Lubing power window channels and cable.

[Piff]

Took apart my drivers side door to lubricate the window channels and see if it'd make a difference in speed of raising and lowering the window. For this side, there wasn't really a difference. Maybe there will be on the passenger side when I get around to it.

Things I found out were that there isn't a ton of room to work with, but it can be done. I even went through the trouble of removing the old somewhat crusty lube first. That was probably the biggest pain of the project. Lots of paper towels and mineral spirits followed by more paper towels.

I used silglyde (however it's spelled) from Napa. I avoided the spray grease that is most commonly recommended because its spray gets all over. Thankfully my fingers are small enough to get into the channels (just barely). Lubed the rear and central metal channels, and the rubber front channel and regulator cable.

The biggest ANNOYANCE, was the stickiness of the plastic rain shield sealer.

Anyway, I didn't really get the extra speed I was hoping to, but I can rest a little easier knowing its all got fresh lube.

Regards,
piff

[sammm]

Somewhere on miata.net are instructions for cleaning the contacts on the PW buttons....check it out.

[clkorj]

Have you ever cleaned the contact points on the switches? Taking them apart can be a bit tedious, but attention to how they fit together and a quick brush with a brass or stainless wire brush is usually rewarded with a better working window.

[gabkwong]

If you really want to do a perfect job you have to remove that plastic water shield, the glass and tracks from the door inorder to give the track a thorough cleaning. After the tracks and glass were out of the door, I sprayed the tracks with WD40 and ran paper towers down the track to clean out all the old dry out grease. I than replaced the grease from Honda. The Honda grease is available at Honda dealer for around $25.

[black roadster]

The other issue is the rear guide. They are known to break apart. A miata_B_racing on this forum makes new ones since you can't get them separate from the window from Mazda.
For future reference I've done this job numerous times with good results. Remove the window tracks and regulators completely, clean out the old waxy grease and add new grease. I've always used general bearing grease with good results. I doubt $25 grease makes a big difference and really is not TCB. I'm quite shocked Gabe got suckered like that. I mean $25 for grease? Really? Wow!

[gabkwong]

I doubt $25 grease makes a big difference and really is not TCB. I'm quite shocked Gabe got suckered like that. I mean $25 for grease? Really? Wow!

It is JDM! It is a dirty job and I don't plan on doing it twice! To be honest, a tube is enough to do 5 or more cars.