Repair Window Lifters?

Anyone ever managed (or even tried) to fix any of those hydraulic window
lifters? The ones on my '91 rear window are shot and it costs about $50 for
new ones. The warning labels on them make it sound like if you take them
apart you will end up walking around with a steel shaft sticking out of your
head. I figure they probably need about 50 cents worth of O-Rings and maybe
some new oil. Are they pressurized at the factory or does compressing them
pressurize them enough? Any tips on taking them apart?

Thanks.

"Ulysses" /> wrote in
:

> Anyone ever managed (or even tried) to fix any of those hydraulic
> window lifters? The ones on my '91 rear window are shot and it costs
> about $50 for new ones. The warning labels on them make it sound like
> if you take them apart you will end up walking around with a steel
> shaft sticking out of your head. I figure they probably need about 50
> cents worth of O-Rings and maybe some new oil. Are they pressurized
> at the factory or does compressing them pressurize them enough? Any
> tips on taking them apart?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>

Looks like they are about $12 each at Rockauto.com.

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,ca...,parttype,1404

There is no way to fix them. They are not hydraulic, they are gas
charged, nitrogen I believe. There is no way you can charge them with any
home equipment. You are not going to find them cheaper than Rockauto.com.
I know because I just researched it and bought them there. So just buy
them and be done with it.

Akheel, did you get your rear air working?

/richard


On Nov 19, 12:09 am, akheel > wrote:
> "Ulysses" /> wrote :
>
> > Anyone ever managed (or even tried) to fix any of those hydraulic
> > window lifters? The ones on my '91 rear window are shot and it costs
> > about $50 for new ones. The warning labels on them make it sound like
> > if you take them apart you will end up walking around with a steel
> > shaft sticking out of your head. I figure they probably need about 50
> > cents worth of O-Rings and maybe some new oil. Are they pressurized
> > at the factory or does compressing them pressurize them enough? Any
> > tips on taking them apart?
>
> > Thanks.
>
> Looks like they are about $12 each at Rockauto.com.
>
> http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,ca...,parttype,1404
>
> There is no way to fix them. They are not hydraulic, they are gas
> charged, nitrogen I believe. There is no way you can charge them with any
> home equipment. You are not going to find them cheaper than Rockauto.com.
> I know because I just researched it and bought them there. So just buy
> them and be done with it.

"akheel" > wrote in message
...
> "Ulysses" /> wrote in
> :
>
> > Anyone ever managed (or even tried) to fix any of those hydraulic
> > window lifters? The ones on my '91 rear window are shot and it costs
> > about $50 for new ones. The warning labels on them make it sound like
> > if you take them apart you will end up walking around with a steel
> > shaft sticking out of your head. I figure they probably need about 50
> > cents worth of O-Rings and maybe some new oil. Are they pressurized
> > at the factory or does compressing them pressurize them enough? Any
> > tips on taking them apart?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
>
> Looks like they are about $12 each at Rockauto.com.
>
> http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,ca...,parttype,1404
>
> There is no way to fix them. They are not hydraulic, they are gas
> charged, nitrogen I believe. There is no way you can charge them with any
> home equipment. You are not going to find them cheaper than Rockauto.com.
> I know because I just researched it and bought them there. So just buy
> them and be done with it.

OK then. Thanks.

Whack 'em with a hammer? What next? Cut a shock open with a tubing cutter
and fix it with home depot parts?

You're not "thrifty", you're just plain "cheap"....

Yes I did, thanks for asking. All it needed was an actuator. Took about
an hour because I was being careful. If I did it again, I could do it in
half an hour. I took apart the old actuator, and, as another poster here
also reported, it's a little 20 cent plastic gear inside that goes bad.
Team Ford Parts out of Las Vegas best place to get the replacement
(www.teamfordparts.com). $34 if I remember correctly, about half of what
your local dealer will want.

Richard > wrote in
:

> Akheel, did you get your rear air working?
>
> /richard
>
>
> On Nov 19, 12:09 am, akheel > wrote:
>> "Ulysses" /> wrote
>> :
>>
>> > Anyone ever managed (or even tried) to fix any of those hydraulic
>> > window lifters? The ones on my '91 rear window are shot and it
>> > costs about $50 for new ones. The warning labels on them make it
>> > sound like if you take them apart you will end up walking around
>> > with a steel shaft sticking out of your head. I figure they
>> > probably need about 50 cents worth of O-Rings and maybe some new
>> > oil. Are they pressurized at the factory or does compressing them
>> > pressurize them enough? Any tips on taking them apart?
>>
>> > Thanks.
>>
>> Looks like they are about $12 each at Rockauto.com.
>>
>> http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,ca...,parttype,1404
>>
>> There is no way to fix them. They are not hydraulic, they are gas
>> charged, nitrogen I believe. There is no way you can charge them with
>> any home equipment. You are not going to find them cheaper than
>> Rockauto.com. I know because I just researched it and bought them
>> there. So just buy them and be done with it.
>
>

"Jim Warman" > wrote in message
news:Qru0j.1242$HH2.812@edtnps82...
> Whack 'em with a hammer? What next? Cut a shock open with a tubing cutter
> and fix it with home depot parts?
>
> You're not "thrifty", you're just plain "cheap"....
>
>
>

Yes, I am cheap. I was thinking more of Ace Hardware because they have a
better selection of O-Rings and springs etc.

Jim Warman wrote:
> Whack 'em with a hammer? What next? Cut a shock open with a tubing cutter
> and fix it with home depot parts?
>
> You're not "thrifty", you're just plain "cheap"....
>
>
>
I was thinking drill a small hole in them and pump in some bars leaks.
Tap a dimple with a small hammer for a flat spot to start the drill.

Jeez... you're friggin' near as cruel as I am...................


"Bob" > wrote in message
. ..
> Jim Warman wrote:
>> Whack 'em with a hammer? What next? Cut a shock open with a tubing cutter
>> and fix it with home depot parts?
>>
>> You're not "thrifty", you're just plain "cheap"....
>>
>>
>>
> I was thinking drill a small hole in them and pump in some bars leaks. Tap
> a dimple with a small hammer for a flat spot to start the drill.