So around early April, the window on my 91' Honda Accord started rising slowly, then started rising unevenly, and finally ran itself off its track. Then it quit working all together. Keep in mind this is the Midwest, and the temperature was starting to get up into the 70's. So when I finally found the the time to look at it, I figured it had simply gotten caught on the rain guard, and would be an easy lube fix.
When I got the interior panel off I saw that the window was still in the track, and when I tried to put it up again, it went back to the first of the three problems I experienced; it rose, but rose unevenly. So I figured it was the rain guard on the interior panel that was keeping it from rising altogether. I lubed that up with a Silicone-based spray (I read somewhere that a petroleum-based lube would make the rubber swell further) and then took a look at the window regulator. The lifting bar had been bent to sh*t.
On the positive side, the motor seemed to still have plenty of power in it, but a window regulator, even used, ran about $60 dollars. I took the old regulator out of the interior panel (a real pain in the ass) and took a look at it. I figured before I dropped the door, I would simply try hammering the lift back into it's original position.
I did that, and managed to get it reinstalled, and put the exterior panel back on (another real pain in the ass). Surprisingly, there were no major problems. The window rolled up fine, and I didn't have to drop the extra cash on the regulator. So the repair was basically free (if you don't count the 5 bucks I spent on lube).
So around early April, the window on my 91' Honda Accord started rising slowly, then started rising unevenly, and finally ran itself off its track. Then it quit working all together. Keep in mind this is the Midwest, and the temperature was starting to get up into the 70's. So when I finally found the the time to look at it, I figured it had simply gotten caught on the rain guard, and would be an easy lube fix.
When I got the interior panel off I saw that the window was still in the track, and when I tried to put it up again, it went back to the first of the three problems I experienced; it rose, but rose unevenly. So I figured it was the rain guard on the interior panel that was keeping it from rising altogether. I lubed that up with a Silicone-based spray (I read somewhere that a petroleum-based lube would make the rubber swell further) and then took a look at the window regulator. The lifting bar had been bent to sh*t.
On the positive side, the motor seemed to still have plenty of power in it, but a window regulator, even used, ran about $60 dollars. I took the old regulator out of the interior panel (a real pain in the ass) and took a look at it. I figured before I dropped the door, I would simply try hammering the lift back into it's original position.
I did that, and managed to get it reinstalled, and put the exterior panel back on (another real pain in the ass). Surprisingly, there were no major problems. The window rolled up fine, and I didn't have to drop the extra cash on the regulator. So the repair was basically free (if you don't count the 5 bucks I spent on lube).
- sgarri20, New Lenox, IL, US