Skip to main content
Gerry | Vanagon
Checking account...
← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum
Subject:Re: Power window won't stay up
From:Jim Felder
Date:Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:06:27 -0500

I did the rivet fix, it ain't easy but it has held for about five years.

Jim

On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote:
>  It's highly likely that one of the cable guides has broken off of the
> mechanism.  They can be reattached with great effort, replacing the broken
> rivet with a nut and bolt setup.
-----
> From: "Royston, Jerry" <gmr@OBPA.USDA.GOV>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 11:50 AM
> Subject: Power window won't stay up
>
>
> All of a sudden my power window on the passenger side won't stay up.  I
> took off the door panel and saw that the window mechanism is not
> connected to the wire cable that goes up and down.  And I can't figure
> out how to reattach it.  The motor is working fine.  Any suggestions on
> how to fix?
>
> Gerry
> '87 Westy
>