86 5ks drivers side window regulator rebuilds

[Richard J. Andrews]

yes,
i have rebuilt several window regulators on various audi's.
you need 1/16" aircraft grade cable and 1/16" aluminum ferrels. and a lot
of patience.
what seems to cause most of the failures that i have seen (all of them
actually) is the plastic piece
breaks where the cable goes into the motor housing, this cause the cable to
drag and fray.
i go to wreckers and pull these pieces off and try and keep some spares
around for future rebuilds.
easiest way to do it is a couple hours of work if you want it right. i
replace the cable as one piece and make
sure the springs have enough tension, reassembly can be a bit tricky. i use
a computer power supply 12v to test
them for proper functionality before reinstalling.

i believe there is a writeup in the archives.

HTH!
rich
'86 4kq
At 10:30 AM 5/11/02, you wrote:
>Hi,
>anyone in the Boston area willing to part with the drivers side window
>mechanism for an 86 5ks? The cable on mine has become frayed preventing
>the window from going to the full up position.. has anyone successfully
>replaced just the cable?
>
>Thanks
>
>Pat
>
>
>
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