| Author | Message | ||
     Graham Hutton Experienced User Username: gph Post Number: 88 Registered: 01-2019 |
I'm sure this has been a topic somewhere on this site before. I have recently taken possession of my Dad's SZ (1988 UK delivery) like many spirits from this era the electric windows are slow to open and close. I am looking for the most simple solution to fix this, and would like to keep the cost down, any good ideas anyone? | ||
| Robert J. Sprauer Frequent User Username: wraithman Post Number: 818 Registered: 11-2017 |
There is plenty of advice rendered and searchable. Door cards come off, Window channels are sprayed, grounds and connections to be cleaned for lower resistance, elevator tube gets cleaned and lubed, on and on. The fixes are simple , but many. | ||
| David Gore Moderator Username: david_gore Post Number: 4177 Registered: 04-2003 |
Richard Treacy has documented fixing the SZ slow electric window problem as detailed in the following link: https://rrtechnical.info/windowlifts/windowlifts.pdf  | ||
| michael vass Frequent User Username: mikebentleyturbo2 Post Number: 780 Registered: 07-2015 |
Take the motor off the gearbox and check the rubber coupling, probably in peices. Mike | ||
| Graham Hutton Experienced User Username: gph Post Number: 89 Registered: 01-2019 |
thanks everyone, I will look at each option carefully | ||
| Darryl Watson Experienced User Username: inox Post Number: 197 Registered: 04-2015 |
Don't forget to lubricate the the chains. On our car some of the links were so stiff that they were at an angle to the adjacent link. I used Wurth HHs 2000. Available in clear and white. | ||
| Paul Yorke Grand Master Username: paul_yorke Post Number: 2153 Registered: 06-2006 |
Graham, remove the motor as suggested. Check the coupling. Fill the gearbox with aerosol lithium grease. You will need to do this half a dozen times with short squirts of grease. Leave time in-between for the solvent to evaporate completely, otherwise you just wash out the previous bursts. |
