MAKG
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- Joined
- Aug 7, 2007
- Messages
- 4,634
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- Location
- California central coast
- Vehicle Year
- 1991
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0L
- Transmission
- Manual
Hi folks.
Been gone a while trying to do three jobs at once.
The Exploder has generated a problem with the driver's side power window. For a few weeks, it made a nice squeal when moving. Now, it won't move, and the motor makes a ratcheting sound. I thought it stripped a gear (and maybe it has, but I think it just doesn't have the "oomph" to push this window), so I took the door panel off. The window is quite difficult to move by hand, but I can "help" out the power window motor and get the window to open. It seems to have an easier time closing.
I could replace the power window motor and/or the regulator; Rock Auto has these for cheap. But I think a window channel is bent or somesuch. Ranger and Exploder front doors appear to be significantly different, so I'm getting a bit confused over all the shop manual details.
I tried blasting the regulator tracks with WD-40 (as a temporary measure) to see if it would make any difference. It didn't.
Any ideas what could be causing the binding? I'm dreading removing the window glass as it sounds kinda easy to break.
Simultaneously, the passenger power window switch went out. I don't think this is related; it's a clear failure on the "down" side. The switch stays in the same configuration with the down button pushed as with neither button pushed. The up button works as expected. All this tested with an ohmmeter. And the passenger side window works fine when commanded from the drivers' side.
Been gone a while trying to do three jobs at once.
The Exploder has generated a problem with the driver's side power window. For a few weeks, it made a nice squeal when moving. Now, it won't move, and the motor makes a ratcheting sound. I thought it stripped a gear (and maybe it has, but I think it just doesn't have the "oomph" to push this window), so I took the door panel off. The window is quite difficult to move by hand, but I can "help" out the power window motor and get the window to open. It seems to have an easier time closing.
I could replace the power window motor and/or the regulator; Rock Auto has these for cheap. But I think a window channel is bent or somesuch. Ranger and Exploder front doors appear to be significantly different, so I'm getting a bit confused over all the shop manual details.
I tried blasting the regulator tracks with WD-40 (as a temporary measure) to see if it would make any difference. It didn't.
Any ideas what could be causing the binding? I'm dreading removing the window glass as it sounds kinda easy to break.
Simultaneously, the passenger power window switch went out. I don't think this is related; it's a clear failure on the "down" side. The switch stays in the same configuration with the down button pushed as with neither button pushed. The up button works as expected. All this tested with an ohmmeter. And the passenger side window works fine when commanded from the drivers' side.