carwatcher

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My driverside window will only go down/up about an inch every minute, but the weird thing is that this only happens in hot weather...what I mean is that in the morning or in cool/cloudy days it will go up/down just fine, but after it has been sitting in the sun all day, it will start doing it.

Super Speed

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Yeah, it needs to be replaced!

LS6427

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Take the door panel off, smack the **** out of the metal where the motor is mounted, then drench the motor inside with WD-40, where its dripping out of it.

It might make it good as new again if corrossion build-up is the problem.

If not, its just dying.

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slayerized6

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its going out. replace it now before you get stuck with your window down in south central

Shepp1691

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One thing to check, I was having the same problem and it ended up being a dirty window switch. I assumed it was a motor also, but good thing I cleaned the switch first.

antsls1

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there is an overheat switch inside our window motors when your motor overheats the switch kicks on and you can no longer roll up ur windows. after a minute or so it cools down enough to roll it up another 1/2 to 1 inch til it overheats again. both of my window motors did this. replace it it only takes bout 15 minutes and the motors are like 35. i suggest a new motor not a used or remanufactured. mine was only 35 dollars brand new and came with lifetime warranty.

carwatcher

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Is it a simple job with no special tools required? Just bolt off the old and bolt on the new one?

jcobra99

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No special tools and yes its a bolt in installation. However Don't expect to get your first one done in 15 minutes. An hour or two maybe. Here's a write up.

http://shbox.com/page/windowmotor1.html

slayerized6

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replacing the window motor was the first repair i tackled on any car. it took me a little less than 2 hours to get the job done in the rain. follow the writeup in the previuos post and you should be fine

antsls1

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wow i dont see why it would take this long as long as you know what a window motor looks like and you can find the three pop rivets that hold it in. in that 15 minutes it took to do mine i even had to drill 3/4 holes with a hole saw in the fiberglass inner panel of the door to get to the pop rivets.

wssix99

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+1 - you'll want to change it out before the thermal switch deteriorates further and gets you totally stuck in a rain storm... or blizzard on a turnpike... (we won't talk about that last one any more - very painful)

killagt

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my happent the same thing, and it take me 3 day just to make the window go up before it completely die, yes 3 fFUKING day !!