window will not go up

[Ed Kellock]

I fixed the same part with bolt and a nut.  The plastic bushing snaps in and
then a plastic rod goes through to secure it.  The catches that keep the
busing in the hole broke and the rod worked it's way out.  I found a
suitable bolt and nut and I think I may have used loctite on it so I didn't
have to tighten it down to much or worry about it coming loose.

Ed


On 3/30/06, Alex Kowalski <hypereutectic1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Jim wrote:
>
> >Now that's the kind of post I like to see;  repairing instead of
> replacing.
> >I suspect that most of the window motors replaced could have been
> repaired.
> >On the early Audi's there were too many connection points between the
> >switches and the motors not to mention the fact that they were not
> relayed
> >to reduce current draw except at the motor.
>
> On my '87 5KCSTQ one of the weak links in the power lock mechanism is
> inside
> the door panel.  All of the actuators and associated switches work fine,
> but
> the lock rods are strung together with a piece of hard plastic that loves
> to
> snap when it gets old -- it happened on both rear doors of my car. It's a
> quirky looking piece of plastic that seems Born to Break.  You don't need
> to
> do anything drastic to fix it, though  -- remove the door panel and
> safety-wire it back together (I used very, very fine gauge wire, wound
> about
> 40 turns) with a few drops of adhesive.  Put the door panel back together
> and it will never bother you again.
>
> I could have fabricated a link between the lock rods using hardware, too.
> But I had the glue and the safety wire and that worked just fine.
>
> Cheers,
> Alex Kowalski
> '87 5KCSTQ
> '86 5KCSTQ
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