moodoo Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Guys, I was replacing the door top window seals on my A recently. When I had the door card off, I decided to investigate the reason my window is 'loose'. With the window up, and the door open, you can wiggle the back of the window quite an amount in and out. I can just about see down inside the door. I've never had one of these apart before, but it looks like there's a U-shaped channel (circled in yellow below) attached to the glass, that fits around a rail which guides the glass up. There's a lot of play in the one of these at the back of the door, and it lets the window move in and out. The one at the front of the door doesn't have this play. Should there be a nylon insert or something in that u-shaped channel, to give a more secure guide on the rail? Or is there an adjustment, or something else? Thanks, Fin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monaco Blue Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 11 hours ago, moodoo said: Guys, I was replacing the door top window seals on my A recently. When I had the door card off, I decided to investigate the reason my window is 'loose'. With the window up, and the door open, you can wiggle the back of the window quite an amount in and out. I can just about see down inside the door. I've never had one of these apart before, but it looks like there's a U-shaped channel (circled in yellow below) attached to the glass, that fits around a rail which guides the glass up. There's a lot of play in the one of these at the back of the door, and it lets the window move in and out. The one at the front of the door doesn't have this play. Should there be a nylon insert or something in that u-shaped channel, to give a more secure guide on the rail? Or is there an adjustment, or something else? Thanks, Fin Is the other door similarly loose? If not you could check in the innards and see if there is a nylon insert or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moodoo Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Thanks, yeh, the other window is actually a little loose at the front, but secure at the back, but not as bad as the other side! I could take the whole window assy etc out to examine, but I'd rather not unless I knew there was something I could actually fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 I don't think mine have anything on that U channel. At 45 years old tho, it may well have lost them over time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binnacle-ZA Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 I'm not entirely sure it's the same thing, but I've been looking at a set of these: https://www.edelschmiede.com/shop/navi.php?a=1514&lang=eng Sounds like they just wear out over time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moodoo Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 ah! perfect, yes, that's exactly what I need I think. Good find, thanks a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
611 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Fin You should have have a grey insert in there from standard, and yes they do wear. from memory they just push into the window side, i think there is one top and bottom. But it has ben a while since i had the door apart :-) Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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