jambo
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My drivers side electric window on my 1996 55SX has given up the ghost! For a couple of years the window occasionally wouldn't work. It would always be in the closed position (never when it was already open) and when I came to open it nothing happened. A day later, it would be fine, and it would stay that way for months, only happening a couple of times a year, usually in hot weather (typical).
Now the window won't work at all. It was working fine but the next time I came to use it, nothing... I've had the door trim off and had a poke around. Wires, connections are all fine, as is the switch. Power is certainly getting to the regulator and I can hear a relay click when I press the down switch. After about 5 secs there is another click which I think must be some form of thermal cut-out, you can hear it click back in a few seconds later, even without power or the ignition on. Does this suggest something has seized? Could it be mended without having to buy a new unit at £120+ (which I can‘t afford)? Any suggestions?
I was going to take a trip to the local breakers to get a new motor unit and swap it out but I have found that I can't disconnect the glass from the regulator, it needs to be wound half way down to do this. Because its stuck in the closed position I can't even locate the clip! Does anyone know a trick to get the glass down? How do I disconnect the glass with the window up?
Help!!!!!
PS I'm not a learner driver as it says under my name, where'd that come from!?!
Now the window won't work at all. It was working fine but the next time I came to use it, nothing... I've had the door trim off and had a poke around. Wires, connections are all fine, as is the switch. Power is certainly getting to the regulator and I can hear a relay click when I press the down switch. After about 5 secs there is another click which I think must be some form of thermal cut-out, you can hear it click back in a few seconds later, even without power or the ignition on. Does this suggest something has seized? Could it be mended without having to buy a new unit at £120+ (which I can‘t afford)? Any suggestions?
I was going to take a trip to the local breakers to get a new motor unit and swap it out but I have found that I can't disconnect the glass from the regulator, it needs to be wound half way down to do this. Because its stuck in the closed position I can't even locate the clip! Does anyone know a trick to get the glass down? How do I disconnect the glass with the window up?
Help!!!!!
PS I'm not a learner driver as it says under my name, where'd that come from!?!