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 Post subject: window sticks in ef falcon
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 7:35 pm 
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i have had my roadworthy done and need to fix the passenger side window as it grabs on the side closest to the front and the actual window tilts and comes away from the back.

i have tried greasing the upright rail and using silicone spray on the rubber but it still grabs any help will be appreciated as im trying to get my car done asap for my p's
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:25 pm 
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:20 pm 
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na mate havent tried it i think it is loose where it is connected to the upright rail but not sure what i can do...........

 

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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:27 pm 
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Remove the door trim, sus out whats come loose,
Chances are the center rail is dry and the window bracket is loose.
Undo the trim, lube away wind it up and down, or even try to re-align it.

 

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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:32 pm 
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the door trim is off i have lubed everything! the window tilts down to the front and then grabs and comes away from the rubber at the back

 

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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:41 pm 
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how do you re-align it mate?

 

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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:50 pm 
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The best way I have found is.. loosen the 2 10mm bolts on the window, drive it up and down, then midway hold the window as far back to the rear of the car as possible and re tighten it.

each and every case is different as the mech's wear in different ways due to loading. also check the Bailey channel/ guides on the hinge side, undo all of these until you get a nice clean flow.

anyone else have a better method?

 

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Hey mate,

You will need a 10mm socket with a small extension

I did it pretty much the same as above, undo the two bolts which hold the window then wind it all the way up. They you will see two holes which are drilled so you can access the 2 bolts which hold the window. do these up as tight as possible.

This should hopefully solve your problem

 

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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:31 pm 
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i done that it seems to help but the window still tilts, the whole frame with the 10mm bolts in it is moving on the rail so im not sure what is the go but hopefully it will pass now . Thanks heaps also im wondering how to adjust the handbrake>?
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 11:46 pm 
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The only other thing you can try is the twop botton 10mm bolts take out and make the holes bigger in the opposite direction off it kicking so you can adjust regulator as required does work other than that new reg
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 12:15 am 
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my old fairmont you couldnt even get the door trim off without a special 8 point star key with a hole in the middle. Was weird, I was thinking who would steal my EB velour door trims?? why the need for such bolts?

In that case I never got to fix my stuck window just lived with it. it was drivers side so it ruled out drive thru's :cry:

Now my AU is starting to stick up, will try this on this model see if the bolts the same...

 

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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 12:26 am 
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if it is stucking in the up position and going slowly down try silcone spray in rubber guide if it is ecectric switch and not going down some times clean contacts inside switch and retry easy to do
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 Post subject: Re: window sticks in ef falcon
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:23 pm 
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wild_cleveland wrote:
i have had my roadworthy done and need to fix the passenger side window as it grabs on the side closest to the front and the actual window tilts and comes away from the back.

i have tried greasing the upright rail and using silicone spray on the rubber but it still grabs any help will be appreciated as im trying to get my car done asap for my p's
cheers Dylan


I've just replaced the guide on the drivers door of my EL with one from an EA-ED because I had the same issue. The EA-ED ones had a felt surface for the window to slide on, the EF-EL ones had rubber which grabs the window more.
I was given some advice form another forum that swapping to the older one would work, and today it proved to be effective, only cost $12 from a pick-a-part wrecker.

 

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