Re: Tips for mechanically lowering window?

[Stefan Hudson <hudson@mbay.net>]

I don't think that was it, because I could hear the relay trip, and there
was a significant load on the electrical system while it was trying to
move the window, and the motor would heat up after doing it for a while.
Basically acting like something was jammed or the motor was burned out,
except if it was burned out I wouldn't expect it to be intermittant.

In any case, it started working again this morning, and I was able to lower
the window and get the regulator out.  Now I gotta figure out what to do
with it... it looks fine, and there is plenty of torque on the motor... I
can't stop the arms from moving by hand.

I might go out to the pick and pull today and see if I can get a replacement
for it... kinda tough to know what to do when it's working fine NOW.

*sigh*

Thanks for the suggestion tho...

Stefan


On Mon, Aug 06, 2001 at 01:10:17PM -0400, stuart wrote:
> If it works intermittently, it very well could be the wires going from the
> door to the body of the car have been crimped and are coming apart.  That
> was the case on the driver's side of mine.  The wires are inside that little
> black boot in-between the door and the car.  you may need to solder them
> back together
> stu
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stefan Hudson" <hudson@mbay.net>
> To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 4:55 PM
> Subject: Tips for mechanically lowering window?
> 
> 
> > Greetings...
> >
> > My front passenger side window has been working intermittently for the
> > last 6 months or so, and today I decided to open up the door and take
> > a look.  The background of the problem is that when I try to activate
> > the window, I can hear a relay click in the door and the lights dim for
> > about 2 seconds.  Sometimes it will start working correctly again for
> > a few days.
> >
> > Anyway... according to the Bently manual, the window needs to be
> > lowered in order to remove the window regulator assembly.  Is there a
> > way to do this mechanically?  I couldn't find an obvious nut on the
> > motor for this, and the manual is pretty light on details in this area.
> >
> > Any ideas on this, or on the basic problem, would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks, Stefan