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just did both of mine in my LS car... drivers was dead, passingers stopped a foot shy each time.
Its a pain if you try to do it by the book.
here is the short cut http://shbox.com/page/windowmotor.html
just take a bit of time once you have the motor in place and grease the tracks.
Im OK with a wrench and I did the first one in 45min and the second one in 20mins
Sweet!! DEefinitly will have to try this if my uncle doesnt call me back
wow perfect, mine will probably start to go slow soon, so this may be in my future lol
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Or you could just replace the thermistor in the motor and solve the problem without buying a new motor. But I didn't have any luck with that as I couldn't find a replacement thermistor. I thought about shorting it with a wire but ended up getting a new motor with a lifetime warranty.
Or you could just replace the thermistor in the motor and solve the problem without buying a new motor. But I didn't have any luck with that as I couldn't find a replacement thermistor. I thought about shorting it with a wire but ended up getting a new motor with a lifetime warranty.
Yeah .... I have one window motor i have had for about 5 months now lol so if it doesnt get fixed by my uncle soon (he knows what hes doin) idk i'll take a stab at it I guess ....
Or you could just replace the thermistor in the motor and solve the problem without buying a new motor. But I didn't have any luck with that as I couldn't find a replacement thermistor. I thought about shorting it with a wire but ended up getting a new motor with a lifetime warranty.
I also saw a write up on how to wire up a relay so that the current for the motor doesn’t have to pass through the window switch. I guess there is a big voltage drop due to resistance that way and some say that the window motors fry because of this, but I bought my motors for $40 with a $10 core at a local store, and after you have done this once you quickly become a pro at it. Like I said I had it down to 20min on the second one.
I would much rather have them go bad every other year than to risk an electrical fire due to me F-ing up the relay wiring
Or you could just replace the thermistor in the motor and solve the problem without buying a new motor. But I didn't have any luck with that as I couldn't find a replacement thermistor. I thought about shorting it with a wire but ended up getting a new motor with a lifetime warranty.
I like the idea of replacing a bum thermistor, but I see two problems:
1) the "thermistor" could be tripping because the motor is going bad (like the coils of wires or bearings or whatever). If you replace it it may not fix the problem of a bad motor.
2) shorting it could cause the motor to overheat, causing permanent failure. Not a big deal, but the thermal breaker allows you to creep the motor back into position, albeit at a snail's pace. On the slightly worse side of Murphy's Law is the potential that the wires in the door, or behind the dash, could burst into flames because of the increased load of a bad motor, causing an immediate bad day, followed by the realization that the window's in the (now flaming) Camaro won't go up or down at any speed.
When I replaced my bad motor, it seemed to be a failure of the bushings in the motor, making it hard for the motor to turn (which increased the electrical load causing the "thermistor" to trip).
90% of the time, when the 4th gen windows stop working it's because the thermistor is burnt out, not the motor. If you don't mind doing a little more work, you can remove the motor, pull out the thermistor, take it to radioshack and match it up with a new one. Then just put the new thermistor in the old motor and it should work fine. This will only cost you a couple bucks for the thermistor and some rivets. Take a look at this website for the detailed walkthrough: http://nikon.250free.com/window/index.htm
Hope this helps!
btw, landj, you're absolutely right. I'm just suggesting this because if money's an issue (which it often is) the thermistor fix is worth a shot. Otherwise take it to a GM dealer.
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