Window Adjustment Help!

Slo5Oh89

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I have an 89 convertible that I just can't not get the window to adjust not mater what I try. When I put the window up with the door closed there is just a little gap where the front part of the window has a small crack.Where the back of it is all the way up. And for the life of me can not just find that last adjustment.

Any ideas please!

 

Last edited: Apr 1, 2016

Slo5Oh89

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Would a weak or dying window motor hurt in the adjustment?

 

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If I'm not mistaken isn't there a plastic spacer where the window bolts up.

 

Slo5Oh89

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This is the best I can get when rolling it up with door shut. With door open its "ok" and goes fully up.

Did not change or remove weatherstripping

 

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Benz510

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Have u tried changing the guide rod bushings and glass brackets? U can try to adjust everything like they do on the last part of this video.

View: https://youtu.be/85etSY-NBJ0

 

Slo5Oh89

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Guide rod bushing is why I was in there and led up to this!. I have seen the lmr video 10+times now.

 

Benz510

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So I am assuming that it didn't do that before until after replacing those bushings?

 

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I've spend more time than I really care to remember doing this job.

There are felt covered window stops at the front and rear that control how high it goes.

 

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foxbobby

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Not sure what billson is remembering but not the fix today on my foxbody. Two adjustment screws both for front & back window raised mine two inches. The boys at LMR didn't mention them, must be a convertible thing. Mine had gotten so bad I had a pool floaty split & used it to fill the gap.

 

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If you don't have it fixed already, @billison is right. T-tops and convertibles have those stops. One toward the front and one toward the rear.
I just disassembled my driver's door for paint. There are plastic bushings on the glass that hit them to keep the glass from going too high

 

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Not sure what I did then? I loosened the two bolts on both sides raised the window tightened the bolts & it looks factory new. The only felt stop I saw was by the door lock but it seemed there to keep the window from wobbling?

 

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foxbobby said:

Not sure what I did then? I loosened the two bolts on both sides raised the window tightened the bolts & it looks factory new. The only felt stop I saw was by the door lock but it seemed there to keep the window from wobbling?

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They're not felt, just two L shaped brackets with two nuts on each one.

 

foxbobby

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I've been schooled thank you to billson & Dave. I got so happy my window went all the way up I didn't think to check the in & out adjustment. Back at it today and I got off my bottom & looked in the door, on the backside of those screws is felt stops. Thanks for sharing your smarts fellows.

 

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BTW, here's a copy of the manual for adjusting t-top windows and seals for water leaks. Just skip through the t-top specific crap. Your adjustment points will be the same.

http://foureyedpride.com/fep_bild/v/img_arch/tech/troof_leak/pg63.jpg.html

 

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Thanks I'm putting a new top on sometime this summer & with new rubber I imagine I'll need some adjustments.