>Anybody have any thoughts on what causes the front windows to roll up so
>hard? I feel like I am about to break the plastic crank sometimes on my pass.
>side, and I am just wondering if there is a certain way to go about
>adjusting/ fixing this.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Scott
>88 Westy

Bad design! And broken window-winder handles are a fact of life with
early watercooled VWs, even though they have metal inserts
(all-plastic Toyota ones never fail).

You might be able to remove and clean the winder mechanism and
relubricate it with lithium grease (as an alternative, try spray
motorcycle chainlube eg CRC Tac 2...)

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Andrew Grebneff
165 EvansSt, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Ph: 0064 (3) 473-8863 fax: 0064 (3) 479-7527
1986 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX CE80 diesel sedan
1989 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX CE96 diesel van
1989 Toyota Corona 2.0D Select CT170 diesel sedan
1992 Toyota Estima Lucida 2.2 turbodiesel MPV (=narrow "Previa")
1984 VW Caravelle GL (to be fitted with 260hp Subaru SVX flat-6 &
Porsche G50 trans)
Seashell, Macintosh, VW & Toyota van nut