Help - electric window woes

[emley]

My drivers door electric window has died, thankfully in the up position.

Read the bible and set about dismantling the door.

1 speaker, 3 bolts (2 all but inaccesible), numerous electrical connections and six self tappers later I have a nice view of the inside of my door.

Now what
I can hear a relay clicking when I operate the switch, so assume switch and electrics are ok, but nothing budges.
Glass is in the correct channel and all lubed up with silicone. Mechanism seems okay but still nothing moves.

Is it the motor?
In which case who's is it?
And can you detatch and re-attach to the frame without disturbing the frame?

Got sick of fiddling in the end, so screwed it back together and went for a run... ooh them roads are slippery.


>>> Edited by emley on Wednesday 23 February 11:19

[emley]

Come on guys and gals.

I can't believe everybodies windows work perfectly?

[deeen]

No, my passenger window is VERY slow. Just waiting for someone to reply to your post so I know what to do!

Sorry that didnt help much did it

[shpub]

The motor is from a TVR Griffith.

It is a TVR special. It could be the mechanism but I wouldn't assume that just because a relay is clicking that there is power to the motor. It simply means that there is power to the relay. The motors can die BTW but they are not available seperately so you need to get the complete mechanism.

I got one from a breakers.

[spend]

Through the speaker hole, disconnect the multiplug to the motor, and try the window motor with a good 12v source. Then you should be able to deduce if its electrical or mechanical problems.

Dave

[M@H]

I'd put a pint on it being the connector block itself.. I had that happen once on my old chim, soon sorted with some Wd40.

Cheers
Matt

[Steve_T]

deeen said:

No, my passenger window is VERY slow. Just waiting for someone to reply to your post so I know what to do! Sorry that didnt help much did it

A slow window just means it needs the runners lubricating, silicone spray I believe - correct me if wrong folks.

Steve.

[shpub]

My slow window turned out to be a dead motor that just slipped from a sloooowwww coma to shuffling off the mortal coil.

Lubrication as in so many aspect of life is key.

[ggt]

happend to me twice, thke out the speaker then tap window motor with a hammer, worked for me every time.

[emley]

Cheers guys

Matt - Connectors super clean after 2 hours in WD40

Dave - I will be checking motor with clean 12v tomorrow

Steve - All lubed up, no joy. Thanks for the info about sourcing the whole mehanism if needs be.

thanks again

[M@H]

bugger.. thats another pint lost then

[david beer]

You can hear a relay clicking ?? Someone must have added that, unless a Chim is different to a Griff ? My Griff has a relay to cure the "slow window".

[seasider]

david beer said:

My Griff has a relay to cure the "slow window".

Hi David, was thinking about mailing you about how to speed up the drivers window as mine is very slow...
Put a direct feed on from a spare battery & it went like the clappers!!!

Electrical idiots guide for me please David
Or if your developing a kit e-mail me

[david beer]

Its funny, a slow rise window is "dead posh", if its constant ! My Griff would start quite nice and towards the top would almost stall, no amount of spray would do the trick, now they fly up and would take your arm off.mine also drop 1cm when i open the door, cerbie style.Why ? it means you can get a real good seal when you raise them.

[seasider]

david beer said:

mine also drop 1cm when i open the door, cerbie style.Why ? it means you can get a real good seal when you raise them.

We need to speak

[M@H]

david beer said:

.... also drop 1cm when i open the door, cerbie style.Why ? it means you can get a real good seal when you raise them.

Now that sounds excellent. expensive..?

[david beer]

Around £5 for a relay, a capacitor just pulses the relay for a second, not posh, just a simple way of doing it. Should really post on the Griff forum as i did this while electrifying the original door opening, no more broken nails.

[M@H]

david beer said:

Around £5 for a relay, a capacitor just pulses the relay for a second, not posh, just a simple way of doing it. Should really post on the Griff forum as i did this while electrifying the original door opening, no more broken nails.

..looking forward to reading it