'Lubing' the channels/felts can provide gains but only if you use a proper dry lubricant. By this I mean nothing which stays wet, greasy, tacky or waxy. Those dry lube stocks won't do, and a lot of silicone sprays stay wet.
You need to use a spray lube which dries COMPLETELY. Something such as a dry silicone or PFTE spray. Graphite works, but has obvious disadvantages. Make certain you test it on something first (preferably cloth to simulate window felts) to confirm it won't add drag/friction and make things worse. You also need to ensure the door frames are adjusted to provide enough clearance for the glass, but not so much that the glass can kick off and jam/drag. When you have the stock system as good as it can be, it will be average at best................ ;-) Beatle Oz -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Will Owen Sent: Monday, 2 January 2012 8:30 AM To: alfa Subject: Re : [alfa] lube for slow windows? Stevan - My Milano windows got painfully slow a couple of years back, and I thought some kind of lubrication on the tracks was needed, so I asked the guys at Alfa Only. They said No, that wasn't it, and proceeded to remove the door trim panels and then spray-lubed the regulator mechanisms, after which they worked just fine. Now, removing those panels is a real PITA if you don't do it enough to get good at it, and now I'm back down to one crawler and one immobile (I think the switch expired, and they're NLA!!). But I know what to do when I finally get around to it, and greasing the channels ain't it. Will Owen -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
