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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Houston TX
Maybe your motors worn or you just need to hit the button before you get to the drive-up window.
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 229
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From: FT Lauterdale Florida
my 84 driver window is slow as all heck. passanger side works great. I think the driver window is used alot more. the brushes on the electric motor are probably wearing out pretty good, and the comm is probably getting burnt. most likely a good cleaning might make it work better, but your most likely going to need to replace that window motor with a new one eventualy. - me to 
on a side note, when I was tinkering with the door pannel off, I sprayed all the door lock stuff ( moving parts ) with a light silicon lube, and the key and the door lock work 10 million times easier. - I wonder if there is some window related items I can spray with that stuff, to make the movement up and down easier on the electric motor?
on a side note, when I was tinkering with the door pannel off, I sprayed all the door lock stuff ( moving parts ) with a light silicon lube, and the key and the door lock work 10 million times easier. - I wonder if there is some window related items I can spray with that stuff, to make the movement up and down easier on the electric motor?
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 1,483
Likes: 3
From: Newark, New Jersey
my 84 driver window is slow as all heck. passanger side works great. I think the driver window is used alot more. the brushes on the electric motor are probably wearing out pretty good, and the comm is probably getting burnt. most likely a good cleaning might make it work better, but your most likely going to need to replace that window motor with a new one eventualy. - me to
on a side note, when I was tinkering with the door pannel off, I sprayed all the door lock stuff ( moving parts ) with a light silicon lube, and the key and the door lock work 10 million times easier. - I wonder if there is some window related items I can spray with that stuff, to make the movement up and down easier on the electric motor?
on a side note, when I was tinkering with the door pannel off, I sprayed all the door lock stuff ( moving parts ) with a light silicon lube, and the key and the door lock work 10 million times easier. - I wonder if there is some window related items I can spray with that stuff, to make the movement up and down easier on the electric motor?
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,771
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From: Cuyahoga Falls Ohio
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Drifting
Joined: Dec 2003
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From: Westfield MA
86 convertibles and everything 87 and later use a "scissor" arrangement instead of the "ribbon" setup on the earlier cars. It is an easy upgrade, the units can be found on ebay regularly. I had to replace a ribbon and decided not to upgrade, I cleaned and lubed everything and that helped a lot.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: Corona CA
86 convertibles and everything 87 and later use a "scissor" arrangement instead of the "ribbon" setup on the earlier cars. It is an easy upgrade, the units can be found on ebay regularly. I had to replace a ribbon and decided not to upgrade, I cleaned and lubed everything and that helped a lot.
My 86 had the same problem. I had the window mechanism replaced and problem solved. Its a PITA to do yourself only because of the door panel removal and reinstall. If you can do that then the rest should be no issue.
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 5,214
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From: Queensland, AUSTRALIA
86 convertibles and everything 87 and later use a "scissor" arrangement instead of the "ribbon" setup on the earlier cars. It is an easy upgrade, the units can be found on ebay regularly. I had to replace a ribbon and decided not to upgrade, I cleaned and lubed everything and that helped a lot.