There are some plastic components of the winder and after awhile they
wear out.  You'll have to take things apart to see for sure.  I was able
to "fix" things for awhile with some wire and washers, but finally ended
up replacing the regulator from a donor van.

On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, Martin Laycock wrote:

> My manual window winder gave up on me yesterday. The window was iced up and
> I gave it too much force. Now the handle spins freely and nothing happens.
> Any ideas folks???
> I know I should investigate this before I use up list space but it is -12
> here and I want to have an idea before I venture out side.

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