Sardine electric motors for windows

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I have 2 of them lying around. One turns fairly easily by hand, while the other is much stiffer. How do you service them? Not a question of replacing 37 year old grease as with the gearboxes (for the electric windows), I suppose.
Which of the bolts do I remove to access?
 
pmansson said:
I have 2 of them lying around. One turns fairly easily by hand, while the other is much stiffer. How do you service them? Not a question of replacing 37 year old grease as with the gearboxes (for the electric windows), I suppose.Which of the bolts do I remove to access?
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You would suppose correctly...I assume.

lol!

...post a pic of your sardines (both sides please) will provide the appropriate 'tin' key.

Ran
 
pmansson said:
I have 2 of them lying around. One turns fairly easily by hand, while the other is much stiffer. How do you service them? Not a question of replacing 37 year old grease as with the gearboxes (for the electric windows), I suppose.
Which of the bolts do I remove to access?
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Looking at the part would help as I have not pulled one apart for a long long time. Both the roundish gearbox and the electric motor are greased. I do not believe the motors were designed with much concern for service. (same is true for the drive shaft u-joints :wink:)

I do not remember any bolts per se. I seem to recall on some of the motors, the innards are accessible by carefully prying up the aluminum “tabs” or “ears.” Once you remove the top (or bottom) of the can, you will see any lubrication points. Redistributing and remixing the old grease or replacing it - is the mechanic's choice. :wink:

I mentioned seeing the part as being helpful since I vaguely remember once seeing a replacement motor that was held together by two screws. It did not match the other rear window motor other than its overall size and shape was similar and it worked.

Hth
 
Pryed open a lid on each. Squirted creep oil on the "bearings" from inside and outside. Cannot see any other lubrication points. No grease anywhere.
One is still harder to turn by hand than the other motor.
I guess they will be fine, when coulpled to well serviced gearboxes and cleaned and greased channels for the window mechanisms.
 
I missed this post when I replied to the other on this subject.

One bearing is harder to get oil to than the other and that is probably why your motors turn differently. Keep working on the sticky one - it should eventually free up like the other.
 
Thanks Bill,
bearing?? I can´t really see one at either end. I see a felt liner, some washer looking parts at the very ends (but inside the casing). This is where I applied oil.
I don´t want to get the oil on the elecrical parts near the engine, such as the coals? on either side of the spool.
 
pmansson said:
Pryed open a lid on each. Squirted creep oil on the "bearings" from inside and outside. Cannot see any other lubrication points. No grease anywhere.
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I was working from memory. Didn't mean to mislead you. I know I have opened a few that leaked oil (probably from an overdose) and can picture one caked in what I think was white lubriplate. I took the thing apart just to find out what was leaking.

Since this part does not see a tremendous amount of use, I agree with Bill that with enough well placed oil, things will free themselves up.
 
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