Electric Windows

[neilf104]

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone could shed any light on malfunctioning electric windows. The drivers window switch has started playing up intermittently, and now seems to have stopped working altogether (for both windows). It was stuck down while I was in Cornwall last week so i took the switch apart, cleaned up the contacts and managed to get it back up again, but now it won't work at all. The passenger side switch is working fine. Not sure if I damaged it when taking it apart but a small ball bearing & spring fell out of it into my hand, and now the on/off switch seems a bit iffy as well. Doesn't seem to have the same definite on/off positioning, if you know what I mean!

Anyway, any hints or advice would be very gratefully received.

Cheers

Neil

[francophile1947]

Check the thicker black wire in the loom between the driver's door and bodywork - lots have broken and given your symptoms - easily fixed .

[Northern Bongolow]

the lost spring and ball are what helps to make a solid contact between passy window/drivers window option switch.also make sure that when you put the switch heads back on the little legs go either side of the slider boble.i have gone to a bike shop for spare ballbearings,as been said on here lots check the wiring loom through the door to body as this tends to be more of an issue.

[dext924]

I had the same problem with the windows, became very intermittent. A squirt of WD40 on the rear to clean the contacts sorted it out.

[neilf104]

Thanks for the tips, will check the wiring out. Ady, I managed to catch the spring & ball bearing so still have them. Do you know exactly how I put them back together?

Cheers
Neil

[Northern Bongolow]

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[neilf104]

Fixed! Thanks for the advice, turns out it was the thick red & black wire, neatly snapped in two. Spliced back together and good as new.

Cheers
Neil

[aitch]

Another happy outcome - this is such a great forum for advice and friendship well done all

[I was a freda that]

Hi dext924 - where precisely did you squirt the WD40? Into the driver's switch? My windows are somewhat intermittent, though normally waiting a minute seems to work. But I'm nervous it is the motors as both windows sometimes look as if they are really struggling to get up.
Cheers!

[daveblueozzie]

It is also a good idea to squirt some silicon aerosol spray into the runners of the windows, makes them run a lot smoother, same with the runners on the blinds.

[I was a freda that]

forgive my ignorance - do you mean taking off the internal door cover, or just opening the windows a bit and squirting down the edges of the windows?
And silicone - do you recommend anything particular? Google came up with http://www.cleaningsupplies4u.com/produ ... tAodRxMA3w

[daveblueozzie]

forgive my ignorance - do you mean taking off the internal door cover, or just squirting down the edges of the windows?

let the window down and squirt in the runners/grooves, then open and close the window a few times to let its magic work.
The silicon on the link is OK, or go to Halfords they have the similar stuff.

[I was a freda that]

Thanks very much. And WD40 on the window switch - just squirt from on top, or do I need to take it apart?

[Velocette]

For anyone who has lost the spring, a cut down Clipper lighter flint spring does the trick but gives a slightly firmer action.

[Simon Jones]

Might be worth trying proper contact cleaner as its designed specifically for cleaning electrical contacts.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/contact-cleaner-25340

While WD40 does pretty much do everything, it is still an oil and switches are not usually intended to have a film of oil all over them.

There are mixed views on whether WD40 is a good or bad thing for use on switches, but the consensus is that it attracts dust which will sooner or later cause problems:

http://www.goldwingfacts.com/forums/2-g ... tions.html