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Date:         Sat, 26 Jun 1999 16:44:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Coby Smolens <cobys@WELL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Coby Smolens <cobys@WELL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Saving window cranks
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Coby Smolens [mailto:cobys@well.com] > Sent: Saturday, June 26, 1999 4:06 PM > To: Stuart MacMillan > Subject: RE: Saving window cranks > > > It would appear that the "autoloc" kit works WITH the original > window crank mechanism, which, if it's already starting to bind, > will very likely have a detrimental effect on the drive motor > assembly. First things first - replace the window regulator if it > doesn't respond well to cleaning and lubricating. I wouldn't rule > this out, but my experience is that it probably won't do much if > the thing's already binding severely. I wouldn't do it in the > shop - labor costs would make the job stupidly expensive if > lubing didn't help and we had to take the thing out again. Or we > would have to absorb the extra time - which is also not a > favorite option. A DIYSer, of course, doesn't have this > constraint - a pleasant way to while away a Saturday afternoon... > > Coby > > Valley Wagonworks > "Intimately acquainted with VW Vans since 1959" > > Volkswagen Bus, Vanagon, Westfalia and Eurovan > Repair and Service Specialists > > 1535 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, CA 94933 > Voice:(415) 457-5628 > Fax: (415) 457-0967 > http://wagonworks.com > mailto:contact@wagonworks.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf > > Of Stuart MacMillan > > Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 2:13 PM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Re: Saving window cranks > > > > > > Here is the "rebuild" I am considering--check out the power window kits: > > http://autoloc.com/ > > > > > > Steve Frisbee wrote: > > > > > > My window cranks also failed as a result of stress from the resistive > > > forces of mechanism and/or tracks. Anyone done a "rebuild" of their > > > window mechanisms and/or tracks to provide smoother action? > > > > > > -Steve Frisbee > > > 85 Westy > > > 66 Beetle > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > > DO YOU YAHOO!? > > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > -- > > Stuart MacMillan > > Manager, Case Program > > 800-909-8244 ext 208 > > > > Getting your share of the Net yet? > > http://www.cobaltgroup.com > > http://www.casedealer.com/demo > > http://www.caseihdealer.com/demo > >


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