Not one person has any advice for me?

On Jul 28, 2011, at 12:30 AM, Robert Stewart wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
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> I am in need of some advice.
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> I have an 88 GL Wolfsburg Edition with power windows.
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> I replaced all the switches 6 months ago, replaced the drivers side motor and the passenger motor is still good albeit slow.
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> The power windows were working just fine up till today when all of a sudden there was a stutter in the power. It started to work then would stop and start again. Then it just stopped working.
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> Later in the day I removed the door panel to see if I could see any breaks in the wires, or any burnt connections.
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> All the connections were clean. I had used some sandpaper on them when I installed the switches and they were all perfectly clean and shiny.
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> I checked the Fuses and all is good.
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> I had moved the main cable wrap within the door and tried the switch, it was working again. So I closed my drivers side window. When I tried the passenger side it was dead with no power again.
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> I moved the wires again but after 15 minutes of moving them with no success I gave up and covered my open passenger window was plastic as we are expecting rain for the next couple of days.
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> Ken Wilford over at www.Vanagain.com (great guy and great vendor IMO) told me to look for a broken wire in the door where the cable wrap of wires feed through and to remove the giant rubber sleeve to try and locate the damaged wire.
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> Now this is where I have no idea what I am doing and need your help in trying to locate the bad cracked wire.
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> 1. How do I remove that rubber boot sleeve. It seems like its pushed into the drivers side door behind a circular groove. I tried pulling, pulling from an angle, but it does not budge. I placed my hand within the door and it felt like the rubber protective boot over the wires is extending into the frame of the door. So I have no idea how to get the boot off. Ideas?
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> 2. How do I locate this wire that is supplying the power that is broken?
> - I do have a volt meter and wire tester but barely know how to use it. So if you can provide some basic instruction it would be great.
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> 3. Which wires do I want to pay attention to?
> I read on another post that I should be looking for the black/yellow wire? Is this correct?
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> 4. How do you recommend I try and fix this?
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> 5. Why is the passenger window so much slower than the driver side?
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> - Is it not getting enough juice or could it be it needs to be lubricated?
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> - If it needs lubricating is it possible to do while it's still in the door or do it's have be removed from the door?
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> Thanks Everyone for your Support.
> Robert, Bloomingburg NY
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