Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (October 2015, week 3)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Tue, 20 Oct 2015 12:56:34 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: '90 electric windows
Comments: To: Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAFdLW6n9xkQrQWHfDHZXM7eKZ_k4izejr4zYW-+8xM-nfKXZZA@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

I opened up the door and can't seem to determine the problem. It seems while looking toward the door from the inside the cable runs out of the white opaque tube? up to the window bottom edge, turns 90d toward the locking mechy, another 90d downward to the bottom of the door then does another 90d turn toward the front of the door. It seems the cable is unsheathed on the vertical runs. I can see with a tiny mirror the threads? on the motor housing where the plastic tube? connects and it seems to retract/extend when I operate the buttons but I can't really tell just how the whole thing is supposed to work. The window produces little to no abnormal noise now and works well, just slowly.

And, the DS window now has an odd, very slight clunk in at least one spot in the movement up/down.

Can anyone describe how the assembly is supposed to operate. My FatMat is a little troublesome but I've removed most of it where it impairs vision.

Please/thanks!

On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 4:26 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:

> hi Neil, > > I took out the whole power window assembly recently for repair..if you take > them out, consider open up the motor to clean and lube it. > > The bottom of the raiser has a plastic guide attached to the metal vertical > rail via a plastic pin. You may want to replace that plastic pin with small > screw and bolt. The pin on mine was broken and the cable jumped off the > track.. Time to remove, repair, clean, lube and reassembly is about 4 > hours.... yeah I am slow :-) >

-- Neil2 '82 Diesel Westfalia (Ducky) '86 Vanagon/Westfalia Wannabe (SaVannah) '08 170" 2500 Mega Roof Dodge Sprinter (Moby) '90 Westfalia Subagon Fulltiming since August 2008 Nunquam Pendite Divendium


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.