Power Window Does Not Work

[ccm911]

Drivers side window will not work.  How do the power window switches come out?  I need to "Switch Switches" in order to see if it is a switch or the motor.  Do they just pull out?  Is there a trick involved?  I don't want to mar the leather door panel when removing.

Thanks.

[michael lang]

Chris, it really shouldn't be that big of a deal. Those switches will just "pop" out of the door panel without having to take the panel off. I have used a basic panel popper (it looks like a forked screwdriver) but I have seen other techs use a very small flathead to pry the switch loose from the door without doing any damage to the panel itself. Good luck, please keep us posted as to what you find.

 

[Brian Minkin]

Chris,

As Mike said the switches pop out very easily.  I do not like to use a flat head screw driver.  They make nylon pry tools that will not cut the vinyl/leather of the door panel. This is what we use in our business.  You can get them from Eastwood in Pottstown.

[ccm911]

Thanks, Guys.  Looks like I'll be scaring up a plastic pry tool.  I KNEW that there was a possibility of damaging the leather.  Now the Old Chris would have just yanked it out with a Swiss Army Knife Blade.

I'll let you know what I find this weekend.

[Porshagod]

I'd take it to somebody who knows about cars!

[bobt993]

Chris, I went through extensively on my car.  First check the switch, do the easy thing and change switches, if not the switch, check for voltage to the primary contact of the switch.  You need a multi-meter to find the "common" switch leg.  If no voltage, check the fuse.  Next is the real pain, remove the door panel, check the motor input plug on the motor/gear assembly.   If voltage is present and switching at the motor, now comes the fun.  Remove the motor assembly from the door/window mechanism (this takes an hour). After the assembly is out you need to take the motor off the gear assembly  and the back off the motor itself, clean the armature brushes.  Add voltage directly to the motor and run it.  As a Chilton's manual says, repeat steps above in reverse.  You can also just buy a new motor if you want to spend the $$$

I had to do this last year and has worked since I cleaned no problems at all.  If you get the door apart, I can stop by and help with the rest....

[michael lang]

Porshagod wrote:

I'd take it to somebody who knows about cars!

That's the part of the fun of owning one of these cars, getting to take apart and put it back together.