365 gt 2+2 window motor

I believe they do - I think whoever last re-covered your panels took the shortcut - you should have a round beauty cover about 1.5" dia covered in the same material as the door panel; when it is there, it has a two-pronged spring clip to keep it in place - the hole itself is normally trimmed w/ a metal grommet (which is concealed by the beauty cover).

the hole is only half the issue; do you have the emergency crank itself? It is a bent rod w/ a bevel gear on the end of it. I'll bet Shaughnessy has a drawerful . . .

 

What color is your interior?

if you brave cutting the panel I probably have the little cover that goes in the hole.

I think I have red,black,tan,butterscotch, and maybe more will have to check

carefull with the emergencey crank the gear gears strip real easy.

Zac

 

How much for the crank? I think I should have one for my car as well.

 

given the recent rebuild and power to the switch, I would think that a loose connection to the motor is the culprit. Even if you got the cabling wrong to lift the glass carriage causing it to bind, the fuse should blow before the motor burns itself out (if you have the right fuse in that circuit).

It's been awhile since I've done it (the front quarter vent motor is the bane of my existence), but the door skin isn't too dificult to remove; a couple of screws to get the door release escutcheon removed and then several more for the long armrest/door pull and then about a dozen of the little retaining clips.

I've always been a little mystified by Ferrari's choice of windows to have powered; the two you can reach in the front seat are power; the rear vent windows out of reach are manually operated . . .

 

I have no experience with these motors but others may know .Given that it worked after you moved it is it possible that there is a dead spot on the armature. Might it require the same fix in the future?

 

It may be a bad motor, but I suggest you also reach under the motor (takes small fingers) and check where the ground wire connects. Make sure the connection is good and the wire is not frayed. I had a very similar problem, and found that the ground wire from the motor was hanging by a single strand (vibration had apparently broken the others over time). I simply put a new connector on the wire, fastened it back in place and have not had any problem since. It may sound like an oversimplification, but in my experience a large majority of electric window problems on old Ferraris and Maseratis (I've had several of each) end up being grounding problems. Good luck.

 

my bet is that either the armeture(sp?) is bent or one of the bearings is dried out. it is also possible that the rebuilder left out the very thin copper washer that prevent the motor case from being over tightened.

As for another motor that will work it depends on which window switches you have. The Duccelier switches on the earlier cars will not work with modern motors since the do not allow you to wire them to switch polarity.

Zac

 

I am having the same problem with both my window motors. They will work after being nudged with the crank but then give up after several lifts. Anyone have a good lead on another motor that will work. I replaced one of mine years ago with a Ford unit but it was always very noisey and I can't seem to find a receipt showing a part number.

 

All got too hard for me so I replaced both units with new OEM units sourced from Maranello Concessionaires in the UK
Grantj