The driver's window in the POS 300E won't go up all the way because the regulator has about an inch's worth of teeth missing. The motor and switch are fine---the window just gets to that point and then the gear has nothing to grab on the regulator's "rack," so the motor keeps running but the window doesn't move.
I don't have a spare, so I'm contemplating finding a little rectangle of scrap metal in the junk pile and cutting out some teeth with the Dremel (leaving a strip at the base of the teeth to hold it all together---it'll look like a crude saw blade when done). Then I'll JB-Weld it into the blank space in the rack. I don't think it has to match the existing teeth perfectly, just give the gear something to grab so that it doesn't lose momentum getting through that section and back to where the teeth are still good. The best part of the plan is that the place with the missing teeth is situated such that it's visible through one of the gaps in the inner door panel, so I could actually do this without removing the regulator (which always seems to leave my hands looking like I've been trying to give a cat a pill). Think it'll work? Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo, '86 300E, et al. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
