Stuck again a few days later. Pulled screws out of the pannel and could see> the rollers. Looked like all were in the tracks OK but window still would> not move until I dropped the panel/motor assembly a bit. Then the motor> would drive the window down. I pulled the motor appart and polished the> brush pads with 400 grit paper even though they really didn't look bad. Put> together and slammed door 5-6 times and worked ok.>

Now, stuck again. Any suggestions on what is the common problem and how to> troubleshoot and fix?>

Thanks,> bb>

can reply here or at bbusselman at hotmail dot com>

"bob" <bob@no-spam.com> wrote in message> news:cvcpsv$aji$1@h­ome.itg.ti.com...> > Having trouble determining why my driver's side power window sticks in

Thanks for the comments. The symptom is the window won't roll down. If I> push the down button with the door open, the dome light will dim so it is> getting power. I have pulled it appart 3 times so far.>

The first time, once I pulled the screws out of the pannel, it started> working. Hoping it was just stuck, I put it together. It stuck closed> again a couple of days later.>

The 2nd time, I removed the screws that I thought held the motor in but> found it took the motor apart. Removed the panel and I polished the rotor> before putting back together since I had the motor apart. It didn't look> bad. Thought the wheel was sticking in the track so closed the gap in the> track a bit. It stuck closed again a couple of days later.>

The 3rd time I tried to see if it was hanging.somewhere but when I pulled> the panel out it started to work again. Just put it back together and it> stuck again a couple of days later.>

Don't know it it is mechanically sticking or if the motor doesn't have> enough torque to get it started down. What exactly is the regulator? Is> this an electrical component rivetted to the door panel or is ti the gears> and mechanism?>

Thanks again for any advice.>

bob wrote:> > "bob" <bob@no-spam.com> wrote in message> > news:cvcpsv$aji$1@h­ome.itg.ti.com...> > > Having trouble determining why my driver's side power window sticks> in the> > > up position (96 Chevy K1500). The first time I took apart, I> thought one> > of> > > the rollers was binding in the track. I looked like it could get> cocked> > in> > > the wide spot at the end of the track (flared a bit to ease> assembly I> > > assume). Thought maybe when I slammed the door it popped into the> wide> > spot> > > and got in a bind. While playing with the assembly on the bench, I> though> > I> > > could reproduce this so I squeezed the flare tighter.> > >

The regulator is what I call the gear and lever mechanism that the> motor drives to lift the window. It is the entire metal assembly> including the "arms" with the rollers, the return spring if equipped,> and possibly the track that the rollers ride in. GM might call it> something different.>

You need to determine if the motor is shorting when this problem is> happening. Either the regulator is OK and the motor is failing> (shorting causing excess current draw and no motion) or the> regulator/window is sticking and the motor can't budge it. I can't> help with this part of the diagnosis.>

TOyota MDT in MO>