

| Subject: | <No subject> |
| From: | David Moyal |
| Date: | Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:34:36 -0800 |
> Dear List, >=20 > I went to roll up my window today, and it went up an inch, made some = kind > of pop/clunk, and then the handle span around. It seemed to catch = slightly > at a certain point in the rotation and go up a tiny bit, but only once = or > twice. I then tried the other direction, and it rolled down a bit. >=20 > I tried grabbing the window and pulling it up, but it would not budge. = I > even got my daughter to spin the handle while I was pulling. No dice. >=20 > I'm going to investigate behind the door panel when it is light = tomorrow. > Any chance this is an easy fix where something "popped off" and just = needs > connecting again? I found this > = http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/vanagon-window-regulator-repair/ = and > it made me a little afraid >=20 > Tom Hi Tom; Same thing happened to my '83. Problem is almost certainly that plastic "traveler block" is worn out or busted. It is driven by a "worm cable" running in the track. There's nothing mysterious about it, but it is kind of a PIA to take out and put in. I tried a couple of creative ways to fix or replace the block, finally gave up and went to pick your part. By then I was getting pretty adept at putting them in and taking them out. I'd imagine the part is fairly pricey new - you have to buy the cable housing/cable/block complete. Good luck, David
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