princered72
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I know this has been discussed on here but I have not seen this problem. Searched and read through multiple postings.
My 2014 Limited started having issues with the driver side running board motor. I found a vendor that sold the motor and bracket together for $156. Ordered one and installed. It worked for a few cycles then started acting as if something was binding. When the door was opened the board would extend but when door closed it would start to retract then go back to the down position. Seemed like the bushings were very tight so I greased them with white lithium grease, helped a little but started acting up again. Received a replacement from the vendor and this did the same thing. Notice when the motor would activate, the motor would move. Found all the bolts to be loose. Removed the unit to tighten the bolts and the "wedge" nut fell out. Found a crack in the bracket. Checked the first unit and found bolts loose and also a crack in the bracket. After much back and forth discussion with the vendor, finally got a third replacement from the vendor. Checked all bolt and tightened. Plugged the motor in, did not bolt it to vehicle. Motor runs and extends but retracts right away. I noticed on the first 2 units the "bumpers" smashed out possibly due to the motor twisting. Is there some sensor that needs to be reset? What is the torque of the bolts? Could I have ovr torqued them now?
My 2014 Limited started having issues with the driver side running board motor. I found a vendor that sold the motor and bracket together for $156. Ordered one and installed. It worked for a few cycles then started acting as if something was binding. When the door was opened the board would extend but when door closed it would start to retract then go back to the down position. Seemed like the bushings were very tight so I greased them with white lithium grease, helped a little but started acting up again. Received a replacement from the vendor and this did the same thing. Notice when the motor would activate, the motor would move. Found all the bolts to be loose. Removed the unit to tighten the bolts and the "wedge" nut fell out. Found a crack in the bracket. Checked the first unit and found bolts loose and also a crack in the bracket. After much back and forth discussion with the vendor, finally got a third replacement from the vendor. Checked all bolt and tightened. Plugged the motor in, did not bolt it to vehicle. Motor runs and extends but retracts right away. I noticed on the first 2 units the "bumpers" smashed out possibly due to the motor twisting. Is there some sensor that needs to be reset? What is the torque of the bolts? Could I have ovr torqued them now?
