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Window Motor

Postby petross » Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:22 pm

Hi guys,

My window motor always tends to bust and break and it won't work now. It has happened 2 times now it's my 3rd and becoming quite fed up with it.

Any suggestions where i could get another one or even have one that's 2nd hand??

Thanks

Chris

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Re: Window Motor

Postby mazdatenfive » Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:52 pm

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Re: Window Motor

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Re: Window Motor

Postby mazdatenfive » Sat Oct 02, 2010 12:00 pm

Any thoughts on the offer for my motor.

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Re: Window Motor

Postby petross » Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:53 am

Passenger side motor?

How much?

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Re: Window Motor

Postby hks_kansei » Wed Oct 06, 2010 5:49 pm

petross wrote:My window motor always tends to bust and break and it won't work now. It has happened 2 times now it's my 3rd and becoming quite fed up with it.



that's not normal.

check the window guides are clean, if they arent it might be causing the glass to stick and overworking the motor.
also look at the cables in the door, apparently they can do the same.

do the windows rise slowly? does the motor sound strained?


if not, maybe get an auto electrician to have a look, you might have something wrong causing them to burn out.
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Re: Window Motor

Postby Mr Morlock » Wed Oct 06, 2010 6:50 pm

I have not had an MX5 motor apart but usually window regs or headlight motors are able to be dismantled and inspected. Sometimes a motor stops merely because of a poor internal connection eg due to ingress of water or build up on a finger contact. I would agree with HKS that the tracks have to be clean. You have to define the cause- not always easy.

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Re: Window Motor

Postby petross » Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:02 pm

hks_kansei wrote:
petross wrote:My window motor always tends to bust and break and it won't work now. It has happened 2 times now it's my 3rd and becoming quite fed up with it.



that's not normal.

check the window guides are clean, if they arent it might be causing the glass to stick and overworking the motor.
also look at the cables in the door, apparently they can do the same.

do the windows rise slowly? does the motor sound strained?


if not, maybe get an auto electrician to have a look, you might have something wrong causing them to burn out.


The cable has snapped due to the windows rising slowly and sounding strained...When it snapped, i heard a pop, so assume the motor went too.

Now looking for a new one, and i gues ill be lubbing the fcuk out of it :D

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Re: Window Motor

Postby mazdatenfive » Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:41 pm

Any thoughts on the offer for my motor.

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Re: Window Motor

Postby petross » Sat Oct 16, 2010 1:42 pm

mazdatenfive wrote:Any thoughts on the offer for my motor.



Passenger side?

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Re: Window Motor

Postby mazdatenfive » Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:48 pm

Still got it [passenger side]

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Re: Window Motor

Postby Mr Morlock » Mon Oct 18, 2010 7:20 pm

have you diagnosed the problem- the motor may be fine.

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Re: Window Motor

Postby petross » Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:52 pm

Mr Morlock wrote:have you diagnosed the problem- the motor may be fine.



The cable snapped cos it was straining the motor from the dryness of the seal...

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Re: Window Motor

Postby mitch_f1 » Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:02 pm

Just a lil OT here, but what kind of grease would one use to re-grease the motor and the guides?


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