to replace rubber.
Someone want to tell the secret? (step-by-step possibly?
TIA - and thanks to SPDJNKE for the step-by-step instructions, which helped alot, and to steve83 for pix of the motor.
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You don't need to remove the window. My channels were JC Whitney and they had a right angle turn molded in at one spot. That goes right where the top of the vent window meets the side window. I started by getting that located and worked from there in both directions.
I removed the interior door panels, ran the window down, yanked out the old channels, (More like I picked out all the brittle pieces) then I sprayed soapy water on the new channels and in the metal grooves. Then I could push/slide the new channels down pretty far with the help of a big dull screwdriver. When I got one down as far as I could, I ran the window up a bit so I could reach in and grab the bottom end of the new stuff and pull it down the rest of the way. After they're in place, you might need to do a little pushing and tugging to get them exactly right around the upper corners so they are smooth and they fit in properly. No big job, I did both doors in about an hour.
I removed the interior door panels, ran the window down, yanked out the old channels, (More like I picked out all the brittle pieces) then I sprayed soapy water on the new channels and in the metal grooves. Then I could push/slide the new channels down pretty far with the help of a big dull screwdriver. When I got one down as far as I could, I ran the window up a bit so I could reach in and grab the bottom end of the new stuff and pull it down the rest of the way. After they're in place, you might need to do a little pushing and tugging to get them exactly right around the upper corners so they are smooth and they fit in properly. No big job, I did both doors in about an hour.
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Originally posted by Norm Carter
You don't need to remove the window. My channels were JC Whitney and they had a right angle turn molded in at one spot. That goes right where the top of the vent window meets the side window. I started by getting that located and worked from there in both directions.
I removed the interior door panels, ran the window down, yanked out the old channels, (More like I picked out all the brittle pieces) then I sprayed soapy water on the new channels and in the metal grooves. Then I could push/slide the new channels down pretty far with the help of a big dull screwdriver. When I got one down as far as I could, I ran the window up a bit so I could reach in and grab the bottom end of the new stuff and pull it down the rest of the way. After they're in place, you might need to do a little pushing and tugging to get them exactly right around the upper corners so they are smooth and they fit in properly. No big job, I did both doors in about an hour.
You don't need to remove the window. My channels were JC Whitney and they had a right angle turn molded in at one spot. That goes right where the top of the vent window meets the side window. I started by getting that located and worked from there in both directions.
I removed the interior door panels, ran the window down, yanked out the old channels, (More like I picked out all the brittle pieces) then I sprayed soapy water on the new channels and in the metal grooves. Then I could push/slide the new channels down pretty far with the help of a big dull screwdriver. When I got one down as far as I could, I ran the window up a bit so I could reach in and grab the bottom end of the new stuff and pull it down the rest of the way. After they're in place, you might need to do a little pushing and tugging to get them exactly right around the upper corners so they are smooth and they fit in properly. No big job, I did both doors in about an hour.
Thanks!
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