89 Window wont go down

djt81185 · Jan 18, 2008

My power window on my drivers side is goofy. At first if it went down too far it would grind and not go up unless you pulled it up. I found the cable guide detached and rehooked it up and it started working again. (atleast i think that is the problem it fixed...might have been my not going down the whole way unless pushed issue)

Now the window will go down about 3 inches then stop. When it stops its rock solid and wont budge at all. Itll move up adn down freely in that 3 inch range.

I search and found no one else had a thread about this...can u guys help?

8Mud · Jan 18, 2008

djt81185 said:
My power window on my drivers side is goofy. At first if it went down too far it would grind and not go up unless you pulled it up. I found the cable guide detached and rehooked it up and it started working again. (atleast i think that is the problem it fixed...might have been my not going down the whole way unless pushed issue)

Now the window will go down about 3 inches then stop. When it stops its rock solid and wont budge at all. Itll move up adn down freely in that 3 inch range.

I search and found no one else had a thread about this...can u guys help?

There is a rubber extension on the motor end of the cable guide, if it isn't routed correctly the cable may jam. Might also be the window guide came out of the metal channel and is binding.
While you have the door panel off, force some grease into the slot in the metal cable guide.

cracked-butt · Jan 20, 2008

:eeks1: well be glad yours works for those 3 inches. i got my window up & now it wont work at all. think i need to hit a yard soon! (but damn workin in the cold!!!!!) not sure if its the wires or the motor thats shot on my 89 xj limited.

rag · Jan 20, 2008

my girlfriend's 88 has a very similar problem. passenger side window operates freely except for the last 5-6inches at the bottom.

like you said, it is a rock solid stop, no budge, no motor buzzing or humming, no nothing.

it has been like that for over a year. i have not gotten around to pulling the panel off and tinkering.

djt81185 · Jan 22, 2008

8Mud said:
There is a rubber extension on the motor end of the cable guide, if it isn't routed correctly the cable may jam. Might also be the window guide came out of the metal channel and is binding.
While you have the door panel off, force some grease into the slot in the metal cable guide.

I did have to reguide that rubber extension a while ago. The window also rocks back and forth very freely. I did notice a nut missing in there once...tried to replce it but it did nothing.

xjaddict · Jan 23, 2008

i dont know if it is an option for you but i would just get rid of the power windows and get some manual cranks junk yard bro junk yard:idea:

8Mud · Jan 23, 2008

djt81185 said:
I did have to reguide that rubber extension a while ago. The window also rocks back and forth very freely. I did notice a nut missing in there once...tried to replce it but it did nothing.

There is a hold down ring that snaps into a hole in the door, if the hold down isn't on there, the rubber extension can shift and cause binding. If the cable is rusty (almost rusted through) this can even kink the cable.
Sometimes the window guides (rubber and felt) split down the middle and jam the window. The glue also comes off and they fall out of the channel and jam things up.

djt81185 · Jan 29, 2008

Well I got pissed at it yesterday and started pushing down as hard as i could while rolling it down and it went down another 6 inches..I repeated and got it down another bit to where only 2 inches is sticking out...To put it back up I have to pull it past these 2 sticking points and to put it down I have to push em past the 2 sticking points...any ideas now?

89xj · Jan 29, 2008

have you looked inside the door yet to see what the problem is. sounds like you need a new regulator.

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