despite what "Scott - 300 points of lube" says :), you can clean and
lube the assembly, and its not hard but it does require taking window
out. Not a big deal really, 30 min per side. Bentley describes it
well, and see my explorations here:

http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/vanagon-window-regulator-repair/

alistair

On 3-Apr-11, at 6:25 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

> I don't think there is an easy way to lube the window regulator
> mechanism
> ..
> but it does help some to spray the window tracks with silicone
> spray ..
> that's a regular service that just about all vanagons need ..that they
> never get commonly.
> It helps.
>
> obsessed with lubrication ..
> since that things that move in concert with each
> other  ...........when some
> film of lube is kept on them ..they barely wear.  Why not preserve
> these
> fine vans ? ..especially when it is so easy to spray lube fluids
> from spray
> cans.  A one half second spray keeps a mechanism happy for a pretty
> long
> time.  So rewarding too ..a nice smoothly working mechanism.
>
> I only mention it because the vans can use it so much ..
> and ........of all the vans I see....I never see one that's lubed
> here and
> there in a hundred little places like say ...
> window tracks.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "The Bus Depot" <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 2:59 PM
> Subject: Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
>
>
>>> I suspect people are having regulator problems, and have to
>>> use extra force. I haven't had one ever break on my vans,
>>> looked at buying vans before with the cranks missing.
>>
>>
>> I was going to say the same thing. The $2 window cranks are strong
>> enough
>> to
>> do the job if the window regulator is working properly  But they
>> will snap
>> more easily than the $30 originals if the regulator is binding.
>>
>> - Ron Salmon
>> The Bus Depot, Inc.
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