Wedge Window Motors

[John042]

Has anyone successfully dismanted/repaired the window motors? J C

[John042]

Thanks Mark. There is an assembly on feebay which looks similar. Mine refused to close when it was p*ssing down true to TVR radition! Percussion adjustment did achieve some result but carrying a club hammer around!! Anyway might consider the feebay option. The upper limit of travel seems to be goverened by the quadrant teeth being bent over? The open limit of travel who knows? The motor is riveted to the lift mechanism. I guess openning the motor from the connection end would expose the brush and commutator but are parts available? Apparent from the above "Wesley" is running fine, still the bussing noise from transmission area but surprising the Euro Boxes at the traffic lights!Cheers J C.

[John042]

Thanks for the replies. I've cleaned the supply contacts and with direct 12v applied the motor runs but is intermittent when reaching the limits of travel. Are there limit contacts in the motor? Or does it just stop when the window mechanism reaches its travel limit? Thanks J C.

[John042]

Thanks Marcus1875. I've just won the ones on feebay. Kind offer, thankyou. To stop the window at the top of the travel mine has a chain attached to the bottom of the window guide as well as the bent over teeth on the quadrant. What stops the down operation of the motor? J C.

[John042]

Thanks Ian. Mine just has, what looks like a toliet chain attached to the bottom runner What stops the motor at the bottom, window openning? Other than releasing the switch? J C.

[John042]

Thanks Ian. I think you're right. No such luxury as limit switch in the motor. Hopefully the ones I purchased on feebay will be OK. I might experiment drilling holes, as suggested, and squirting some contact treatment inside to see if it works. At the moment, even with direct 12v it fails either at fully open or closed. A club hammer works in 99% cases! Cheers J C.

[John042]

Fleabay motor fitted with much swearing and fibre cut wrists and working great. Fastest drivers window in the SW. Makes the passenger one look slow, but have a spare for that one now. Will now turn my attention to the removed motor to see if it can be repaired. Cheers J C.