bravo that i bought has been stood for a wee while, and the windows are sticking, but they do work. how do i loosen them up a bit?
General Sticky windows
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General Sticky windows
only use silicone spray with ptfe. spray a very generous amount in both window runners. if you wind the window down you can spray it in at each side, then work the window up and down until it regains normal speed. you may find any excess spray leaks out the bottom of the door, dont worry it will stop once all the excess drains away, you need to spray that much to get the dirt out of the runners.
DO NOT use any oil based lubricants such as wd40 becasue that will make them worse in the long run.
DO NOT use any oil based lubricants such as wd40 becasue that will make them worse in the long run.
or better still...
Second option
This is easier with the mechanism removed
1. Remove the door card
2. Take off the inner lining
3. Unclip the window to guide puller clip - its in the middle of the window and is a bit of a fiddle - it is a sort of plastic loop, you may need to use some pliers.
4. Unplug the wiring loom to the motor.
5. Undo the three mechanism retaining bolts then wiggle it about and extract it through the apperture. You can leave the window in place.
6. Clean off the centre runner with some degreaser and then regrease using a light grease.
7. You can check the mechanism off the car by simply plugging it back in. You may also need to regrease the worm behind the cover.
8. Put it back into the door and bolt it back up.
9. Reclip the window to guide.
10. Spray some silicon based lubricant into the side runners as well.
Dan
This is easier with the mechanism removed
1. Remove the door card
2. Take off the inner lining
3. Unclip the window to guide puller clip - its in the middle of the window and is a bit of a fiddle - it is a sort of plastic loop, you may need to use some pliers.
4. Unplug the wiring loom to the motor.
5. Undo the three mechanism retaining bolts then wiggle it about and extract it through the apperture. You can leave the window in place.
6. Clean off the centre runner with some degreaser and then regrease using a light grease.
7. You can check the mechanism off the car by simply plugging it back in. You may also need to regrease the worm behind the cover.
8. Put it back into the door and bolt it back up.
9. Reclip the window to guide.
10. Spray some silicon based lubricant into the side runners as well.
Dan
the thing i never understood about greasing the centre runner is that only a very small amount of the overall friction will come form the centre runner. it is far more likely to be excess friction where the glass rubs against the window seal and side runners that causes the problem. if you try pushing a window up by hand with the centre runner disconnected its still vary hard. if you look at how the centre runner is built you can see there is only a very small area of contact so even if no grease was used at all it should not cause a problem.
Personally, on Jug's advice, i used this stuff
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=30030&criteria=LUBRICANTS&doy=24m1
Ever since my windows have been swishing up and down without a care in the world(Now if only i can get the car to go forwards and backwards i'll be making progress lmao)
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=30030&criteria=LUBRICANTS&doy=24m1
Ever since my windows have been swishing up and down without a care in the world(Now if only i can get the car to go forwards and backwards i'll be making progress lmao)
