93 Cherokee Sport Window Broken
 

After rolling my driver side window all the way down, I can't get it to
go back up. It goes up very slightly then it seems as if the handle
just keeps slipping and makes a grinding type of sound. How difficult
is this to repair myself, keeping in mind that I do not have very many
tools onhand nor am I a car expert by any means. Thanks for any help.

93 Cherokee Sport Window Broken
 

Usually you may work a screw driver around to release the crank:
http://www.billhughes.com/XJPanel.pdf
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Icculus wrote:
>
> After rolling my driver side window all the way down, I can't get it to
> go back up. It goes up very slightly then it seems as if the handle
> just keeps slipping and makes a grinding type of sound. How difficult
> is this to repair myself, keeping in mind that I do not have very many
> tools onhand nor am I a car expert by any means. Thanks for any help.

93 Cherokee Sport Window Broken
 

Thanks for the reply, but I'm not sure what you mean by "release the
crank." I can get it to go up very slightly, but then it starts to
slip. It had been a lingering problem which could be solved by pushing
the crank in while slowly turning it, but that isn't working this time.
I normally just never roll the window down all the way, but today I
did accidentally, and now it's really stuck.

93 Cherokee Sport Window Broken
 

You will have to open up the door panel so you can see what is going on.

It might be something just as simple as being off the window track.


"Icculus" > wrote in message
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>
> Thanks for the reply, but I'm not sure what you mean by "release the
> crank." I can get it to go up very slightly, but then it starts to
> slip. It had been a lingering problem which could be solved by pushing
> the crank in while slowly turning it, but that isn't working this time.
> I normally just never roll the window down all the way, but today I
> did accidentally, and now it's really stuck.
>

93 Cherokee Sport Window Broken
 

There could be a spring clip between the crank and the panel. There is
a special tool for this, (see Bill's PDF file) or you can pop it out
with a screwdriver or a hook.

The gear inside the handle is the likely stripped point and the handles
are cheap to replace. You put the clip on the handle before installing
it and it just pushes into place with a snap.

Mike
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88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
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Icculus wrote:
>
> Thanks for the reply, but I'm not sure what you mean by "release the
> crank." I can get it to go up very slightly, but then it starts to
> slip. It had been a lingering problem which could be solved by pushing
> the crank in while slowly turning it, but that isn't working this time.
> I normally just never roll the window down all the way, but today I
> did accidentally, and now it's really stuck.

93 Cherokee Sport Window Broken
 

The one I just replaced had a worn regulator - the geared part inside
was rusted. I drilled out the rivets holding the regulator mechanism
and replaced it with one from a wreck. Best part was, the donor
vehicle had the vent windows that actually OPENED so I replaced that
part of the window assembly at the same time <g>. To replace the
regulator, you ahve to pull the door panel. Thakes some time and
fiddling but it's a pretty straightforward deal.

On Tue, 5 Sep 2006 22:14:31 UTC "Icculus" >
wrote:

> After rolling my driver side window all the way down, I can't get it to
> go back up. It goes up very slightly then it seems as if the handle
> just keeps slipping and makes a grinding type of sound. How difficult
> is this to repair myself, keeping in mind that I do not have very many
> tools onhand nor am I a car expert by any means. Thanks for any help.
>


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