IML: '61 Window Motors

["Eric" <gearhead@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Joe
When an Imperial of your vintage has an inop power window, I first check the 
switch. The back of the switch has a pad that is held to the switch usually 
with the tension of the contact pins in the switch. The metal leads in this 
pad spread out over time and lose connectivity, and often the pad will 
dislocate itself partially or fully from the switch. To correct, on the side 
of the pad that meets the switch, carefully squish together the pressed 
plastic pins that hold the phenolic plate over the plastic holder so that 
the plate will lift off, being careful not to lose the positioning of the 
metal tab leads inside this pad. It will become apparent how to close their 
gap where the switch pins fit into the leads. Once they have all been 
'adjusted', put the plate back on and resquish the plastic pins to hold the 
plate on. Needle nose pliars are useful for this.

On the window motor, there may be a locknut on an adjusting screw shaft. 
I've had the experience in a '65 Imperial where I was able to vastly improve 
the window operation speed by adjusting the lash of this shaft. Your motors 
differ, I don't know if they have this same lash adjustment, but I'd be 
surprized if they didn't. Others more up on the earlier window motors may be 
able to elaborate.

Eric
Portland, Oregon
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From: joestill1@xxxxxxxxxxx (Joe)
Subject: IML: It used to roll up and down
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 16:46:27 +0000
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Good morning everyone:

Working on the power windows ('61 Crown) this weekend, I got three out of 
four of them working relatively well by cleaning, lubricating, clearing 
tracks of old bead & weatherstipping, etc.

However, I got the rear driver's side goin' (the driver's side window hasn't 
ever worked) up and down really well but then all of a sudden, it stopped 
working.  Having had the door panel off to do the lubrication work, I 
noticed the motor got really hot.  After a while it cooled off, but still 
didn't work the windows.

Could I have shorted the motor out with contact cleaner or lubrication?  I 
get nothing from the master switch at the driver's panel nor the window 
switch on the driver's side rear window.  The two windows/motors on the 
passenger side of the car work just fine.

I haven't done any additional diagnostics because I ran out of time but was 
wondering if the members of this list have any advice/suggestions before I 
can get back to it?

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Joe



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