[urq] . Re: 83 urq smogged! Now What?

[Mike Sylvester]

My windows were getting slow and no amount of lube seemed to help.
It turned out to be the switches.  The internal contacts were getting
pitted.
I took the switches apart, sanded the contacts and my windows are a
normal speed again.

BTW I have the '85+ style switches in my car not the early type.

Mike
'83 urq 20v

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [urq] . Re: 83 urq smogged! Now What?
> From: Steve Schmidt <schmidt694 at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, August 19, 2013 7:43 pm
> To: urq at audifans.com
> 
> 
> Regarding this please;
> 
> "Also the grease in the window winder mechanisms can get hard and the
> motors can burn out. "
> 
> Who has a tutorial for this fix?
> It dawned on me that the motors strain due to lack of lubrication.
> A simple spray on the felt window  runners  & the rail improved them but I
> know they can be better.
> I think I can get a rag into the back of the rail to clean it but when it
> slides up & down it must swipe the grease too?
> What about the winding mechanism?
> How hard is it to remove the whole thing to lube it?
> I'd really like these to work like new .
> Thanks,
> Steve
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