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Hello All: After having the passenger side window ceasing to operate, ( no power to switch), I'm inquiring whether there is any way of manually overriding it, to raise it. I have the door panel removed, but nothing appears obvious to achieve that result.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
 
The white comb Sooner refers to will only work on cars produced before about mid '73 models (maybe manufactured before about 1/73).

Well, maybe it will work once the door card is off, as ruduger now has his car. Sorry about any confusion.

Gary
 
ruduger: Tell us the year of your coupe!

With the door panel off, can you see a serrated, white nylon coupling between the window motor and gearbox? If not, they you probably have a later car (as Gary suggests). But if you have an early car, rotating coupling will raise/lower the windows. You can use a finger if you don't have that white comb.

If you have the later motor-gearbox (and the door panel is off) using a jumper to apply power directly to the motor is probably the easiest solution.
 
Happen to have small kids?

Markos said:
You pop the plastic cap on your door panel and tediously rotate the plastic gear on the motor.

Take a look at the video below. You will need watch closely (and listen) to the plastic gear to understand what is happening. If you look at the holes in the big metal regulator housing you will see the window pass by.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/15315182@N07/30497276892/

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teahead said:
no power? Ya, you can try jumping a hot wire then to your switch.

Fuse blown?
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I would definitely bypass the switch before proceeding manually. I tried that in my parts car but no dice. I'm not sure what type of draw the windows have. My power supply only goes to 3a.
 
Thanks guys. Its a '72, and no comb. I think the hot wire jump through the switch will be the best option, as I did turn the knurled white plastic piece above the motor, but it didn't seem to do have any effect.
Thanks for all your input.
 
ruduger said:
Thanks guys. Its a '72, and no comb. I think the hot wire jump through the switch will be the best option, as I did turn the knurled white plastic piece above the motor, but it didn't seem to do have any effect.
Thanks for all your input.
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That knurled knob needs quite a few turns to produce any noticeable effect. Perhaps you have tried this to no avail, but I just did this on my '72 and it needed many, many turns to show a couple mm of travel. Let us know.
 
If you have a spare battery - connect wires to the terminals, connect the negative to ground and touch the positive wire to the correct terminal on the wiring junction block near the window motor. Trial and error will tell you which one.

This will save your fingers and thumbs from looking like minced beef.
 
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