ok im a noob i bought my first bronco two days ago. its a 88. my rear window regulator went out after rolling my window down. now i cant get to but even worse i cant find one any where. i men can not find one any where so if any one knows were i can please tell asap. its rained twice!
help me out! rear window regulator.
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Seabronc
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What makes you think it is the regulator? Do you mean that the window won't go up when you operate the dash switch or the tail gate key switch? Do you hear any noise, like the motor running when you operate one of the switches?
YA NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN I TURN THE KEY IT WAS WORKING THEN ACTING LIKE THE MOTTOR THEN OUT OF KNOW WHERE JUST STOPS WORKING. NO NOISE NOTHING JUST LOCKED THERE.
What makes you think it is the regulator? Do you mean that the window won't go up when you operate the dash switch or the tail gate key switch? Do you hear any noise, like the motor running when you operate one of the switches?
Seabronc
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OK, most likely it is not the regulator, they usually don't go bad. However, it may be the motor. Get a 12 or 14 volt cordless drill battery. Open the access panel on the tail gate. Find the motor leads on the left side just under the cutout access hole. Then follow the wire to the motor, along the way you will find a connector. Take it apart, and use a set of jumper leads to connect to the window motor. If it doesn't work, reverse the leads, (that is basically the same thing the switches do with the voltage). If the motor doesn't move then, the motor is probably bad. If it does move, you have a wiring problem.
Good luck,
In the diagram below the safety switch shown near the motor is often the cause of both switches failing. It is attached to the left side tail gate latch and not to easy to get at. If the motor works with the above procedure, try 1. pushing on the left side of the tail gate and operating the switch. If it works, you can do one of two things; adjust the lugs the latch grabs or bypass the switch. The function of the switch is to prevent you from closing the window if the tail gate is not closed. If you have your window half way up and close the tail gate :-& you will break the glass.
Good luck,
In the diagram below the safety switch shown near the motor is often the cause of both switches failing. It is attached to the left side tail gate latch and not to easy to get at. If the motor works with the above procedure, try 1. pushing on the left side of the tail gate and operating the switch. If it works, you can do one of two things; adjust the lugs the latch grabs or bypass the switch. The function of the switch is to prevent you from closing the window if the tail gate is not closed. If you have your window half way up and close the tail gate :-& you will break the glass.
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Seabronc
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I was having brain failure when I called the Striker bolts LUGS. I hope you figured out what I was talking about. You need a Torx bit and a ratchet to loosen and tighten the striker. Loosen it just a little and move it just a little bit at a time. You probably won't have to move it much. Also squirt some WD40 into the latch guts, it may help it work better.
Good luck,
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