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Aug 22, 2008 | 04:15 PM

adbscu

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another winodw slider question

Just got a few weeks ago a 05 F350 KR crewcab with the power window slider in the back, which works fine but it's super slow compared to the 05 F150 that we had

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Could anybody run some tests and tell me how long it takes for them to open it or closed? (i guess the times should be roughly the same)

Just afraid that there might be something wrong and that it eventually break on a rainy day or during a snowboarding trip...

thanks

Aug 22, 2008 | 10:14 PM

aldridgec

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My 04 seemed unusually slow, but no slower than any of the others on the lot at the time.

Aug 23, 2008 | 12:33 AM

XLnAK

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You might try checking the seals for dirt and such. The reason I mention this is that while looking at rigs before my purchase, I saw a couple power rear sliders had pulled the attaching(to the motors cable or actuator strip)frame right off the glass panel. Sounds like a great option though. Maybe ice or really cold weather operation is what I was seeing the result of. Your mention of snowboarding would seem to be expectant of cold weather use, so be somewhat aware of the units restrictions(warm up the rig first maybe). Best of luck.

Aug 23, 2008 | 06:42 AM

Jimmy M

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My 05 crew cab sometimes will open fine and others will be very slow .Sometimes it will only open about three inches and stop .I let off switch and try again and it will go another couple inches.Then maybe the next day or so it will work fine again. I think it may be the rubber around the glass binding some way. Mine seems to open better when the glass is clean. Maybe rain-ex or glass wax would free it up a little. never tried,just a thought.

Aug 23, 2008 | 06:58 AM

ranger429

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Check the bonding of the center piece of glass to the window track, my 06 had came loose and the glass would tilt when opening causing it to bind.

Aug 23, 2008 | 11:05 AM

mrsdbro

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mine has debonded, it gets caught up when trying to open. they do open on the slow side . $1100 repair to replace in canada. waiting for quote for re bonding repair.

Aug 23, 2008 | 04:10 PM

mhoefer

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Clean the window with windex and ensure the base it slides is nice and clean then apply a light coating of wax to the bottom and top edge so it slides better. Dust and dirt causes friction between window and the slide.