Windows hard to crank

[WSUCruiser]

My windows are hard to crank when it is cold. I have tried greasing the regulator and greasing the window guides to no avail. Is there another trick i should be looking into?

Now that the sun is coming out in WA it is not too much of a problem, but entering the parking garage at school at 7am, i think i'm going to break the handle off. And ideas?

-Dave-

 

[landcruiserdude]

I'd say you need to replace the regulators. It's amazing what a new regulator will do, compared to one that's 20 years old.

 

[Godwin]

Don't just regrease but clean and grease. I had a similar problem on the driver's window to the extent that I thought that at times I would break something. There was a particular spot in rolling the window where it would hang. I cleaned the regulator with carb cleaner then regreased and now it's nice and smooth.

 

[WSUCruiser]

good deal, i'll try that
-Dave-

 

[bsndfj60]

Yeh, I am due to try that out as well. Thank you for the tips.

 

[Zack1978]

What type of oil should one use on the window mech? I read in the other post to use carb cleaner to get the old stuff off, but what do you put on new? The pass window on my 60 sucks!


Zack

 

[Godwin]

I used carb cleaner because that was what I had on hand. I then sprayed the regulator with white lithium grease because, again, that was what I had sitting around. Don't know if the carb cleaner and white grease were the best to use, but it did work. One little snag was that when spraying the grease in it covered a good bit of the window. Cleaning the grease from the window was a huge PITA. Actually pulling the regulator out of the door so that you can clean and regrease it throughly may be the best, but more time consumptive, way to do it.

 

[MDH33]

I'm actually planning on pulling my driver door panel off this weekend to try and remedy a sticky regulator. Any tricks or necessary parts needed like clips or...

 

[TOY350]

Something that worked for me when I wasn't even trying was to rain-x the window and rain-x anit-fog the inside. I think the rubber wipers on the windows were causing the drag and it rolled up and down effortlessly after I treated the window. The bad thing is it didn't last obviously. I don't know if this would help anyone else or if mine was a lucky isolated incident, but it's easy to try.

 

[swank60]

I used carb cleaner because that was what I had on hand. I then sprayed the regulator with white lithium grease because, again, that was what I had sitting around. Don't know if the carb cleaner and white grease were the best to use, but it did work. One little snag was that when spraying the grease in it covered a good bit of the window. Cleaning the grease from the window was a huge PITA. Actually pulling the regulator out of the door so that you can clean and regrease it throughly may be the best, but more time consumptive, way to do it.

Actually white lith grease is the best thing for this sort of application. Same with door hinges, catches, etc. Anything that moves a lot and gets little attention.