On Thu, 26 Feb 1998, Sam Scholten wrote:

> The driver's side window to my '84 is jammed up- time to have some fun
> with the window regulator. I've got the Hayne's aircooled and recent
> Bentley's to work with (Chilton, too, but so?) As this is my first
> time EVER with this sort of repair, I need some no-prior-knowledge
> tips and caveats on how to disassemble, troubleshoot, repair, and
> replace the window regulator assembly.

I've done this on the passenger's side.  Removing the regulator is not too
hard.  I used my Clymer manual, not my Hayne's or Bently, but I'm
guessing the procedure is adequately described in both these manuals.

It would be nice to have some help holding up the window when you
remove the regulator, but I did OK without.  Be carefull removing the
thin plastic wind shield (or whatever it's called) and you can put it
back using double sided tape.

I didn't find much to repiair in mine, it seems to be pretty much a
"replace the whole part" type of animal.  As I recall, there's a small
rectangular plastic piece that rides on the flexible screw cable; it has
groves on both sides to fit into the window carrier itself.  In my case
this plastic part wore out, which caused the jam.  I was able to jigger
things back into place and affect a temporary repair using a large
washer, but this too failed after a month or so.  Finally just replaced
the whole regulator with a junk yard part.

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Tom Young               young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU
Lafayette, CA  94549    '81 Vanagon
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