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The driver's side window crank has a bunch of play in it (in and out), which is keeping the handle from clipping on firmly. It just wants to spin on the shaft.
The shaft seems to be in decent shape, but it seems to be sitting too far inward for the handle to clip on to it correctly.
Last year, I took apart the housing due to it not wanting to crank, and removed all of the grease that had turned to a solid mass, re-packed the housing with clean grease etc. After doing this, is when I ran into this issue.
Looking at my AIM, and I see a "spring washer" in the diagrams, which I assume is what keeps this in and out play from happening? I will take it apart again to make sure that I didn't lose a part or something.
Before I do that, any other ideas what may cause this issue?
Hi AM,
The spring washer is the 'wave' type.
It does take up some of the length of the crank stem.
Whether it'll be enough for your situation remains to be seen.
The washers are pretty readly available at hardware stores.
Regards,
Alan
You see it below the stem and to the left of the crank housing.
Thank you for the information. It seems like the shaft is seating too far into the regulator - and moving in and out. I'll pull it apart and take a look.
The pin (#5 in the image below) that goes through the shaft is apparently what turns the regulator with the shaft. It also looks like it might control the depth the shaft seats into the regulator. Am I somewhat on track with this theory?
You're on track with that but normally the regulator will get the groove (or the pin)eaten up over time and create wobble.
Most issues we see have to do with the housing and the brass bushing wearing out inside or the teeth being eaten off the shaft.
I have some good used housings and probably a shaft if you wind up needing them.
Funny note too... I just noticed you are using the search function on the assembly manual...
Willcox
Thank you for the response on this. At least I have an idea what to look for, and now that it's starting to cool off here, I can get back to work on the car.
Love this AIM from Wilcox! The search feature is a huge time-saver. I would highly recommend this to everyone with a C3.
Window Crank Play
I would highly recommend this to everyone with a C3.
