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Graham Hutton
Experienced User Username: gph
Post Number: 88 Registered: 01-2019
| Posted on Wednesday, 22 February, 2023 - 14:11: |    |
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
| Posted on Wednesday, 22 February, 2023 - 21:46: |    |
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
| Posted on Wednesday, 22 February, 2023 - 22:19: |    |
Richard Treacy has documented fixing the SZ slow electric window problem as detailed in the following link: https://rrtechnical.info/windowlifts/windowlifts.pdf
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michael vass
Frequent User Username: mikebentleyturbo2
Post Number: 780 Registered: 07-2015
| Posted on Thursday, 23 February, 2023 - 02:56: |    |
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
| Posted on Tuesday, 07 March, 2023 - 15:26: |    |
thanks everyone, I will look at each option carefully |
   
Darryl Watson
Experienced User Username: inox
Post Number: 197 Registered: 04-2015
| Posted on Friday, 24 March, 2023 - 01:09: |    |
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
| Posted on Sunday, 18 June, 2023 - 20:41: |    |
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. |