'92 Griff p/c - Electric window woes

'92 Griff p/c - Electric window woes

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Greg M

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81 posts

171 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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Another day another opportunity....

The driver's electric window stopped working the other day (as in going up and down...as a window it's still clear and I can still see through it). Obviously it failed in the 'down' position late in the evening...

The switches and motor are not at fault. I've had the door card off and can hear the motor running, and can see/feel the worm gear running through the regulator, but I've not been able to find out - or work out - how the thing all works.

So...do I need a new regulator? I saw something that suggested that something was welded onto a bracket(?) I've struggled to find anything with the precise issues I'm having...

Also how do I go about removing the cassette? Does the whole thing come out of the top? Do I need to separate the glass from the regulator and bring the regulator through the door aperture?

As ever..thank you for any advice...

Greg M

Original Poster:

81 posts

171 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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I can't see the image - at work... - but the description sounds right. The flat plate does not go up and down, although I can feel the worm circulating inside the rounded tube part of the regulator.

Greg M

Original Poster:

81 posts

171 months

Tuesday 20th September 2022
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Thanks Phillpot...I guess I'll need to find time to get the cassette out and see if I can work out what's gone wrong. Not what I expected, though - I'd assumed that it would just be a case of the window coming off its runners, but doesn't seem to be the case.

Greg M

Original Poster:

81 posts

171 months

Sunday 19th March 2023
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OK, so some cold, dark, and rainy time has passed since last I looked at this...

I've managed to extract the motor and regulator assembly from the door and looked at what's happening.

The rack is operating as expected - i.e.: running up and down the channel - however it is not connected to the bracket which then bolts on to the window. I have extracted the bracket and looks like this.

It feels like this is a simple fix - if only I knew what I was doing. What is - and where should it go - the sticky-out bit of metal?

If the rack is a rack, and not a worm (i.e.: doesn't revolve) then does this need to literally 'stick' into the rack somewhere? Should it be tack-welded to it? Loop round at the top of the rack?


Greg M

Original Poster:

81 posts

171 months

Tuesday 21st March 2023
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For anyone who stumbles on this at a later date with the same issue, I ended up buying a replacement window regulator.