Window - Why It Will Not Go Up - Stuck Fully Open

[BobNandra]

I thought I would share some photos on my Window Regulator problem (aka Window Lifter in parts Catalog at VW).

 

The window went all the way down but would not go back up at all. This happened in the evening. I opened the door panel and tried to remove the regulator under flood light so I could push the window up, but the Torx screws were all the way down hidden behind the bottom metal door panel. I had to remove the steel wire from the top of the pulley wheel and detach the metal clamp holding the window. I managed to unclip the right side window clamp from the plastic slider, but not able to detach the left one. After a lot of pushing and tugging, I finally pushed the regulator up and got to the torx screw clamps holding the window, pushed the window up and tapped into position ready for new regulator.

 

On inspection of the regulator, I saw why I was not able to lift the window up at all. I pre-ordered a Window Regulator from VW for the MK1/MK2 model for £60, without the motor, on day 2, before trying to get to the regulator again on the third day. ( I gave up on day one due to poor light ). On inspection I found the steel wire was at fault and instead of buying a complete new regulator, I should have bought a Wire Repair kit off the internet. Ebay are selling a kit for £17. Oh well, lesson learned for when the left side window goes now, but this post is for all you out there who have yet to have this problem and may want to save some money.

 

The photos are self-explainatory. The last photo shows the steel wire has unthreaded and jammed under the Green wheel, preventing the window from going up.

 

Bob.

Edited December 4, 2012 by BobNandra