Date: 7 Jul 1998 15:02:43 GMT From: ptimlinnopsam02.dac.neu.edu (patrick timlin) Subject: Re: '92 900s window switch mayhem
Narayan Nayar (narayannopsamghtport.com) wrote: : Now my front windows won't work at all, and they are stuck in the open : I've taken apart the window switch control box several times to clean the : contacts, and they still don't work. Could be the motor or the "rack". One thing you can try is to take off the panel on the door and try to oil the rack. Maybe a little WD-40 first to flush out sticky stuff. If you really want to do it well, take the whole assembly out and give it a good cleaning. Sometimes a stuck window can be "convinced" to move if you wack the window rack with a hammer while holding the botton. Obviously not a solution, but a way to get it to go up until you can take care of it. : Argh. Gimme a Saab with a sunroof _and_ manual windows. =) Funny you should mention it. My 1988 900S has auto windows and a manual sunroof and I had problems with my driver's side window sticking down too. I tried cleaning the rack well and I even tried a different motor (used given to me free by a Saab machanic) but it still didn't work right. So I bought a used manual assembly from someone on the itnernet for $35 shipped. The door already has the mounting holes for this assembly. I just had to make a hole in the panel for the handle. So I simply pulled out the auto window crud from the driver's side and replaced it with a manual assembly. Took less than an hour and works great. So now I have the best of both worlds in that I have a manual window for the driver's side which I can rool up or down faster than the motor ever could and still have an electric window for the passenger's side so I can roll that down from the driver's seat too. (I cleaned and oiled that rack too for good measure!). You might consider converting your windows to manuals. Patrick Timlin http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/4742/ ptimlinnopsamities.com
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