87 5000TQ Window issue

[Kent McLean]

Stephen Sherman wrote:
> The drivers side window has developed a problem. It still goes up and
> down just fine. However when you hit the down button and the auto down
> goes on, it is no longer possible to stop the auto down progress.
> Hitting up does not work. And for a few secs after bottom, up will not
> do anything (still stuck in auto down mode). But after a few, then
> things are back to normal.
>
> I am assuming that it is the electronics responsible for the auto down
> that are malfunctioning. Can anyone point me to where those electronics
> might be. And if anyone knows a fix for this...

Not so fast.  It might very well be broken, frayed, and/or shorted wires
in the rubber boot between the driver's door and the door jamb. Peel back
the rubber and look for cracker or broken wires.

The fix is to splice in some new, fresh, flexible wiring between the old
pieces. Use about 1 foot long piece (per broken wire) so you can shove
the extra length into the door and jamb, leaving fresh wire in the boot.
Solder or ratchet crimp the connections, your preference.

-- 
Kent McLean
1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ "Bad Puppy"