windows domt roll

[sasquatch]

my windows dont roll up and down smooth, is this a calmon problem? do the door panals just pop off and pop on? do i need new scissors or just bushings? some times i have to use two hands to get the window up.

[elcamino1]

Window regulators wear over time replace them with new ones,or lube the window chanels with WD40 or try vasealine works fo me.

[freshtiva]

A good lubing will do wonders, good time to lube all the locks and linkage inside the door while you are at it. The windows on Redford started working well after a little lubing.

[SimonTuffGuy]

A common problem. Sometimes it's not even the regulators, but just the seals on the sides that cause the problems. A good lube should help though.

[deathegg]

the windows on the DeathEgg are hard to roll down, but only when it's cold outside (not a prob in SoCal), but back in Pittsburgh, sometimes I couldn't get them to open (turnpike toll booth for example) and had to open the door.
Why does it happen only in cold? Has anyone else experienced this?

[quaddawg]

The grease hardens up in the cold

[gdawgs]

They never work when it's really cold out(say below zero F). However, I took opened mine up last fall, cleaned and lubed them and that made a huge difference.

[sasquatch]

my egt and my festiva both have this problem, ill try and lube the tracks and look at the bushings and see what i can do. thanks for the tips

[batstiva]

I found that mine rolled down a lot easier with the door opened, then shut. Not sure what difference that should have made, but it did. A little vasealine
did the trick nicely.

[scitzz]

I have a tool that I bought, hard to describe. It can be found in the help section of your local auto parts store. Looks kinda like a pickle fork, it slides under the door panel, and pops the little plastic buttons out without damaging them, so they can be reused. It looks just like this one, I paid $5 for it

http://www.bostonindustrial.net/Professional-Door-Panel-Remover/M/B000NPPB88.htm

works like a charm, and it has pinch hit in a lot of other situations for me. To remove the window crank, just slide a small towel under it, pull it back and forth, moving around in a circle, until the little metal "circlip" pops out, then the crank slides right off. To replace, just push it in, and spin it around until it pops on...

[jglutz]

My driver side regulator got so bad that I ripped the handle off of it before I could fix it. Replaced it with one from the JY.
When the passenger side went bad...took it apart...cleaned it and bent it a little bit (more curve)...I think when it gets cold...the window shrinks and curves more than the regulator and slides causing the binding....It has worked fine since.

[sasquatch]

got thgem working good. thanks for the help.

[starbird]

window parts

hi, i've just purchased a '93 festiva (awesome 49mpg). my windows don't roll up straight. i opened the panel, and it looks as though the plastic guides are worn out. does anyone know where i can get new ones??

[Bathtub Tom]

I used a little silicone grease on the rubbers once the window was open. I mean a little! On this side of the pond, it's available in plumbers merchants for plastic pipes.

[Icedawg]

I have this problem too, in an RX7. I lubed it and fiddled with it and reset the mounting of the roller system all without a lot of success. I finally took it to a windshield shop and they said the roller mechanism and tracks were likely bent and would need replacing. so if lubing does not work, you may need new rolling parts.