2001 Cherokee Limited - poor quality LH window guidance

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Mar 5, 2011 | 08:04 AM
  #1  
Shocked... Extremely poor quality plastic driver side electric window guidance in my Jeep Cherokee Limited 2001 - I'm driving a Jeep to NOT have this kind of **** after 10 years and 120.000 km....

Anybody repaired this and have some brilliant ideas to fix the cable to the plastic guidance?

Anybody used older model/different model window guidance that is of superior quality

I'd hate to buy a new part of the same poor quality crap (and in Spain we pay top dollar for original Jeep parts)...

Many thanks!
rgds,
Sam
Santa Maria del Cami, Mallorca, Spain

   

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Mar 5, 2011 | 08:40 AM
  #2  
Many thanks Phil, aka 'Maximus' from Ontario, Canada
searching the forum I found this:

http://www.lunghd.com/Tech_Articles/...ulator_Fix.htm

Extremely helpfull and brilliant!

Many thanks Phil, aka 'Maximus' from Ontario, Canada

rgds,
Sam
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Mar 5, 2011 | 10:42 AM
  #3  
Done!
Hi guys!

I did the job as suggested with two 2,5 x 30 mm "cotter pins" (we call them "split pins" in europe). Thicker pins won't do, as they'll not fit in between the "worm" of the cable and in the rail.

I guess it's an 2 hour job from start to end - easy.

I did it slightly diffrent:
- I opened the vertical guidance at the top. Where the curved plastic connects to the vertical rail. Drilled out the tiny popnail and un-bend the two placeholders.This way the plastic clip over the rail can remain in place.

- I did not chissel-off any plastic. I just flattened the top of the broken cable fixture and drilled 2 holes of 3 mm through the plastic and the metal. This way you still have the correct distancer for the rail.

- I took out the motor and disemsambled it with the 3 nuts. Slightly more work, but you can test the friction away from the car on your workbench. I also took the window control unit from the cover: testing was much easier than with the cover and I want it to stay clean and without damage.

rgds,
Sam
Mallorca, Spain


   

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