Window alignment
Discussion
Anyone had the pleasure of aligning the electric window. After removing my door card I can see the window mechanism and motor are wrestling with the door where attached.The window races down until it gets about 3/4 open and then gets really slow as the movement becomes strained - enough to see the inner door fiberglass flex.
Actually popped the card off to fix the lighter socket but figured as it's all in bits might as well tackle the window.
Anyone had any luck in this area?
Actually popped the card off to fix the lighter socket but figured as it's all in bits might as well tackle the window.
Anyone had any luck in this area?
I had this problem some time ago. The window would drop about half way at a good rate and then struggle through the second half. Eventually resolved by straightening one of the window runners. The window is a flat/straight piece of glass, but one of the runners in the door had quite a curve in it. So the motor was trying to push/pull straight glass through a curved runner causing friction and slowing the movement.
GJR said:
I had this problem some time ago. The window would drop about half way at a good rate and then struggle through the second half. Eventually resolved by straightening one of the window runners. The window is a flat/straight piece of glass, but one of the runners in the door had quite a curve in it. So the motor was trying to push/pull straight glass through a curved runner causing friction and slowing the movement.
I did notice the same - The back runner in mine also has a curve. Did you have to remove it to straighten it?I suppose with hindsight it might be a better idea to remove it, but at the time I just pulled it back straight. This was a long time ago now and I can't remember exactly how the runners are fixed inside the door, but I do remember it all felt pretty solid and could withstand the force needed to straighten the runner with no ill effects.
Eventually after a lot of cussing and swearing finally got this sorted. 
Needed to keep the curve to match the angle of the runner on the other side (my glass is curved). Turned out the distance between the two runners was just not quite wide enough for the width of the glass causing the rubber to slide out the bottom leaving the window rattling against the runner.
Ended up having to bend the runner's top and bottom anchor points enough to enable me to make enough room for the glass. Probably need about an extra 5mm in all. Also had to make sure the motorised runner was moving in alignment and the angle of the glass mounting points also had to be spot on.
Doesn't sound like much, but must have run back and forth between the chim and the vice 100 times. If anything was more than aboout 1mm out of place the whole thing ground to a halt about half way down. - It was a right royal pain in the ar*e!!! But smooth as silk now
Needed to keep the curve to match the angle of the runner on the other side (my glass is curved). Turned out the distance between the two runners was just not quite wide enough for the width of the glass causing the rubber to slide out the bottom leaving the window rattling against the runner.
Ended up having to bend the runner's top and bottom anchor points enough to enable me to make enough room for the glass. Probably need about an extra 5mm in all. Also had to make sure the motorised runner was moving in alignment and the angle of the glass mounting points also had to be spot on.
Doesn't sound like much, but must have run back and forth between the chim and the vice 100 times. If anything was more than aboout 1mm out of place the whole thing ground to a halt about half way down. - It was a right royal pain in the ar*e!!! But smooth as silk now
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