Power window stuck in down position
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Power window stuck in down position
Sooo, my windows have been working fine, then the other day I went to roll up the drivers window, and it wouldn't budge. I can hear a click when i hit the switch, and the volt meter on the instrument cluster moves when I press the switch, but the window won't move. I can't budge it manually either. I thought that you should be able to push the window up manually if the motor is bad, am I wrong? I cleaned the switch out with contact cleaner, and also checked the continuity. The switch is relaying power to the motor. There is no binding b/w the window and the tracks that I can tell. Any ideas of how I can at least get the window up temporarily? I noticed that it is riveted to the lifter arm, and i can't get to them because its all the way in the down position.
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The long arm of the window regulator = that's not a rivet at the end, but the backside of the window plastic roller that fits in the glass channel. If you can get that out, problem solved. I'm looking at the picture in the parts book.
The roller is square plastic, and swivels.
Edit: Some of the rollers were originally riveted in, so yours may never have been touched. The replacement part has a threaded rod and nut. Mechanics drilled out the rivet.
The roller is square plastic, and swivels.
Edit: Some of the rollers were originally riveted in, so yours may never have been touched. The replacement part has a threaded rod and nut. Mechanics drilled out the rivet.
Last edited by NumberDummy; Feb 23, 2007 at 12:54 PM.
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Try thumping the motor with a wooden dowell, or hammer handle, while holding the switch in the up setting & see if it'll wake the motor up.
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my 94 b4000 does the same thing on the passenger side, seems to only happen if i leave the window in the down position all day, i just hold the window up button and slam the door, sometimes takes 2 or 3 slames but its always worked.
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The brushes in the electric motor sometimes gets hung up and when that occurs, the motor doesn't work. That is why striking it with a hammer (or slamming the door) sometimes makes it work. The same trick will often times work on a starter of a fuel pump. On the fuel pump, put a piece of board (1x6 about 10" long) on the tank right under the spot where the fuel pump is and hit the board with a hammer. On the starter, just use a long 3/8" or 1/2" ratchet extension, put it against the side of the starter and smack the extension with a hammer. These tricks can save you a tow bill.
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It would have been nice if all the manufacturers would have put manual roll up handles along with the electric so that a person has the ability to control their windows when these motors go out. These motors do go out without warning as we all know.
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Sometimes the bushings in the motors go bad. Do not buy a new motor, you can replace the bushings. I made and changed my own on a 87 F-150. I have seen the kits on E-Bay. The bushings work on a cam like device in the motor. Good luck