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Edward Gault (Irfgt)
Intermediate Member
Username: Irfgt
Post Number: 1682
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 4:52 am: | |
They are used motors that are in good condition. |
Matt Boyd (Mattboyd)
New member
Username: Mattboyd
Post Number: 23
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 31, 2002 - 9:46 pm: | |
Ed,
Did you say you have new motors for $25 each? If this is true, please let me/us know.
-Matt
'85 Euro 308 GTS/QV |
Edward Gault (Irfgt)
Intermediate Member
Username: Irfgt
Post Number: 1671
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 5:19 pm: | |
The regulators are different but the motors are the same, at least they are on my car. |
Frank Parker (Parkerfe)
Intermediate Member
Username: Parkerfe
Post Number: 1166
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 2:48 pm: | |
Edward, are you sure they are the same ? I recall that on my 328 they were different. |
Verell Boaen (Verell)
Junior Member
Username: Verell
Post Number: 231
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 29, 2002 - 11:17 pm: | |
AMEN BROTHER CHARLES, AMEN...
I spent last Sunday afternoon pulling my passenger window motor/cable out, disassembling it & removing the... (what did Charles call it?) tar that had allegedly been grease at some time.
I soaked the pieces in a citrus based parts cleaner for a couple of hours, & then used a brass brush to get the rest off. Really not a bad cleanup at all. I should have just soaked the pieces overnite & probably could have just rinsed them off. However, I wanted to drive the car today.
I re-lubed everything with Valvoline DuraBlend (A semi-synthetic CV joint rated grease.) My hope was that the grease's viscosity will remain constant over a wide temp range & it won't dry out anytime soon.
I'm not totally convinced this was the right lube. It turned out to be noticably more viscous than I anticipated. However, White Lithium grease seemed to be too light for this application. Also, I sort of remember hearing that Lithium grease tends to dry out & set up(sound familiar...)
The passenger window is now noticably faster than my driver's window which I thought was working fine! Guess I'll have to do the driver's side eventually.
BOTTOM LINE:
AL, Unless your motor(s) have smoked themselves, try cleaning the drive gears. Tar or cosmoline is the best way I can describe what the grease had deteriorated into.
On the bench, the motor could barely creep the drive pulley around with the cable hanging free! After cleaning & re-greaseing it almost literally whipped the cable around. Nearly took my thumb off before I could lift the power lead off of the motorcycle battery I was testing with! |
Charles I Claussen (Atlantaman)
New member
Username: Atlantaman
Post Number: 18
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 9:56 pm: | |
the **&&$% grease in those motors actually hardens to an epoxy like stuff over the years-- it you disassemble and clean, the motors will actually work
Charles |
Edward Gault (Irfgt)
Intermediate Member
Username: Irfgt
Post Number: 1656
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 7:39 pm: | |
$25.00 each plus shipping. Thanks |
Bill V. (Doc)
Junior Member
Username: Doc
Post Number: 63
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 4:30 pm: | |
Ed, what is the cost of the window motor? I may need one myself. I was going to try to clean everything up before getting a new one, but am curious as to price. Thanks. |
Edward Gault (Irfgt)
Intermediate Member
Username: Irfgt
Post Number: 1632
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 4:45 pm: | |
They are the same. I have some if you need them. |
Al Johnson (Bigal)
New member
Username: Bigal
Post Number: 22
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 3:55 pm: | |
Are the window motors on 308s interchangeable or is there a driver side motor and a passenger side motor? |