window motor- internal "gearbox" jam?

[Kurt Deschler]

The spool/spindle should lift straight up. There is a worm gear with 3 or 
4 tangs that engage it underneath and they are coupled by rubber pads. You 
may want to wire the cable guides to the back of the case to prevent them 
from popping out. If the cables are too tight to deal with, you can pop 
out one of the cable guides to release the tension.
 	-Kurt


On Mon, 10 Apr 2006, Brett Dikeman wrote:

>
> On Apr 10, 2006, at 12:19 PM, Kurt Deschler wrote:
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>> Brett,
>> I had one regulator in my 89 200 that was jammed internally. Turned out 
>> that the cable had frayed on one side of the spool and wrapped around the 
>> cable on the other side. In that case, the cables still moved a little. 
>> The motor could also be sticking due to a bad bearing or open winding.
>>  -Kurt
>
> Ok- how did you get the regulator apart itself?  I can't seem to get the 
> spindle up+off, though I didn't try very hard, for fear of breaking the 
> plastic.  Also, the case of the motor will come off somewhat, but not 
> completely.
>
> Oh year...does anyone know how the heck to separate the halves of the 
> connector for the window switch? :-)
>
> Brett
>
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