Lubricate Window Track
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Lubricate Window Track
Hi all. For those who were able to do it. Trying to lubricate the tracks on the passenger side winnow with Silicone. I can't seem to see the track area down in the sides of the door. I can stick the straw down in the sides but not sure if the lube will hit the track area. I am thinking of just putting some lube on the edges of the window then slide window up and down. boy when the window is down it is really tight to the rubber seals. any ideas appreciated.
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Yes, I would use the clear liquid silicone lubricant. Put just a bit on the bottom, front and back edge of the window, when you lower it, it will spread it. Then see if it loosens up a bit. Has there ever been anybody inside the doors?
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Thanks I agree. No never had work on the door. Reason for Silicone is there is a slight what sounds like a rubbing noise when window goes up and down, It could possibly be the motor but I figured give the silicone a shot first. If it is the motor I would not do anything about it unless it got worse.
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I have to assume you are kidding. Using that would be the quickest way to rot the rubber tracks and seals. Besides most Garage Door installers tell you to never lubricate the garage door tracks only use it on the rollers. If used in the tracks the lube will eventually attract dirt and dust to the tracks and cause the door to open and close rough
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Someone else had posted here that silicone lube alone does not harm the rubber on our cars, but the liquid carrier that evaporates does the damage. His advice was to spray the stuff into a clean rag, wait a minute for the carrier to evaporate, then rub it on.
Of course, I can't verify if that's true and it's probably not possible in OP's case...
Of course, I can't verify if that's true and it's probably not possible in OP's case...
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I would only use silicone. The one huge problem you could create is the lube getting onto the surface of the glass, then transferring to the lip that seals out rain at the top of the door. Then it gets spread on the glass every time the window is lowered. Not fun trying to get rid of that so using only silicone will make it easier to remove.
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Well after looking over the glass, I found that The C7 does not have rubber tracks. The glass only rubs up against rubber molding to seal, so lubrication is not needed and there is nowhere to put lubrication. Oh well.
