Padre4art
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I have recently purchased a 1964 Newport Sedan (last of the Exner weird/ugly duckling cars), rust free, 21,000 original miles.
Storage creates some challenges! The right rear door was stuck shut, OMG! I was able finally to spray penetrating oil onto the latch inside the door through the window opening, and after cycling the mechanism for awhile, was able to yank the door open. Thank you Jesus!
Next, I discovered the manual window (same RR door) was EXTREMELY difficult to roll down or up.
Summoning much courage, I removed the picture perfect interior door panel, and lubricated the heck out of everything. No improvement! So I decided to remove the regulator from the door to figure out ‘what the crap?’
I could not figure out how to detach the window from the regulator. The service manual was no help (four simple steps lacking any details or photos) then one regulator arm fell off the window support frame and the window fell down into the door!
Ready to give up, reassemble things, get the window up and post a sign on the door panel saying ‘keep her cotton pickin’ hands off this window crank’ I asked my wife to try to help me. (Happy Mother’s Day, dear wife!)
We were in no way able to reassemble the regulator and make it work. Could have been an octopus with 21 arms rather than a regulator with only three, I couldn’t get it configured correctly. I’d get two arms on, third would not reach!
Finally I discerned a secret horizontal track about halfway up the door for the third regulator arm. SURPRISE! I had been trying to hook that one to a vertical channel that serves as a position guide for the back of the window.
Finally I determined I could not reattach the regulator without first DETACHING it from the window. So I figured out about the spring clips that hold the two upper regulator arms to the window tracks. Have to pry them off, sight unseen, with a small screwdriver.
I got the regulator out and lubed the window winder shaft and clutch/ brake and functionality was restored. Hallelujah!
Finally understanding how it all fit together, two horizontal tracks on the glass channel, one horizontal track in the middle of the door, and one vertical channel that the rear window support connects to, it all went back together easily. Ten minutes.
Total time to lube a window winder: 8 hours! Glad I didn’t have to pay the Chrysler dealer for this lube service!
Good luck with yours!
Art
Storage creates some challenges! The right rear door was stuck shut, OMG! I was able finally to spray penetrating oil onto the latch inside the door through the window opening, and after cycling the mechanism for awhile, was able to yank the door open. Thank you Jesus!
Next, I discovered the manual window (same RR door) was EXTREMELY difficult to roll down or up.
Summoning much courage, I removed the picture perfect interior door panel, and lubricated the heck out of everything. No improvement! So I decided to remove the regulator from the door to figure out ‘what the crap?’
I could not figure out how to detach the window from the regulator. The service manual was no help (four simple steps lacking any details or photos) then one regulator arm fell off the window support frame and the window fell down into the door!
Ready to give up, reassemble things, get the window up and post a sign on the door panel saying ‘keep her cotton pickin’ hands off this window crank’ I asked my wife to try to help me. (Happy Mother’s Day, dear wife!)
We were in no way able to reassemble the regulator and make it work. Could have been an octopus with 21 arms rather than a regulator with only three, I couldn’t get it configured correctly. I’d get two arms on, third would not reach!
Finally I discerned a secret horizontal track about halfway up the door for the third regulator arm. SURPRISE! I had been trying to hook that one to a vertical channel that serves as a position guide for the back of the window.
Finally I determined I could not reattach the regulator without first DETACHING it from the window. So I figured out about the spring clips that hold the two upper regulator arms to the window tracks. Have to pry them off, sight unseen, with a small screwdriver.
I got the regulator out and lubed the window winder shaft and clutch/ brake and functionality was restored. Hallelujah!
Finally understanding how it all fit together, two horizontal tracks on the glass channel, one horizontal track in the middle of the door, and one vertical channel that the rear window support connects to, it all went back together easily. Ten minutes.
Total time to lube a window winder: 8 hours! Glad I didn’t have to pay the Chrysler dealer for this lube service!
Good luck with yours!
Art
