Drivers window regulator

T16 · 28th June 2019, 18:00

This with the warmer weather has really got quite bad.

When closing that last bit on the drivers window, the creaking and moaning from inside the door is unreal.

Is the only fix a new regulator, and if so, why would a 2nd hand one last any longer than the ones in the car already?!

What dictates their creaking?

I think I subconsciously tuned it out over the last years, but it really got my attention today.

COLVERT · 28th June 2019, 18:16

Possibly something slowly coming loose making the mechanism try to do something it's not designed to do.

PS. Visual inspection needed before it goes BANG>---

markypicks · 29th June 2019, 16:06

the window mech works on a wire system . the wires could be fraid and getting caught in the spool or my be the motor is on its way out. i fitted 2 second hand ones on my older cdt and they worked brill , from e bay about 30 quid for the pair , also try using some good quality silicone spray on the door channels which helps a lot rgds mark

T16 · 29th June 2019, 16:36

Well considering a new one is in the order of £238, it seems used is the way to go, but I guess its a gamble whether or not it would last much longer.

I wonder if the creaking is from stretched cables.

marinabrian · 29th June 2019, 20:31

I know exactly what causes this phenomenon, further more I also know exactly how to repair it

Brian

28th June 2019, 18:00	#1
T16 I really should get out more....... ZT CDTi 135, ZT260SE Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Dundee Posts: 2,877 Thanks: 10 Thanked 331 Times in 213 Posts	Drivers window regulator This with the warmer weather has really got quite bad. When closing that last bit on the drivers window, the creaking and moaning from inside the door is unreal. Is the only fix a new regulator, and if so, why would a 2nd hand one last any longer than the ones in the car already?! What dictates their creaking? I think I subconsciously tuned it out over the last years, but it really got my attention today.

28th June 2019, 18:16	#2
COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	Possibly something slowly coming loose making the mechanism try to do something it's not designed to do. PS. Visual inspection needed before it goes BANG>--- Last edited by COLVERT; 28th June 2019 at 21:32..

29th June 2019, 16:06	#3
markypicks Gets stuck in rover 75 saloon cdt club se re map 160 bhp Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: sheffield Posts: 558 Thanks: 227 Thanked 169 Times in 135 Posts	the window mech works on a wire system . the wires could be fraid and getting caught in the spool or my be the motor is on its way out. i fitted 2 second hand ones on my older cdt and they worked brill , from e bay about 30 quid for the pair , also try using some good quality silicone spray on the door channels which helps a lot rgds mark Last edited by markypicks; 29th June 2019 at 16:08..

29th June 2019, 16:36	#4
T16 I really should get out more....... ZT CDTi 135, ZT260SE Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Dundee Posts: 2,877 Thanks: 10 Thanked 331 Times in 213 Posts	Well considering a new one is in the order of £238, it seems used is the way to go, but I guess its a gamble whether or not it would last much longer. I wonder if the creaking is from stretched cables.

29th June 2019, 20:31	#5
marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,151 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	I know *exactly* what causes this phenomenon, further more I also know exactly how to repair it Brian