Thread: Drivers window....again!

Right, I've hit a brick wall with my drivers window!
Have had a good search and can't seem to find a solution.

Ordered a new drivers window regulator as suggested by many forum members a few weeks back, only to find when I took the old one out, it was fine! The 3 small spot welds were all in place. Only thing noticeably different was that the large square-ish nylon stop on the bottom rail was the wrong way up. So I thought while it's all apart, might as well put the new one in.

Before I did that I checked that the motor was running. No probs, little sprocket going round when I press the switch. Superb, thought me!

Put it all back together (minus the door lining), pressed the switch, and still no movement. The motor is spinning, as you can hear it.

So I thought, maybe the teeth on the sprocket have worn. Take it all apart again, teeth look fine, and there is definite resistance when trying to move the circular arm of the regulator by hand when the motor is bolted back up.

So my next question is....is there a particular "position" these things have to be in to put the motor back on? Can't for the life of me see how, but thought it worth asking.

Pulling my hair out on this one, at least what little I have left!!

Cheers in advance.....

..:: KIEREN ::..
2000 Disco II Auto V8
Object Of Mass Consumption
AussieAubs Disco Page

You're not the only one to have fun with these things Kieran - I spent all day working on mine yesterday.

Problem was, window went all the way down and gearing then disengaged, so could not wind the window back up. Simple fix - found the worn spot at the end of the gear arm, filled it with a bit of mig welding and ground back to shape.

Then the little "multi-plug" on the motor wouldn't re-connect, no matter what I did. So pulled motor apart, drilled hole through gearbox plastic section where contact pins protrude through, soldered new wires directly to motor contact pins and ran through hole, all protected with heat shrink. Found label on the side of the motor "Made in Fance" and thought "that'd be typical". Bloody frogs can't make anything properly, and here's Landrover using frog rubbish in an already questionable electrical system.

Re-assembled it all - window worked well until first time wound down fully to where my new welding came into effect - and the whole thing stopped. Motor still spinning but no movement up or down.

Removed and found that the three "spot welds" had let go. They call that welding ? Got to be joking, haven't they. I thought the poms were supposed to know how to weld, being the origin of the industrial revolution and all that.

Anyhow, drilled out where the imitation welds were and welded it all together properly, re-assembled, and finally had it all working by the end of the day.

Just another Landrover experience - ya gotta love it.