<VV> Electric Motor Savings Tip - NO Corvair

[Gary Swiatowy]

Grant,
I did this last summer to both of the window motors in my 73 Thunderbird.
I was looking on e-bay for used or remanufactured motors to replace mine.
Drivers side I had to "help" as it skipped, and passenger side I could hear 
but it would not move.
Found the guy selling the kits, and bought them. It took me longer to pull 
the motors out than it did to fix them.
Amazing.........saved a couple hundred bucks by fixing them myself.
Most of the "rebuilts", that's all they have to replace.............
Gary Swiatowy

> From: Grant Young <gyoungwolf at earthlink.net>
> Subject: <VV> Electric Motor Savings Tip - NO Corvair
> I have just repaired the 5th and last window motor in my '93 Ford 
> Explorer. I repaired the first one with a used motor from eBay, but upon 
> disassembly discovered that they have plastic (Teflon?)gears and 3 plastic 
> bushings inside. The bushings disintegrate over time and the window quits. 
> I searched and found a "repair kit" composed of the 3 bushings on eBay for 
> $2, so I purchased several kits. it takes about 5 minutes and a little 
> grease to do the swap once the motor is removed. I have never found a 
> damaged gear or other parts. I have since also repaired both window motors 
> in my dad's '95 Cougar and the two headlight motors in my brother's '91 
> Firebird, so these things must be pretty common. I figure I have saved 
> about $700 over the past 2-3 years with these things. Drop me a line if 
> you need more information (or want to send me yours to repair0. Happy New 
> Year,
> The Windowmeister (Grant).