Power window issue.
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Power window issue.
I am doing a power window conversion on my 72. The passenger side went in perfectly and runs up and down smooth. The drivers side made noise and ran up and down rough. I put it together correctly and greased everything. I couldn't figure out what the problem was so I bought another motor locally and tried that and still had the problem. Next I figured the regulator might be defective and got another one. And that didn't solve the problem. So the old setup had the problem and when I put the new motor on the new regulator I had the problem. The only thing that I didn't change was the alignment plate. I even had an extra bushing and tried that. I am running it up and down on the bench and in the car with no tracks or glass. So there is nothing to bind it. I am to the point that I am getting very frustrated with this and if I didn't sell my manual tracks I would put them back in.
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My experience over the years has been that when I am frustrated and out of patience....I walk away for a few days. I am going thru that with my brakes now and you would think I had never bled brakes before. But take some time off of the windows and do something else. Painting something always makes me feel good! Maybe it's just the fumes. 
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I'm ordering the new plate and bushing today. Lets see if thats the problem. 2 new regulators and 2 new motors having the same problem. The only thing I reused was the plate.
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Well I got the new plates today. I bought 2. 1 for each regulator. I have 2 new regulators and 2 new motors and 2 new mounting plates for the drivers side. And both make the same grinding noise, in the car and on the bench. I have greased everything. I can't figure it out at this point.
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Seems to be coming from the gear mesh. But whats odd is that its happening to different regulators and motors.Both complete set ups are all new.
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