Can I fix it?

[Joe590me]

Ok, My driver side window, like fell off the track or something, i hear it banging around inside the door, i press the button, and it does not come up, but i can hear the motor working, Can I fix this or will i have to take it somewhere to get it fixed?

Thank you for your help, Oh yea, it is a 96 Olds Cutty, Power Windows

[Dan94Z34]

Sounds like the window regulator is broken. All it is is a little plastic piece. When mine broke in my Lumina, when I had it, I took it to a local auto glass guy and he fixed it for $40.00. They can be a PITA to fix, with just a little hole in the body of the door to get your hands in. I though it was well worth the $40.00 for someone to fix it.

[jdcutty]

I would pay someone to do it before i would tear into it too. The door panels themselves can be a pain.

 

That's just cause Im lazy though.

[pwmin]

there also is a clip that holds the window in the track. my 87 bonne did that and it was just the clip.

[jeremy]

It shouldn't be to difficult to fix. I definitely would try it myself.

[Kalgorn]

I had to replace that little plastic piece in my Cavalier's door and it really wasn't difficult. Yeah, you don't have a ton of room to work but it's not worth it to spend 40 bucks having someone put in a $2 part... I've had my Z34's door torn apart before too because I had to replace the window motor and I don't see it being too difficult to replace the piece. It's not any different than any other door.

[mfewtrail]

Has the the motor in it ever been replaced? If so, the bolts in it could have backed out(I've had this happen using the shitty bolts and nut/lockwasher combo supplied with an aftermarket window motor) and this is binding up the motor/not allowing the window to move. I fixed mine when the stores here were closed here so I simply put the supplied bolts along with the nuts(they had lock washers made to them) back on as tight as I could get them, and then I spot welded the nuts to the bolts. They aren't coming off unless I want them off now.

 

Usually if what I just mentioned has happened, the window will start rattling a bit before the bolts work their way loose enough to cause this issue.