Roughly a week or so back, while shutting the drivers door as normal (not slamming, this was normal closing!) and while winding up the window at the same time, the
glass shattered.
So, the repair guy from Autoglass came out the next day with a temporary window for the wagon (D2TD5), and reported to me that the winder wasn't working, and that it would have to be fixed before the actual glass window could be fitted.
As you're likely aware, the regulator is the mechanism that attached directly to the door window glass, and raises and lowers the glass. The motor is what powers the regulator mechanism. So, the fuse controlling both front windows was still intact, and I could raise and lower the left front window, and I could't find anything wrong with the switches. Therefore, and on the principle that it's an original installation (the water shedder inside the door appeared to be the OEM-installed shedder when I replaced the door stay a month or so back), I decided to replace both the regulator gear the motor. These were duly ordered from Craddocks, along with new felt liners and a couple of switches, just in case.
On removing the door card and water shedder there was, as expected, about 2/3 a pane of glass remaining in mostly 5mm chunks in the bottom of the door frame. Hoovering those out was a simple task. Removing the old mechanism and motor was equally simple, and while there were a couple of "how the
does this
thing go in?!" moments, installing the new gear and motor was relatively easy. I'd give it a one-and-a-half-spanners level of difficulty on the Haynes scale
And yes, I greased the teeth on both the motor and the regulator assembly before installation, and sprayed chain lube on the running gear at the bottom of the regulator once installed.
Turns out that it was the motor that was burned out. I tested the motor with a 12 volt source once I'd removed it, and found not a hint of movement when the voltage was applied to the motor connector terminals. Mind you, the teeth on the motor, and the regulator mechanism, were badly worn, with a couple of teeth on the motor assembly badly worn down to almost non-existence too, which could not have helped at all.
Anyhow, the lad from Autoglass is due on Sunday, to replace the glass, and since the winder is now working, I foresee no problems with him fitting the new glass.
