Couldn't get it up last night.

Flatulentoldgoat

So it's been going up slow for quite some time, and I've just sort of put it down to age. Slowly but surely it's worked. However last night it got stuck altogether to my alarm! I eventually coaxed it up but it was touch and go on the knob. It went up a bit, then I had to wait, stop, wait and gradually it got to the top.

Is there any kind of grease or lube that can help my electric windows go up more quickly and without seizing?

It goes down super fast however, which is fine.

greyteam1959

😂😂😂😂😂😂....

EssexExile

Try silicone spray in the runners.

Flatulentoldgoat

greyteam1959 said:

😂😂😂😂😂😂....

What, it's a serious problem. If it gets stuck again my car would be vulnerable and insecure....

cymruchris

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Try something like that on the seals. Make sure that whatever you use is a dry lubricant - you wouldn't want it running all over your glass.

JamoLew

You need your big end looking at I'm pretty sure

boobyd

Flatulentoldgoat said:

So it's been going up slow for quite some time, and I've just sort of put it down to age. Slowly but surely it's worked. However last night it got stuck altogether to my alarm! I eventually coaxed it up but it was touch and go on the knob. It went up a bit, then I had to wait, stop, wait and gradually it got to the top.

Is there any kind of grease or lube that can help my electric windows go up more quickly and without seizing?

It goes down super fast however, which is fine.

Don't go for max load, do a bit of stop start,then nice and slow till you feel it is going to be coming to the end. Sorted.

Belenus

Have you tried doing it manually by hand?

couriervanman

I think you definitely need an aid to help you get it up......getting it down is the easy part

Sandtree

If you think not being able to get it up is a problem wait until you get it  up but then its gets stuck 20% down... still no use but much more difficult to go around with than if its stuck down... took VW ages to fix the hydraulics that operated the roof too

AdrianC

<plays with straight bat>

The reason down works better than up is simple - gravity... But the cause will affect both.

What sort of window mech is it?

If it's the usual wire-in-guide type, it may be that the wires are corroding and getting sticky in the guides. There are fix-kits which replace the wire with stainless, but they're a fiddly PITA and usually the plastic rollers and drums are knackered.


I used to have an old Saab 900, which got to the point you needed to use both hands to raise the dropglass. The mech on that was a scissor-type, and all the pivots were pretty much seized. Getting it out the door was easy. Getting it back in was far harder, because it wouldn't stay where you wanted it to - and it was spring-loaded. Once fixed and lubricated, it was like a sodding beartrap. It needed cable-tying in position to get it reinstalled.

(That one's manual - mine was electric)

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