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2001 Chevrolet Cavalier Window Crank Stuck
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Massalinie
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Jun 30, 2012, 10:37 AM
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2001 Chevrolet Cavalier Window Crank Stuck
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After rolling the rear driver's side window down, the crank stuck an the window would not roll back up. It was so stiff I worried I would break the handle before I could get it to go back up.
I took the door panel off and rolled the window up manually, but what can I do to make sure rolls up more smoothly so it doesn't stick again?
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jun 30, 2012, 11:52 AM
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?Anything happen to that door - children playing or something? Could use a careful look to see if window is properly in its track and while there lube any rollers with WD-40 first then spray white grease. Drying silicone spray in the rubber channels can help as the fur on the channels acts like lube.
Chances are this window doesn't go completely down and wonder if helping it with one hand and cranking solves it. I really think it is just off its track or something bent from forcing it,
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Hammer Time
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Jun 30, 2012, 12:17 PM
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The regulator is probably sprung now and will likely have to be replaced but try lubing up the channels with silicone spray as Tom suggested first.
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Massalinie
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Jun 30, 2012, 2:19 PM
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We tried greasing up the track a bit, but what it actually looks like is happening is one of the bolts on the track is catching on the regulator (I think that's what that part is called) if you roll the window down all the way. You can feel it gets stiffer if you roll it down further than this, and once it gets to the bottom, it hooks an you have to pull the regulator out a little to unhook the bolt so you can roll it back up. Other than that it rolls up and down fine now. I'm not sure why this is happening all of a sudden; it's not like that window's never been rolled down before. But what can I do about it?
This is the bolt causing the problem, the window is down most of the way, any lower and the bolt goes behind that bar and eventually out the bottom where it gets stuck.
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Hammer Time
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Jun 30, 2012, 2:26 PM
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That's because the regulator is sprung (bent) and can never be straightened once that happens. It will bend right back. You need to get the window working freely and then replace the regulator.
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Massalinie
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Jun 30, 2012, 3:14 PM
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Ah I see, well that sucks. Thanks for the quick response, I'll look into getting it replaced.
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