Rolling up the window

I fixed mine last winter (it was 75 degrees out). Took out the entire regulator, window, and tracks. They were full of solidified gunk. Cleaned them all up using carb cleaner, gasoline, and (when dry) I chucked a small wire wheel in my drill and really cleaned it all. Straighted out bent rails and bent regulator, flipped the nylon slides over, lubed everything with synthetic CV joint grease, and put it all back together. ... It works great!

OK. That sounds like a good plan. Already have the door panel off so it's not much more effort to yank everything out and go through the procedure you did. Did you have any problem dealing with those rivets that hold the regulator in? Are the replacement rivets anything special?

What was the reason you selected CV joint grease? I've never had an up close and personal encounter with that kind of grease.

The rivets drilled out easily. I replaced them with short 1/4" slotted h= ead screws, washers, and crush nuts. I use CV grease for a lot of things. Mine is synthetic and seems to be m= ore slippery, repels water better, does not harden over time like dino grease= , and tends to lube longer. I rarely use white grease any more for anythin= g. It tends to rapidly harden up when the volatiles are expelled.

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