>My question to the list is:  Can the funky cables that run the window
>up and down be repaired and tightened up or do I have to get the
>entire new mechanism.  The motor appear OK and runs up and down.
>Just the cabling does not work right.

Joel,

The cables can be replaced. I used 1/16" braided cable, along with 1/16'
model airplane wheel collars which are a perfect fit to replace the
(swaged?) cable ends that fit into a plastic receptacle on the regulator.
The wheel collars clamp onto the cable with a set screw.

IHere's a not-so-great picture with the original cable end on the right,
and the wheel collar version on the left.

http://home.dencity.com/birdworks/vw/cablestopsm.jpg

Angus

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Angus Gordon                       '89 Carat
NW Ohio                            '86 Syncro