RE: IML: Power window motors

["Henry Blair" <henryblair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The bushings should be tight.  With lithium grease, they should not degrade,
but, as they wear, they will loosen up some, not much.  This tightness is
not your problem.

Did you put the spring back on correctly?  I screwed that up once and had a
slow lift.

I just put the mechanism in the vice with the jaws over the spring, and it
makes this a very simple job.

Henry K. Blair, Jr.
henryblair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Office (770) 643-0846



-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rob McCall
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 1:53 PM
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Subject: RE: IML: Power window motors

Mike,

Well, I hope this post doesn't expire you.  I got everything reinstalled
last night, and the window still goes down, but really doesn't like going
up.  I think the motor is just plain tired.  I'm going to check my battery
today, just incase it's low.  

The bushings I used were very tight.  I think the diameter is just a hair
too big.  It probably wouldn't hurt to turn them down a little with some
sandpaper.  Maybe place a 3" bolt through three of them and chuck them in a
drill (using the excess bolt in the drill chuck), then take a piece of
sandpaper, wrap it around the bushings and slowly turn the drill.  

The best advice I can give is to be careful removing the motor. The assist
spring can cause some bodily damage.  I removed the entire window frame and
the regulator.  I removed two of the three bolts holding the motor in place,
then placed the regulator on the garage floor with the spring part facing
the ground.  With one foot on the arm, the other foot clear of the
mechanism, I removed the last bolt and quickly pulled the motor off.  The
spring unwound and spun the upper half of the regulator around.  You do not
want any body part near that spinning metal.  That's why I referred to it as
being semi-sane removal.

I'll post an update with any progress (or regress) later today.

Rob McCall
'67 LeBaron

-----Original Message-----
From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of mike and cindy
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 10:18 PM
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Subject: Re: IML: Power window motors

Rob, you inspired me!
   I went to home depot and bought all the 1/2 by 1/2 bushings they had (12)

and some lithium grease, I already sent my switches off to Elijah Scott for 
rebuild, going to tackle those motors next. any pointers ?

mike Becker 67 imps
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob McCall" <Rob_Mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 7:47 PM
Subject: IML: Power window motors


>
> I took a trip over to the Depot today at lunch and bought a few nylon
> bushings to replace the pulverized ones in my driver's window motor, and a
> fresh can of lithium grease.  The 1/2" diameter by 1/4" height bushings
> looked a little short, but I bought a few of them as well as a few of the
> 1/2" x 1/2" and went back to work.
>
> Tonight it took some effort to get the new bushings installed.  Is there
> supposed to be any play once the bushings are installed in the larger 
> nylon
> gear with the metal center piece installed?  I don't have any.
>
> I bench tested it and it does work in both directions.  I thought I'd 
> check
> in here before reinstalling everything back in the door.
>
> Thanks,
> Rob McCall
> '67 LeBaron
>
>
>
>
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