Five 2015 Projects - #5
Window Winding the 84
The 84 or B2... At this age energy comes in spurts so projects started don't always get finished, at least not very promptly! Last summer while we were cruisin' in the '84, Donna closed the passenger window and it made a clicking sound. I feared that meant the window ribbon would soon be stripped of its teeth. Early C4s had this wonderful design (which is also used in a bunch of other vehicles) and it had several advantages of being slow, easy to break and was cheap to make. You figure out which advantage GM liked. After a few more closures the noise stopped but so did all window movement in the up direction. A little time on google and I found a window ribbon for about $30 and ordered two of them (planning ahead). About April or May I decide I better hop on this project and get the window fixed so I could drive the car. I cleared a lift, pulled the '84 on it and started dismantling the passenger door to get at the window motor and window ribbon. I quit for the night and then lost interest and the Vette sat there that way until about the first of August when I decided I better force myself to finish the project. I finished removing the window motor and discovered the ribbon wasn't stripped as I suspected, but had actually managed to break in two pieces. This project really isn't too difficult, just time consuming and a little dirty and greasy and by the end of the day it was back together again and ready to go. Its mid August and it still works. I still have that back-up ribbon, just in case. If I get real tired of this fix, Mid-America sells a retrofit later year design for about $200 a door that would eliminate the ribbon and speed up the window operation.
The 84 or B2... At this age energy comes in spurts so projects started don't always get finished, at least not very promptly! Last summer while we were cruisin' in the '84, Donna closed the passenger window and it made a clicking sound. I feared that meant the window ribbon would soon be stripped of its teeth. Early C4s had this wonderful design (which is also used in a bunch of other vehicles) and it had several advantages of being slow, easy to break and was cheap to make. You figure out which advantage GM liked. After a few more closures the noise stopped but so did all window movement in the up direction. A little time on google and I found a window ribbon for about $30 and ordered two of them (planning ahead). About April or May I decide I better hop on this project and get the window fixed so I could drive the car. I cleared a lift, pulled the '84 on it and started dismantling the passenger door to get at the window motor and window ribbon. I quit for the night and then lost interest and the Vette sat there that way until about the first of August when I decided I better force myself to finish the project. I finished removing the window motor and discovered the ribbon wasn't stripped as I suspected, but had actually managed to break in two pieces. This project really isn't too difficult, just time consuming and a little dirty and greasy and by the end of the day it was back together again and ready to go. Its mid August and it still works. I still have that back-up ribbon, just in case. If I get real tired of this fix, Mid-America sells a retrofit later year design for about $200 a door that would eliminate the ribbon and speed up the window operation.
