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Old 10-29-2006, 01:26 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by djomlas
its the passinger side.
when i bought the car it was making the noise, i tought it was maybe sand or something, not really sure. but now that i got the convertible top to work, it started being more hesitant and finally stopped working alltogether.

will it be obvious which one needs to be replaced?
Hi,

Well, I think it's a question of just the Window Regulator alone or whether both need replacing. I'm guessing that it'll just be the Window Regulator. But, if the output spline on the motor isn't clean, it can cause the next one to fail in short order.

The Regulator got stuck (was probably operating with more and more resistance for a while), while the motor (pretty high-torque) kept turning. This in turn just augered into the receiver on the Regulator. Between the two is where the Metal shavings (particles) came from.

Look at the attached image and it'll better describe what I mean. Hope this helps...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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