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Subject:Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
From:Jim Felder
Date:Mon, 4 Apr 2011 18:25:30 -0500

I have several motors left over from the Carat Days, but I have never been
successful at even getting them apart much less getting them to work again.

Jim

On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 6:08 PM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:

> Sheesh, don't I know it.  My old fully-optioned '87 GL was eventually
> de-optioned when I swapped in manual winders as they failed in quick
> succession--I used Jetta handles, btw.  I recently had to tear down the
> drivers side motor on my Bluestar and apply some tender loving mojo to get
> it working again.
>
> On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Not yet. But just wait until that motor needs replacing! That was my
> least
> > favorite thing about my wolfsburg, the annual hunt for a $150 motor and
> the
> > effort to install it.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 5:50 PM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Gosh, I just push the button and the window goes up or the window goes
> >> down;
> >> am I doing it wrong?
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Casey
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Casey
>