Re: power window screech

[Charles Slayman <Charles.Slayman@domain.elided>]

Mike,
	You're going to have to remove the door panel to determine what's wrong. 
 Either the cable is getting twisted on the regulator or some of the cable 
attachment points on the window are coming loose.  Once you have the panel off, 
you'll be able to figure out what's wrong.  Do it now while things aren't 
broken.  It might not take any new parts.  If you wait for it to break, then new 
parts will be required (ask me how I know!)  
	A few words of advice:
	1)  When taking the panel off, don't be too forceful.  Use a plastic 
spatula to do the prying gently.  It's easy to break the pressed board backing.  
Keep track of all the fasteners and replace the broken ones.  The pin-in-plastic 
grommet affair at the upper rear is a real bear!  Check to make sure you have 
all the screws out.  No you didn't get them all out!  You forgot the one behind 
the red reflector.  Don't miss the one buried under the map pocket!  There are 
two, not one, screws in the door pull/armrest!
	2)  Keep the plastic backing sheet intact or replace with a new one.  
This prevents water from destroying the pressed board backing.
	3)  If you decide to disassemble the cable, take careful notes and 
drawings of how it wraps around the various pulleys and what direction it is 
going in.
	4)  After you have fixed things, leave the panel off for a few days just 
in case things get out of adjustment.
	I believe the motor can be used on either side.  I think the regulator 
is specific to right or left.  At any rate, take the panel off and see what's 
wrong.  You can still drive the car while you're waiting for the right part.  I 
did for >6 months!  Then I forgot how things went back together and had to 
remove the passenger side panel just to figure it out.  Gesh!
	
Good Luck,
Charlie
'89 Spider too!	  
	
>From: "Trimble, Mike" <MTrimble@domain.elided>
>To: "'alfa-digest@domain.elided'" <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
>Subject: power window screech
>Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 18:28:34 -0600 
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>I posted this question earlier, but got no response, so am trying again.
>I'm getting a terrible screech from the driver-side power window on my '89
>Spider when I raise or lower the glass. The pace of the window's travel has
>also slowed considerably. Could the glass be misaligned? Or are the motor
>and/or regulater shot or about to be shot?
>I have an OEM motor and regulator, still in the orange boxes, given to me by
>the P.O. when I bought the car. but at least one of the boxes (regulator, I
>think; I'm at work and don't have 'em handy) says it's for the right side,
>if my memory serves, which it sometimes doesn't.
>Are either of these parts ambidextrous?
>
>Mike Trimble
>Denton, Texas
>1980 Spider Veloce
>
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