JDM3

I was trying to fix my driver side window but it will only go down and have troubles going back up unless i put some pressure on it i was wonder if my motor is bad or what i took the door a part and lubed every thing but that didnt work. Any help would be great

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Silverfc88

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Try cleaning the contacts inside the window switch, but be careful not to loose springs, metal pieces.

JDM3

would i have to take of the door panel off again

Silverfc88

iTrader: (7)

No, its the switch thats ON your door or door armrest.

Just be gentle with the switch when messing with it, it can break and replacements can be hard to find.

When I first took mine apart I had some black gunk in between the contacts. When you take it apart make sure you look how it goes back together.

Jodoolin

Like you I had to remove panel, clean the center track, lube it and it helped a lot. However, it still became slow going up about 1/2 way. It went down fine. Was pissed and confused. RPMs dropped during the slow/stuck phase so I knew the motor was OK but drawing a lot of wasted juice.

Then I remembered an auto glass installers trick. I sprayed some silicone lube into the window groves particularly the back grove. And guess what, it now works fine.

Logic.. these cars are over 15 years old. How many of those years have been spent driving with the windows down? Road grime, dust, and dirt have accumulated in the groves especially the rear one. Dirt narrows the width of the grove equals increased friction equals slow/stuck window. The silicone lubes it up.

Once my theory was proved, I took the almighty Q tip with soapy water and cleaned the groves and geeze the crap that came out. Let it dry, re-lubed with silicone and now works perfect.

Worth a try?

Hollywood56

Also you may want to check the window mount for looseness.If its loose just angle the window the right way and retighten the bolts.And like everyone else said clean the tracks out too....Good Luck

JDM3

i lubed up everything where the window is on the tracks the motor and it still dont do anything it will go down fine but going up is another story. I was thinking the motor was bad but people said that the motor hardly wares out so i dont know whats up u guys talk about the track that were the window is on those silver tracks it seems like it wont go up or slipping or something

alwayssideways

i was trying to fix the exact same thing today ,, i have the same exact syptoms .. i greased everything .. its goes down great,, but going up is not too bad ,, but it does have a pause. it got a little better with the grease.

JDM3

mine will go up to a certain point then like bouce up and down and wont go no where i have to manually pull it up

alwayssideways

mine isnt that bad,, it goes up all the way on its own

getbent69

I was experiencing the same issue, having to pull the windo up the last 2 inches. I just got the car back from the crash shop (moan), and it turned out they had splashed the Bailey channel with primer making it all hard. I got it replaced and it's as good as new (motor is still a bit sluggish, but it 17 years old). These channels will perish over time.

JDM3

i wonder if i should just buy whole new stuff