RE: [alfa] Slow power window on GTV6

["Jeff Greenfield" <alfaguy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

If the window mechanism in the GTV-6 IS the same as what was used in the 3x8
Ferraris the problem is the following -

The window motor is attached to a gearbox of sorts. This gearbox is what
moves the cable. The gearbox is packed with grease, the grease that is used
in the Ferrari assemblies' breaks down and turns into the consistency of
something that resembles a sticky, gooey, gummy adhesive rather than
anything that with any properties of lubrication at all.

The cure, is to remove the window motor/regulator (draw a picture and/or
take some notes regarding cable routing) disassemble, clean out all the old
grease, and pack with fresh Lithium grease or an equivalent.

It would be worth swapping the switches from the good window to the bad to
rule the switch out before going to all the trouble of removing the
mechanism. It is possible to open up and clean the switches.

FWIW, the window switches in my '85 308QV are the same as those used in most
GTV-6s ...

HTH,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-alfa@domain.elided [mailto:owner-alfa@domain.elided] On Behalf Of
George Graves
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 2:27 AM
To: alfa@domain.elided
Subject: Re: [alfa] Slow power window on GTV6

Welcome to the club. They all do that. The passenger side window
doesn't get used as often as the driver's side and thus gets gummed-up.
You can try lubricating the tracks with silicone grease and you can
clean the switch connector, and the motor connector and lubricate the
motor. I had SOME luck, for a while, by disconnecting the endless cable
which operates the windows and running the cable without the window
attached to it until the run of cable that goes between the upper and
lower pulley was fresh, then re-tightening the window glass onto the
fresh cable. But now, that's getting sluggish too. Anyone else have any
suggestions other than replacing the mechanism? BTW, some Seventies and
Eighties Ferraris use exactly the same mechanism with the same results
(or so I've read).

George Graves
'86 GTV-6 3.0 'S'

On Monday, September 15, 2003, at 10:33 PM, alfa-digest wrote:

> Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 14:45:16 -0700
> From: Kit Redwine <kredwine@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] Slow power window on GTV6
>
> Howdy all,
>
> The passenger window on my '86 GTV6 is very slow when "rolling" up.
> Going
> down is fine but it just crawls coming back up.  The driver's side
> appears
> to be fine.
>
> Any clues?  Should I be cleaning any contacts?  Looking at the switch?
>  If
> the switch, do I just pop it off?  Could the rubber seals be causing
> the
> slow movement?
>
>
> thx,
>
> Kit
> Seattle
> '86 GTV6
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