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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 01:18 PM
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Driver side is making a creaking crunching sound when going up and down, I took door panel off and it's quiet when going up and down,Tracks and cables look fine when I put the door panel back on it makes the creaking crunching grinding sound,and a small section of felt is bit worn on the top of the door panel where it slips into the groove it sits in.any ideas?
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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 05:19 PM
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The steel cable inside probably has a broken wire on it, therefore scraping. I would suggest a new window regulator...probably about $200
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The steel cable inside probably has a broken wire on it, therefore scraping. I would suggest a new window regulator...probably about $200
that makes sense, probably why the window gets stuck about half way down as it's making the noise, so maybe it's a peice of frayed cable, i will have to look into some more...thanks
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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 08:46 PM
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Mine too.
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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 09:16 PM
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I had the exact same thing happen to me this past summer. Turned out to be the window regulator. Had it changed and have not had any problems since.
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The steel cable winds around the center of the regulator/motor assembly and essentially a large loop. There is really little you can do to repair it without unwinding this cable and somehow get a new wound back in there exactly the same.
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ordered a new one today so ill take care of it over the weekend.thanks
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