I Put 3 Bullets in the Marquis' Window Motor!
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No, really .... I actually placed 3 hollow point .45 rounds in the gear assembly to render the window useful again.
Window wouldn't go down ... and was making this clicking noise. So after removing the panel, & grinding down 2 rivets holding the bottom half of the regulator assembly & motor to the door frame, I was able to unbolt the motor from the regulator assy..
When I took the cover off the gear, there was a pile of plastic pieces all mixed up in the grease. Now the triangle shaped back of the metal gear is supposed to lock inside a bigger triangle shaped cutout in a plastic gear ... and I bet there's supposed to be some plastic piece in there to jam against the metal to make it work ... (which I found pulverized) and break if necessary to protect the motor (or to protect your life, should your head get caught ... ), which it did after 25 years of service.
I was trying to come up with a way to jam something between the 2 to make it work again. Just so happened that some scrap lead .45 rounds fit right in there!
I told my wife to tell everyone she has bullets in her window motor - because not everyone can say that. Should get some strange looks on that one!
Window wouldn't go down ... and was making this clicking noise. So after removing the panel, & grinding down 2 rivets holding the bottom half of the regulator assembly & motor to the door frame, I was able to unbolt the motor from the regulator assy..
When I took the cover off the gear, there was a pile of plastic pieces all mixed up in the grease. Now the triangle shaped back of the metal gear is supposed to lock inside a bigger triangle shaped cutout in a plastic gear ... and I bet there's supposed to be some plastic piece in there to jam against the metal to make it work ... (which I found pulverized) and break if necessary to protect the motor (or to protect your life, should your head get caught ... ), which it did after 25 years of service.
I was trying to come up with a way to jam something between the 2 to make it work again. Just so happened that some scrap lead .45 rounds fit right in there!
I told my wife to tell everyone she has bullets in her window motor - because not everyone can say that. Should get some strange looks on that one!
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Good Job!!
Iv'e seen folks use 1/4" nuts...
We used to use the balls from chrylser k cars front wheel bearings.. they fit great..
the ammo trick is mint.... most fords need a few bullets anyway!!!
Iv'e seen folks use 1/4" nuts...
We used to use the balls from chrylser k cars front wheel bearings.. they fit great..
the ammo trick is mint.... most fords need a few bullets anyway!!!
HA! Here I thought you got angry and lost-it for a minute, or had too many cocktails for the evening, and shot up yer friggin door cuz the window wouldn't work!
Enginuity at its finest!
Yeah, I've used bearings, like P.E. said, but I bet the lead is a better solution.
Enginuity at its finest!
Yeah, I've used bearings, like P.E. said, but I bet the lead is a better solution.
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Nice Dan! The MA state legislature just got wind of this, and is furiously cobbling together a 6,000 page bill on the matter ....
I figured everyone was thinking that Chris! I'm sure homeland security has been through this thread. I keep seeing black SUV's driving by my house now ...
Thanks Sting, as well!
Yeah ball bearings were the first thing that came to mind ... but the only ones I had were inside a hub bearing from the Jimmy. Didn't want to waste half the day bustin' one of those apart (now thats' a vehicle that DESPERATELY NEEDS bullets!!). I tried nuts at first, but they flipped on their sides when the window parked ... of course after I put the whole motor back together ... Took me 30 minutes to get those 3 bolts out of there each time. So then I tried double stacking them .. but then I couldn't get the metal gear back in. I was going to grind them ... but I usually get halfway done & the grinding stone will catch one & fling it into another dimension ... then I spend an hour on the floor with a flashlight. Bullets were the only quick 'n' easy solution. Lead is nice & easy to grind to size too.
I figured everyone was thinking that Chris! I'm sure homeland security has been through this thread. I keep seeing black SUV's driving by my house now ...
Thanks Sting, as well!
Yeah ball bearings were the first thing that came to mind ... but the only ones I had were inside a hub bearing from the Jimmy. Didn't want to waste half the day bustin' one of those apart (now thats' a vehicle that DESPERATELY NEEDS bullets!!). I tried nuts at first, but they flipped on their sides when the window parked ... of course after I put the whole motor back together ... Took me 30 minutes to get those 3 bolts out of there each time. So then I tried double stacking them .. but then I couldn't get the metal gear back in. I was going to grind them ... but I usually get halfway done & the grinding stone will catch one & fling it into another dimension ... then I spend an hour on the floor with a flashlight. Bullets were the only quick 'n' easy solution. Lead is nice & easy to grind to size too.
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My head's been in service more years than that without getting caught. You must be doing something wrong. But I'll get a selection of ammo for my next project just in case.SMITTY wrote:... should your head get caught ... which it did after 25 years of service
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Watchmakers call that "working on the big bench"SMITTY wrote: then I spend an hour on the floor with a flashlight.
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As long as I have a good light I don't mind working on the big bench (love that term! ). What I REALLLLLLY hate is when I drop the little bitty wrench or the little bitty bolt in the engine compartment and it clinks a couple times and lodges somewhere short of the floor.SMITTY wrote:You wouldn't believe how many hours I've wasted on the big bench.