Repair Window Lifters?

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Anyone ever managed (or even tried) to fix any of those hydraulic window lifters? The ones on my '91 rear window are shot and it costs about $50 for new ones. The warning labels on them make it sound like if you take them apart you will end up walking around with a steel shaft sticking out of your head. I figure they probably need about 50 cents worth of O-Rings and maybe some new oil. Are they pressurized at the factory or does compressing them pressurize them enough? Any tips on taking them apart?

Thanks.

akheel · Accepted Answer

"Ulysses"  wrote innews:     Looks like they are about $12 each at   is no way to fix them. They are not hydraulic, they are gas charged, nitrogen I believe. There is no way you can charge them with any home equipment. You are not going to find them cheaper than  I know because I just researched it and bought them there. So just buy them and be done with it.

Richard · Answer

Akheel,   did you get your rear air working?/richardinnews:

Ulysses · Answer

OK then.  Thanks.

Jim Warman · Answer

Whack 'em with a hammer? What next? Cut a shock open with a tubing cutter and fix it with home depot parts?You're not "thrifty", you're just plain "cheap"....

akheel · Answer

Yes I did, thanks for asking. All it needed was an actuator. Took about an hour because I was being careful. If I did it again, I could do it in half an hour. I took apart the old actuator, and, as another poster here also reported, it's a little 20 cent plastic gear inside that goes bad. Team Ford Parts out of Las Vegas best place to get the replacement

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$34 if I remember correctly, about half of what your local dealer will want.

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Ulysses · Answer

Yes, I am cheap.  I was thinking more of Ace Hardware because they have abetter selection of O-Rings and springs etc.

Bob · Answer

I was thinking drill a small hole in them and pump in some bars leaks. Tap a dimple with a small hammer for a flat spot to start the drill.

Jim Warman · Answer

Jeez... you're friggin' near as cruel as I am...................

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