In a message dated 12/22/00 11:30:25 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> I have a 92 Sentra XE without power windows. I recently have a problem on
> the
> passenger side windows. The windows roll down very easily, but when the
> further I roll them up the tougher it gets. I want to take it to the nissan
> dealership but it is 70 bucks for them to just look at it. no telling how
> much it would cost to get them fixed. I was thinking that they just need to
> be adjusted or something. Is there anything I can do myself?? Any help
> would
> be greatly appriciated.
>
Nick:
What I THINK (with out being able to see it) is when the window is rolled up
the window sets in 2 channels, one on the front and the other on the back of
the door frame, (there covered in that black fuzzy stuff around where your
window rolls up and down, hope you understand what I mean)and inside the door
where you can't see it unless you remove the panel that has the arm rest,
window crank and inside door opener, also inside the door (after you have
removed the inside door panel) are (I think there are called) window crank
channels, where a metal arm(s) hooks up to the window glass, some look sort
of like this / some look sort of like this X anyway these arms have
plastic fitting on the very ends that are hooked up to the arms that move up
and down as you roll up and down the window and these plastic fittings ride
in a metal (sort of) channel, what happens sometimes is the part of the
plastic fitting that is round (and thats the part that rides inside the metal
channel) gets worn and gets a flat spot on it and it no longer is able to
turn freely in the metal channel and it just keeps riding on the flat spot
until (sometimes) one half of it also brakes off and then its real hard to
turn the inside window crank. Its not a real hard fix, just remove all the
inside handles and remove the inside panel and theres a piece of plastic
(kind of like that plastic food wrap stuff) remove this and set it aside also
around the edges of this plastic ("thingie") is a reuseable sealer if your
carefull, this helps to keep water and other crap from getting inside, once
you get this off you'll see the channels and arms and the plastic deals at
the ends of the arms I'm talking about, remove the bolts that hold the arms
in place and go to your local Nissan Dealer Ship and get new plastic fittings
and put them back on the arms and bolt it back together in the reverse you
took it apart, one tip, clean out the metal channels that the plastic
fittings ride in (shop rag will work ok unless its rusted up (sometimes, but
not often, then do what looks right to you to clean it up) any way, put a
VERY small amount of white grease on the plastic fittings (or just put it in
the metal channels after the arms with the plastic fitting are bolted back
into place) to lub things up. If you have never had the inside door panel off
before just go to your local Nissan Parts place and the parts guy will have
an picture he can show you on this computer with all the parts and how it
goes together/apart and you'll see what I am trying to explane to you (and
not to well, sorry) the plastic fittings only cost around $5.00 for a hole
set. Anyways once your see the picture on his computer screen you'll see the
parts I'm talking about and you'll understand what the plastic part looks
like that wears out. If you have taken your inside door panel off before, for
what every reason then you'll know about the C type clips on inside window
cranks and how to remove them. You could almost of have taken it all apart
and have it back together again in the time its taken me to type this up for
you to read,its really an easy fix.
Good Luck, and if I can help more just ask.
Ron
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