- You are currently viewing DISCO3.CO.UK as a guest - Register to take part or Log In
twoakers
Member Since: 15 Nov 2010
Location: Harwich
Posts: 367
  
|
Earlier this week, my OSF (driver's) window dropped down at an angle 
The electric motor whirrs like it should.
My guess is that it 'come off the runners' or similar.
Could it be that the cog spot weld have let go like on earlier Discos?
Tomorrow I will be removing the door card to investigate 
Anyone had a similar problem? Cheers, Dave in Essex
D3 07 TDV6 HSE
Clubs - Turbo changed, EGR valves replaced, General Grabber ATs, Hawkeye FC reader, Front/rear wishbones, manual gearbox change, autobox flush, cam belt change, HPFP belt change, oil pump change....
Coachman Laser 650/4 caravan
Amateur Radio Callsign - G8PAI
Playing with Big Boys Toys!
|
 28th Oct 2011 9:30 pm |
|
|
yogi972
Member Since: 05 Jun 2011
Location: Kineton
Posts: 3372
 
|
yeah on my wife's flander....
cant help with the fixing of yours apart from watch what you buy of eblag...
make sure it aint a cheap crappo chinese reproduction part that only lasts a month and falls to bits in the rain 
OE part now fitted 
|
| 28th Oct 2011 9:48 pm |
|
|
twoakers
Member Since: 15 Nov 2010
Location: Harwich
Posts: 367
|
Unnecessary quote removed
Thanks for the quick reply
So what exactly caused the problem on your wife's Flander?
Was it the spot welds that let go on the cog? Cheers, Dave in Essex
D3 07 TDV6 HSE
Clubs - Turbo changed, EGR valves replaced, General Grabber ATs, Hawkeye FC reader, Front/rear wishbones, manual gearbox change, autobox flush, cam belt change, HPFP belt change, oil pump change....
Coachman Laser 650/4 caravan
Amateur Radio Callsign - G8PAI
Playing with Big Boys Toys!
|
| 28th Oct 2011 10:03 pm |
|
|
yogi972
Member Since: 05 Jun 2011
Location: Kineton
Posts: 3372
|
not sure of the mechanism on a D3
but on the freelander the mechanism is cable run (like bicycle cables) and old age had frayed one end which led to a very quick failure (after a week of snagging noises)
got a new mechanism from fleabay....
turned out to be chinese so the motor was not man enought to raise and lower more than once before cuting out, so I put the OE motor from the old frame in (fiddly) and all was well for a month,
Twang!!!
glass drops down and forward (like yours) cable had come off rollers due to being stretched and cannot be tightened up.
hence phonecall to local stealer for an OE part ordered.
I fitted this one in 15mins
job done..
|
| 28th Oct 2011 10:14 pm |
|
|
twoakers
Member Since: 15 Nov 2010
Location: Harwich
Posts: 367
|
Door card removed. Bolts all undone on the unit. It won't come out through the hole
Any sensible and clean suggestions please? Cheers, Dave in Essex
D3 07 TDV6 HSE
Clubs - Turbo changed, EGR valves replaced, General Grabber ATs, Hawkeye FC reader, Front/rear wishbones, manual gearbox change, autobox flush, cam belt change, HPFP belt change, oil pump change....
Coachman Laser 650/4 caravan
Amateur Radio Callsign - G8PAI
Playing with Big Boys Toys!
|
| 29th Oct 2011 11:20 am |
|
|
yogi972
Member Since: 05 Jun 2011
Location: Kineton
Posts: 3372
|
undo the fixings (carefully) holding the glass and tape the glass up tot the top of the frame. to stop it droppin on yer as you wrangle the mechanism out...
but as I dont know what a d3 mechanism looks like (yet)...
thats all I can help with 
good luck and expect blood
|
| 29th Oct 2011 12:52 pm |
|
|
twoakers
Member Since: 15 Nov 2010
Location: Harwich
Posts: 367
|
THE FIX
What had happened is that one of the glass securing Torx screws had dropped out!
The glass is secured by 2 of these Torx screws to the winder mechanism via a pair of white plastic brackets.
The other plastic bracket had sheared off allowing the glass to drop.
Local Indy dealer said that these are not listed separately but come with the winder mechanism (£168 + VAT)
So we simply removed the broken bracket and bonded it back together using 5 minute Epoxy and a small piece of carbon fibre.
All back together with Loctite on the screws and now works fine 
While inside the door, it was cleaned and dried out. Then treated to a nice dose of Waxoyl along the lower seam. 
Now all I have to do is investigate why the passenger side is making strange noises.......[/img] Cheers, Dave in Essex
D3 07 TDV6 HSE
Clubs - Turbo changed, EGR valves replaced, General Grabber ATs, Hawkeye FC reader, Front/rear wishbones, manual gearbox change, autobox flush, cam belt change, HPFP belt change, oil pump change....
Coachman Laser 650/4 caravan
Amateur Radio Callsign - G8PAI
Playing with Big Boys Toys!
|
| 29th Oct 2011 7:04 pm |
|
|
|
Posting Rules
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
|
|
DISCO3.CO.UK Copyright © 2004-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis
|
|
