Driver's window hard to roll up; how to fix it?
Driver's window hard to roll up; how to fix it?
Hopefully there's a simple fix for this one: the window on the driver's side rolls down okay, but getting it back up takes a lot of work.
Any way I can make it smoother?
Any way I can make it smoother?
- hotsiit
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HAHA....I've got the same problem also...window rolls down fine...and starts rolling up fine, but as I get closer to the top / fully closed position it gets alot harder....been this way for over the past 4 years....never did anything about it
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Silicone spray will fix it temporarily. You can get it at an autoparts store. Mine has done it for a while too but I really have'nt done anything about it either. For the cause, my guess would be the rubber trim on the door has aged and bemoce brittle. When the window contacts the rubber trim, it slows down dramatically. When the silicone is applied, they roll up like new. (atleast for me)
When the window is down inside the door, spray all the rubber that contacts with the glass.
When the window is down inside the door, spray all the rubber that contacts with the glass.
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its and easy fix the screws that hold your window to the track that makes it go up and down are loose causing it to shift to the front and bind up when you roll the window up......all you have to do is take your door panel off and the palstic underneath and tighten the screws that hold the window to the track.....mine got so bad that it broke the window mechinism and i had to replace it thats how i found out what it was
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LMFAO!phillyMX3mayn wrote:damn silicone spray works like a charm no more asking the girlfriend to steer while i use both hands to get my freakin window up and no more ashing in the ashtray...woooohooooo
Anyways, another thing is if the silicon spray doesen't do it for you, there is a long metal bar inside the window, there is lubricant that is already on it, it gets built up in the 1 spot, just take your fingers and push it around. I actually took apart my passengers side power window switch and cleaned the contacts seeing as it woulden't go up, would go down fine ,but not up. So I took apart my drivers side door aswell and fixed my slow window while I was there
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because its lubracating the stripping so its no longer binding. i have the same problem. Mazda should do a recall their are so manny problems with this. i broke my crank off and no have a new crank that resembles a shinny pair of vise grips.phillyMX3mayn wrote:if this were the case then why would it go up easily in the rain
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graphite lubricant seems to work quite nicely. it's a fine powder, to my surprise. But it's been good to me so far.
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