Milano window lifters: usual suspects

[Pottree@domain.elided]

In a message dated 6/25/2002 6:26:36 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:


> My rear windows have been unable to move for a month or so. The fuse is not 
> blown, the relay for the cutout switch can be heard to cycle when the 
> cutout 
> switch is pressed. So how do I figure this one out? Oh, yeah-today I 
> pressed 
> the cutout switch and the windows went down just like that. Did I stop them 
> 
> at just a crack and see if they would go up? Why, no. Of course not. Too 
> logical.
> So now they are stuck down. The motors work, the relay is the same, the 
> fuse 
> ditto. But both windows are out at the same time. So where is the juice 
> stopping? 
> I have just bought a auto-ranging multimeter, but don't really know much 
> about it's use. I do have the shop manual. 
> And as a last resort, is there a way to get the window winding mechanism 
> free 
> to put the window up while I chase electrical gremlins?
> Thanks, 
I would start by making sure all the contacts in all the switches are clean.  



Charlie
LA, CA, USA
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