Passenger Side Power Window X-bar Bent. Help!

[dan22]

Am unsure whether this is exactly the proper place to post this question up.....

for those who know how the power window mechanism works....wut has happened is, the bar that is in the shape of a X, the lower part is connected to a horizontal rod with bearings(the horizontal rod is attached to the window), it has poped out of this horizontal rod, and the X bar am referin to has bent.....my main problem is am finding it hard to access this area.....

Can anyone please give me some insight into how to access this area, so that i can straighten out this X bar?

Thankyou in advance.

[R33S2]

Your in luck, I just got rid of an annoying clacking sound in both my windows and did a photo step by step of how to get to the bolts and tighten them. You will want to remove these bolts and as you can see in the diagram there are washers each side to remove as well. To get to them you have to wind the window down, when you get them, wind it up to get the next one and up again, put your finger on the back to stop the bolt spinning. Remove the glass then undo the winder bolts, I dont know if it is better wound up or down to remove from door but you get the idea.

Others on here might not of removed door covers before so I added all the steps for right and left. for the right, the control panel has a clip in the centre that goes in the hole in the rusty clip, the door release handle surround has clip points on the thin side, top and bottom and pulls out as well. The left side needs the window control pulled out to accces screw deep inside and a panel below that to access the other screw. Once that is done remove 3 screws along the bottom and gently unclip panel around edges, lift the panel to remove from door as it is hooked along the top over door frame.

[dan22]

window2.bmpR33S2, thank you for your response. certain things are unclear to me, but since you put up pics, I can now explain clearly what has gone wrong and clear some doubts.

I have marked in the picture the ends of the X-bar and marked which one has bent. I could not get access to it to straighten it out. My question to you is whether this X-bar comes off when you remove the winder retainers that you have marked.

on another note, the ends of these X-bars are attached to a horizontal bar which is inturn attached to the actual window. it is clipped into two white bushes which are on the horizontal bar, any idea where i could get them, as both of them have cracked, so the ends of the X-bar keeps popping out of them.

Thank you in advance....

Edited June 12, 2006 by dan22

[R33S2]

Your pic link isnt working.

The whole thing comes out of the door, first undo the glass and remove it then undo the winder and remove that, then you can work on it.

In my experience once the winder parts have bent or broken it is easier to replace the whole thing, because I have usually had to buy the whole thing to get parts for it. lol you may get away with a Xpeice from a non electrical one.

[dan22]

i have no idea how to get the pics as thumbnails, like how u have done it.....but still, my questions have been answered.....ha ha....

now its gettin down to it.....i'll probably start over the weekend, n if i run into any problems, u will surely receive a PM from me....lol....

thanks again mate

[R33S2]

No problems, to add pics click the 'add into post' after the upload.

If your buying from a wrecker take the old one with you, just hope it doesnt rain

[dan22]

No problems, to add pics click the 'add into post' after the upload.

If your buying from a wrecker take the old one with you, just hope it doesnt rain

i tried that to add the pics, but did not work.....

goin to a wreckers is generally a sickning experience.....ha ha..... :

[drewr33]

Just a messasge for "R33S2"

How did you fix the clunking sound??? My passenger one does it. Its like the glass falls down to quick, out out of align?

[R33S2]

I tightened the four bolts that hold the glass, all were loose in both widows.

[drewr33]

So you glass was falling down and out of align?? So just tighten the bolts and should fix it?

[R33S2]

Nah it was making a clacking noise when it reached the closed posi and when it first opened.

[R33S2]

Updated my first post with .jpg for that .bmp