Front windows

[johnnycal]

My 01's front windows make an awful noise when being rolled up or down. What would cause this?

 

[Club Expo]

Man you and me both !!! Mine sounds real bad when its almost to the bottom , like a old western saloon door

 

[CaperCanadian]

Mine was doing that too, I had to pull the door apart when the glass came free from the track, so when I was in there I greased all the sliders and gears for the power window and pulled the molding from the sides of the window and cleaned the crap out of it. Has not made a sound since, and it's noticeably faster too.

 

[GAINMOB]

grease the tracks

 

[AbbadonTD]

Either the tracks or the mouldings. Cleaning the mouldings may not be enough, but its easy to do when you are in there. I had to clean mine since it is so dry in Colorado, mouldings dry and crack, and before that happens, we get the CREEEEEEEEEK.

 

[Club Expo]

What's a good grease ? Not trying to sound dumb but id love to know what worked for y'all . I'd hate to use something I shouldn't have. Not wanting to take this thread over but I'm extremely curious !

 

[BAD RONALD]

What's a good grease ?

Years ago I had a Bronco with a power rear window that sounded like it was grinding sand. A buddy borrowed it and returned the truck with the noise eliminated. He said he used silicone spray. Dunno if he sprayed the mechanism, the mouldings or both but the silence was golden.

This thread reminds me that my Expedition's driver's window has been loud for so long that I've gotten used to it. Will try the silicone and report back.

 

[black 4x4]

Mine creaks like hell too but I really don't feel like taking the door panel out. Lol.

 

[BAD RONALD]

Tried the spray silicone all around. Top and sides rubber contact with glass. Didn't hurt. I am awaiting unprompted notice from the other drivers in our household

 

[johnnycal]

Thanks for the replies guys. I'm gonna take the doors apart on my next day off and try it.

 

[Erich Zeppelin]

You don't need to take the door panel off. Spray silicone in the channels, end of problem.

 

[BAD RONALD]

...boy you ain't kidding. I did mine early in the week and performance was OK at first, flying up and down silently today. Esp the '95 Aero.