Posted: 6/20/2013 8:21:16 PM EDT
| I have a 2000 F 150 Supercrew with power windows. In the last two days the drivers window will go down normally. When I go to put it back up the window goes up a few inches, it stops for a few seconds, then the whole process repeats itself until the window is all the way up a few moments later. My research says it's the regulator, just looking for a second opinion. There are no other issues with the vehicle. Thanks in advance for your help. |
| Unless you've been in an accident, I'd bet it is just the motor and not the regulator that needs to be replaced. Actually, the motor, itself, is probably fine, too, but the drive gears are shot and they don't sell them separately. The good news is, they are inexpensive and fairly easy to replace. I replaced all four on my Ford. |
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It's prolly the regulator. All a regulator is, is a tube with a zip strip running through it (long flat piece of plastic with plastic gear teeth inside of a tube thing). This gear strip runs is moved by the gear on the motor which causes the window to move up and down on a track. This plastic stuff deteriorates super easy.
If you hear a grinding/popping kind of sound, it's the regulator. Either way, it's not too bad. I've done the regulators in the wife's Grand Marquis, lessee...3 times for each of the back doors and once for the driver's door. 
Yep. It's not too bad if you're mechanically inclined. The motor comes out with but is separate from the regulator so you'll have to tear into it all anyway. Here's some YT vids that should help...http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ford+truck+window+regulator&oq=ford+truck+window+regulator&gs_l=youtube.3...461.3521.0.3697.24.17.0.0.0.0.183.1694.7j10.17.0...0.0...1ac.1.11.youtube.j-ABATt6ggE ETA: The aftermarket replacement regulator is prolly $40-50 but the Dorman brand is kinda sorry. Dorman does have a lifetime replacement warranty on the regulator so keep your receipt. I'm told that Dorman makes the Ford OEM window regulators too but I don't know if that's true. The labor is stoopid spendy on hiring this out at the stealership. I had a SafeLite windshield installer dude tell me he did regulators on the side for $40 but since I've had lots of practice, I did it my self. |
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All a regulator is, is a tube with a zip strip running through it (long flat piece of plastic with plastic gear teeth inside of a tube thing). This gear strip runs is moved by the gear on the motor which causes the window to move up and down on a track. The regulator in my Explorer is a formed sheet metal scissors (X). There was no plastic drive strip. In mine, it was the gears in the drive motor housing that went bad. The motor was good but the output gearing was bad. There was no grinding noise but also no lift. |