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Power windows goes down, but not up?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Killer50stang
  • Start date Start date Jul 22, 2006

Killer50stang

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I'm guessing my switch panel is shot, because locks and other window works. Anyone else think different?
 

sgarlic

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Could be.. but my old 88 had a random problem of the window going down but not back up, and it turned out to be a weak/worn spot in one of the gears.. it would get stuck down and the motor couldn't push it up back past the worn spot. I'd test out that switch before I went replacing other stuff though..
 

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Just swap the switches around to test them. The locks and the window switches are basically the same, just the plastic locator tab is different. I cut that tab off and used a lock switch as a window switch before.
 

Roland69

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probly the switch
 

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does it make a clicking sound if so its three little pieces of plastic in the motor that have broken they are about 4 dollare at the parts store!
 

Killer50stang

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RMODEL65 said:
does it make a clicking sound if so its three little pieces of plastic in the motor that have broken they are about 4 dollare at the parts store!
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Okay, thing is you can get it to go back up, by playing with the switch and pushing it up/down several times, and it will go up. No clicking sound.
 

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Try rolling it down to about 1-2" before it goes completely down (stop it before it goes down completely). Then try to roll it up.

Mine does this alot. It's got a flat spot in the gears. If I roll it all the way down I have to tap on the door pannel a little to get it to go back up. But if I leave it up just a tad (just so you can see about 1-2" of glass)... I dont have a problem rolling it back up.
 
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