New member saying hello..............

[69wannabe]

Welcome to the forum's!!! 

[best-laid-plans]

Thanks again everyone...............Well I just realized that one of the goodies left behind in my dad's 69 Charger parts collection is some power window regulators. I think they are the rear quarter ones. I'm still looking around for the front door power window regulators with no luck as of yet. But still to have power windows in a 2nd gen. Charger would be awesome. Is it that rare to have pw in these cars? Just a begining of a long road ahead of me but just lets say that the Charger I end up with does not have power windows which would be highly likely. I could convert it over to power windows. I know I'm jumping way ahead of myself but I thought I would share that with you kind folks.

[Ghoste]

Of the nearly 3000 69 Chargers in the registry database 153 of them have power windows, so, yeah, not a very common option.

[Dino]

I searched for a long time for a set of regulators so start looking for the front set now.  They're out there but can get a bit pricey.  There are aftermarket regulators available but you should be able to find the stock ones for a bit less.  The switches and motors were used on tons on mopars so they're pretty easy to find.  The wiring harness can be made or used from another car.  I have one out of a C body.

[best-laid-plans]

Then it is more unusual to have power windows than not to have them, okay thanks.

Well it looks like I have found two pw motors. Any advice on how to bench test them? There is a two wire harness that has a male spades in a terminal housing. One green wire and one purple wire

Thanks

[Dino]

Ground one connector and supply 12v to the other to make the motor spin.  Reverse the leads to make it spin in the other direction.  They can easily be opened up if the grease has hardened.  Simply clean them out, replace the grease and try again.  There's a screw on top of the head to adjust he speed of the motor.

[best-laid-plans]

Ground one connector and supply 12v to the other to make the motor spin.  Reverse the leads to make it spin in the other direction.  They can easily be opened up if the grease has hardened.  Simply clean them out, replace the grease and try again.  There's a screw on top of the head to adjust he speed of the motor.

Thanks dino, I did the wire hook ups as you advised, well I got some movement but there is some hesitation in both directions. I will try to take off the end in look for dried grease as you stated.

[Dino]

Ground one connector and supply 12v to the other to make the motor spin.  Reverse the leads to make it spin in the other direction.  They can easily be opened up if the grease has hardened.  Simply clean them out, replace the grease and try again.  There's a screw on top of the head to adjust he speed of the motor.

Thanks dino, I did the wire hook ups as you advised, well I got some movement but there is some hesitation in both directions. I will try to take off the end in look for dried grease as you stated.

The grease in mine had turned into clay it was so solid.  One of the motors buzzed but didn't move so I opened it up, cleaned it out and the sucker was spinning like there was no tomorrow.   

[best-laid-plans]

Well I opened the pw motors and the grease didn't seem to be all that hard. But I removed the grease anyway and temporaliy put some new grease in to see if the motor would turn. Unfortunately it did not. So is it the windings? Brushings? Don't know too much about electrical motors. Any suggestions on repair services? Should I just look locally?

thanks doug

[Dino]

Check the brushes and windings.  It may just be dirt or corrosion.  Soak them with electrical cleaner and try again.  If they move they work, it's ust a question of why are they moving slowly so there's a buildup of resistance somewhere.  You can leave the gears off while testing so you can rule out any binding there.

[best-laid-plans]

No such luck or I do not have the skills.
I still cannot get these things to budge
Anyway I may just wave the white flag and have these rebuilt by a pro. I started my research locally, so far no one. Any suggestions of who & where would be appreciated. I can throw in a medium flat rate box LOL.

doug