Help Window Has Fallen Into The Door

[stingray]

My window on the R32 fell down inside the door and now won't wind back up. Just when I closed it today it made a lound clunk noise and I went to open it again. That's when it just slid down. It doesn't sound like it's rattling or anything so I don't know if it's fallen of its tracks or something else. I will be taking the door apart tomorrow and removing the sound deadening to have a look. I just want to know what the general problem could be as I don't really know how the window mechanism operates.

[stingray]

Ok, I've taken the door trim off and had a look inside the service holes. It seems that the cable has snapped. Anyone know what I need to remove and can I just replace the cable?

[stingray]

Anyone know how to remove the assembly. I've taken the 4 bolts of and tried lifting the whole thing out including the window, but there's not enough clearance at the top for it to come out. Do I need to remove the window first? I've attacted a picture of the 4 botls that I took off.

[stingray]

I've got it out now. First you have to remove the window then it's easy to take out the rail and motor with plenty of room. Does anyone know where I can take this assembly to get the cable replaced? Does O'Brien repair these?

[Mandingo]

go to the wreckers.

[bozodos]

bumping due to this happening to me this morning, am I correct to assume that I'll have to get a new assembly from the wreckers?

[bozodos]

on another note, does anyone know if it's possible to get the window to go back up and stay up? (given that it will probably take at least 2 days to get a new assembly sent here if it's the cause)

Edited September 17, 2010 by bozodos

[.:: GimpS-R34 ::.]

open the door.. lift window..and use rape tape.. it has other uses

Edited September 17, 2010 by .:: GimpS-R34 ::.

[bozodos]

whereabouts should i tape it to?

[.:: GimpS-R34 ::.]

pillars.. maybe to the roof.. unless you wanted to jam a block underneath? maybe more difficult though.. Just do the bogan thing.. plastic and tape around the outside..

[bozodos]

hahaha yeah ill give it a go, moreso worried about it getting broken into @ home

[bozodos]

hmm well i pulled the door skin off, and the window comes up about 7/8ths of the way but no more, the cable has snapped, and appears to tighten up when the window comes up. looks like time for a new assembly @_@

[bozodos]

FFS. new assembly has arrived, and went in fine, however I was foolishly trying to do the locating nuts up as tight as they were beforehand and one snapped off. The other snapped off taking it off.

Low quality pics show what I mean here, the red circle is the head of the nut which has snapped off. Is it possible to get these re threaded in some way or am I just going to have to get a new window. fml

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

next time dont let her lean on the car boz...

[.:: GimpS-R34 ::.]

1. You have a red square, and blue circles.. i am going to assume the red square (not circle) is the head of the bolt/threaded bar and the blue circles are where they snapped..

what is on the other side of the threaded bar, or did you screw the threaded bar in? if so i would look at drilling a hole in the middle of the threaded bar and using a screw extractor kit to get it out and replace it..

is that what you are looking to do? pics are pretty bad..

[bozodos]

pretty much, and yeah after i'd uploaded them to my computer noticed that i had gunk on my phone camera lens.

there is a flat side like a rivet on the other side of the threads, going to look at just getting another window before the thread replacement option. my inital reaction was FFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. I figured that I am probably not the first person to do this, but wasn't sure if it was one of those kind of things which are set into the glass at the factory while it is still hot etc. My failure was in attempting to tighten them up to the point as they were when I took the window out.

Spose that will teach me to tighten things up too fkn much.

Edited September 27, 2010 by bozodos

[bozodos]

So would like to know if anyone has ever attempted to put new bolts in the places where I snapped those two off!