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This job is done. I traced it down to an open in the red and yellow power wires right where you see them here. Couldn't tell with the naked eye nor could I feel a break, but the motor would stop when the wires were jiggled right there.
Broke out the soldering gun and spliced in some new wire. All back together and working again.
Still got all your fingers? Not missing any meat out of your arm? Amazing what cracked solder on a wire can cause.
Yep there's a lot of issues with the wiring to windows an doorlocks an controls too on drivers side door..
i found a short in my window control harness ..an a break in solder on control board at window lock.
Late update to this story.... Well, the motor stopped working again shortly after my earlier "fix." Bought a China made regulator on Amazon and installed it... well that stopped working after about a month.
For ***** and giggles, I'd taken the original motor apart and found exactly what you'd expect. The brushes were worn down to almost zero. When the Chinese motor quit, I contacted the seller and they refunded my money, easy enough. Went straight to the junkyard, pulled an original motor out of a passenger door (less usage, plenty of brush life left when I looked), then installed it on the old driver's side regulator, which I'd had the forethought to save. I'm back in business now and the driver's window rolls up faster than all the rest. My advice... do not buy Chinese regulators. I pulled just the motor off the JY regulator and it was much cheaper than the whole shebang.
Worn brushes....
Last edited by Dodgevity; May 23, 2022 at 11:51 AM.
Late update to this story.... Well, the motor stopped working again shortly after my earlier "fix." Bought a China made regulator on Amazon and installed it... well that stopped working after about a month.
For ***** and giggles, I'd taken the original motor apart and found exactly what you'd expect. The brushes were worn down to almost zero. When the Chinese motor quit, I contacted the seller and they refunded my money, easy enough. Went straight to the junkyard, pulled an original motor out of a passenger door (less usage, plenty of brush life left when I looked), then installed it on the old driver's side regulator, which I'd had the forethought to save. I'm back in business now and the driver's window rolls up faster than all the rest. My advice... do not buy Chinese regulators. I pulled just the motor off the JY regulator and it was much cheaper than the whole shebang.
Worn brushes....
Up until a couple of years ago, most companies went to China for supplies. It's biting them on the tuckus now so they are starting to source elsewhere. Some here, but a lot in India and Vietnam. Currently, most of what you'll get is made of Chinesium. The one salvage yard near me to pull my own parts burned (again) and they can't get a contractor to build new building.. Everybody is backed up.
Up until a couple of years ago, most companies went to China for supplies.
The original window motors are Bosch & made in Mexico.
At the junkyard, I initially pulled the driver's side window motor because I knew it was guaranteed to fit but realized it had already been replaced with another Chinese motor. Tossed that, went to passenger side and that motor was original. Thankfully it fit and has the benefit of less usage. I thought about going to one of the rear doors but didn't have time to experiment too much.
Two years later now... rolled up the driver's window today and when it fully closed, BAM! , the glass falls down inside the door. Rats! I can't park in the garage so now I gotta tape plastic over the window and go junkyard diving again.
I decided to pull off the door panel and realized the plastic had broken on the trolley part that the glass is bolted to... this part goes up and down the regulator track. Well, a light went off and I remembered that I had put the failed Chinese regulator in the shed. Well, only the motor had failed on it. I successfully transferred the original motor assembly (left in pic) to it and slapped it back in. All the holes lined up and the gear you see here lined up to the Chinese one as well. Was done in an hour or so. Whew!
Last edited by Dodgevity; Nov 16, 2025 at 04:24 AM.
Two years later now... rolled up the driver's window today and when it fully closed, BAM! , the glass falls down inside the door. Rats! I can't park in the garage so now I gotta tape plastic over the window and go junkyard diving again.
I decided to pull off the door panel and realized the plastic had broken on the trolley part that the glass is bolted to... this part goes up and down the regulator track.
This saga continues. Another year and a half later and the window falls down inside the drivers door again. Who woulda thought the Chinese plastic would break so soon?
Went junkyard diving again. 9 out of 10 window regulators are changed with Chinese junk. Found one that looks original. It has bosch motor. On close inspection, they all have small cracks in the white plastic blocks that support the mechanism, Chinese AM and original alike. In desperation, I coated the blocks with Permatex black RTV. Yeah, I use that like Frank's Red hot. I put that $hit on everything. You know how those molded emissions hoses like to crack? Well I sealed a few up this way. Rubber boot ruptured on a ball joint? Cleaned it off with brake clean and slathered on the Permatex. It's amazingly strong when it's cures. Still holding 7 years later. Might as well use up the permatex tube. They eventually turn hard anyway
