rubercoober
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- Brooklyn, NY
Hey guys,
My power windows in my 1993 245 have been stuck for 8 months or so, but they worked perfectly prior to that. I had noticed right before they quit working that occasionally they would cut out, but slamming the driver's door once or twice would cause them to work again. But, eventually I noticed it getting worse and decided to leave them in the upright position, slightly cracked, just in case they quit working altogether. Surely, they did. This has been pretty rough for me because Atlanta summers are brutal, but luckily the winter isn't too harsh and when it is, the trusty blast furnace that is a 240's heater works great.
We've had some mild days lately, and with spring coming I need to get to the bottom of this, especially since my A/C doesn't work (who's does, anyway?).
The one time this happened before (without the slamming of the door), spraying out the contacts on the master switch with compressed air got it working again. No dice there, this time.
I've taken the door panel off and it's hard to tell where the problem lies, especially since everything is covered in electrical tape
I'm honestly not even sure where to begin, any ideas? I've read some posts about maybe the wiring that passes out the door through the accordion guard breaking, or that a relay could go bad? I haven't found too much else on the forums that sounds similar to my situation.
My assumption is that it has to be related to some wiring that is attached to the master switch, because all the other switches worked prior to this, but now none work.
The other thing I've noticed is a bit of a slight clunking noise in my driver's side wheel well/column when I turn left or occasionally when I hit the brakes when coming to a stop. It sounds almost like metal on metal. My previous experience with something like this was a bad CV boot on a mk3 VW GTI that was making a way worse noise, but replacing that fixed the issue. This almost sounds like a much quieter version of that noise.
It's not affecting the way the car drives, at least not at the moment, but it's a noise that has me sort of worried about trying to be proactive. I'm getting ready to take a little roadtrip to Asheville next Sunday and want to make sure it'll make it there and back without any issues, it's a 3.5 hour drive each way.
Is this something I should worry about replacing immediately? And if so, what do you think it is, and how difficult would that job be?
Thanks guys!
My power windows in my 1993 245 have been stuck for 8 months or so, but they worked perfectly prior to that. I had noticed right before they quit working that occasionally they would cut out, but slamming the driver's door once or twice would cause them to work again. But, eventually I noticed it getting worse and decided to leave them in the upright position, slightly cracked, just in case they quit working altogether. Surely, they did. This has been pretty rough for me because Atlanta summers are brutal, but luckily the winter isn't too harsh and when it is, the trusty blast furnace that is a 240's heater works great.
We've had some mild days lately, and with spring coming I need to get to the bottom of this, especially since my A/C doesn't work (who's does, anyway?).
The one time this happened before (without the slamming of the door), spraying out the contacts on the master switch with compressed air got it working again. No dice there, this time.
I've taken the door panel off and it's hard to tell where the problem lies, especially since everything is covered in electrical tape
I'm honestly not even sure where to begin, any ideas? I've read some posts about maybe the wiring that passes out the door through the accordion guard breaking, or that a relay could go bad? I haven't found too much else on the forums that sounds similar to my situation.
My assumption is that it has to be related to some wiring that is attached to the master switch, because all the other switches worked prior to this, but now none work.
The other thing I've noticed is a bit of a slight clunking noise in my driver's side wheel well/column when I turn left or occasionally when I hit the brakes when coming to a stop. It sounds almost like metal on metal. My previous experience with something like this was a bad CV boot on a mk3 VW GTI that was making a way worse noise, but replacing that fixed the issue. This almost sounds like a much quieter version of that noise.
It's not affecting the way the car drives, at least not at the moment, but it's a noise that has me sort of worried about trying to be proactive. I'm getting ready to take a little roadtrip to Asheville next Sunday and want to make sure it'll make it there and back without any issues, it's a 3.5 hour drive each way.
Is this something I should worry about replacing immediately? And if so, what do you think it is, and how difficult would that job be?
Thanks guys!
