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Old May 16th 15, 04:55 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
Bill Vanek
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Default Cadillac runaway acceleration

On Sat, 16 May 2015 00:21:13 -0700, The Real Bev
> wrote:

>On 05/15/2015 02:49 PM, Brent wrote:
>> regulator issue. Probably a broken gear. A plastic gear knowing GM.

>
>Probably. The 1960 Ford broke the little plastic roller that pushed on
>the window to roll it up and down. 25-cent part, taking the **** off
>the door was the troublesome part. Probably the same here, except for
>the gear-grinding noise at the top and bottom. More crap. Oh yeah, the
>interior door-puller broke so I have to close the door by hooking my
>fingers into the space between the window and its frame.


Those window regulators had a plastic gear, with a plastic "tape" that
ran in a channel. You could replace the tape and gear, but I don't
know if that stuff is available anymore. Relatively easy job.
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