turboguzzi Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 (edited) Realize now i havent been here in a long while... you can blame the reliability of my two foresters... well, the electric driver window of my 2005 is really struggling going up and down, need to "help" the window go in both directions Before i tackle this, I tried to do a search for relevant posts, got all sorts of results BUT the ones i need 😶 Did try to lubricate a bit the glass itself to see if its just guide friction, but no, it hardly helped So before tearing into the door, whats the most likely culprit? your inputs are welcome Edited April 1 by turboguzzi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 (edited) I have not been into the 2005 Forester doors, but I could hit the yard and pull one open. Since it's in both directions, it sounds like the window regulator hardware. A good visual inspection will most likely tell you much. Let me know if you want me to open one up at the yard. You-Tube has a few replacement videos. Amazon has the complete part $60 Email sent with links. Edited April 1 by lmdew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azdave Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 car-parts.com has them for $42 They fail so often there is a thriving aftermarket supply for them plus many Youtube videos with hundreds of thousands of views. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboguzzi Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 interesting, so essentially motor gets "tired" and best to replace the whole thing? to a motorcyclist wrench like me it looks like the mechanism just needs TLC, but might be wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azdave Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 3 hours ago, turboguzzi said: interesting, so essentially motor gets "tired" and best to replace the whole thing? to a motorcyclist wrench like me it looks like the mechanism just needs TLC, but might be wrong You might luck out and find and easy repair but all too often, the plastic rollers or the motor bushings/bearings are shot or the brushes or commutators in the motors are not salvageable. So much stuff these days is only made to last just past the warranty period and was never intended to be serviceable. There would not be a thriving aftermarket for these replacement units if the originals lasted longer or were relatively easy for a mechanic to fix without a full replacement needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboguzzi Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 Ok, tnxs for the insights! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboguzzi Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 (edited) well, tore it down today, tried to feed 12V directly to the motor plug dead at least found one at decent price for europe https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254525521821 Edited April 6 by turboguzzi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboguzzi Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 gee, just saw now "74 items sold"! so yes, looks like a recurring problem for many... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboguzzi Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 well, assembly arrived.... watched the video, was a bit of a cringing experience, who uses a power mini impact to tighten bolts that hold the glasss?.... Anyway, it does help preparing for the job tomorrow my challenge is going to be the non working motor, means i cant lower the window to get to the glass retaining nuts.... Any ideas on how to make the mech go down without the motor working? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboguzzi Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 it was one of those rare cases where id say: easier done than said even with the window stuck on up. all done in 20 minutes. in the name of science, opened the old motor, all damage was due to water ingression, god knows how it got there 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyeights Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Nice job! Thank you for taking the time to post such a useful thread! I know that it's easy to forget to stop, get cleaned off, and take pictures when I am in work mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvu Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Great job finding the issue. It just occurred to me that if it happened to one window, it might be the same on the other ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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