Re: Spider Windows

[Rodney Tidwell <rodneygt@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hal Taylor, Kelly M., Chris Finks, John Hertzman (in no particular
order), thanks for your responses to my slowly lowering '84 spider
window.  If I left anyone out, I apologize

My problem was that my window was not properly in the channel or
register such that the window typically binded when going down.  To fix
the problem, I loosened the bolt that secures the cable to the front of
the window (also some minor adjusting at the rear cable) and got the
window in the channel.  I also adjusted the channels slightly - the
factory provided for some adjustment with oblong slits for bolt holes.
Anyway, a combination of your responses helped in fixing my problem.

Thanks,

Rodney G. Tidwell
McComb, MS

The gist of the responses follow.  .

Chris wrote:

> ...Your problem sounds like it could be either the motor inside the door or
> the "window register" that guides the glass up and down...that could require
> replacement as it may be binding.
>

Kelly wrote:

> ...First make sure that the cable is over all of the pulleys, second, as
> the cable winds onto the motor, make sure that it does not become
> crossed,  if it becomes crossed then the motor will fight itself to pull
> the window up and down....
>

later, Kelly wrote:

> ...Either fully raise the window or fully lower
> the window.  with the window in the full extended or retracted position, the
> cable should be EXTREMELY tight over all of the pulleys,  there should be no
> slack anywhere.
>     If there is slack, the first way to take it up is to losen the second
> pully located near the latch portion on the door.  In the upper left corner
> of the door there are two pulleys, one is adjustable, this is the inner of
> the two pulleys.  The pully is held by a 10mm nut.  loosen the pulley and
> use it to tighten the slack in the cable.  you may have to loosen the nuts
> on the window to adjust the entire cable,  be careful not to allow the cable
> to slip off of the pulleys or else you would have to start over.
>
> Once the cable is taught, tighten the pulley nut and that should solve your
> problem....
>
John wrote:

>  ... [T]he vast majority of my window problems have been, or descended from,
>
>   the glass channels. If one
>   or the other is worn [etc], a window can cock enough for a leading corner
>
>   to dig in and do more damage to the base of the channel...Sometimes just lightly
>
>   pushing the top edge of the
>   window back or forward while raising or lowering can have a dramatic effect on
>   the speed, helping the diagnosis...
>
Hal wrote:

> I went to my local dealer and asked for a new regulator cable.  He
> (Dick, at Beverly Hills Alfa) said, "well, I have one;  it's $95.  But
> check that the window is tightly connected to the cable before you
> bother replacing it"  (Thanks, Dick (who is probably not on the digest,
> but it never hurts to be polite)).
> Anyway, I kept my $95, went home took the door apart, and sure enough,
> the screw that attached the glass the glass to the cable in front was
> loose.  I tightened it.  Took me all of about 25 minutes, counting
> removing and replacing the door panel.
>

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