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| ahdoman |
  Jun 11 2009, 09:26 PM
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It's phonetic...Ah-D-O-Man (Audioman)  Group: Members Posts: 667 Joined: 7-November 05 From: Santa Clarita, Ca. Member No.: 5,084 Region Association: Southern California  |
Early door (1970). Window fits great at the front but has a significant gap at the back. Any idea how to fix this?
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| Spoke |
Jun 11 2009, 09:39 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,978 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None 
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Assuming your door gaps are ok, there's a nut and screw under the door that adjusts the height of the window.
Loosen the nut and screw the screw out and the window should go higher. |
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| McMark |
Jun 11 2009, 09:57 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
That problem is fixed by taking off the door panel and there is a bolt (10mm wrench) that bumps into the door frame to stop it from going higher. The bolt is right near the window crank and is visible in this picture.
It also doesn't look like your roof is down quite all the way. Attached image(s) 
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| orange914 |
Jun 11 2009, 10:16 PM
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http://5starmediaworks.com/index.html Group: Members Posts: 3,371 Joined: 26-March 05 From: Ceres, California Member No.: 3,818 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(McMark @ Jun 11 2009, 07:57 PM)  That problem is fixed by taking off the door panel and there is a bolt (10mm wrench) that bumps into the door frame to stop it from going higher. The bolt is right near the window crank and is visible in this picture. It also doesn't look like your roof is down quite all the way. what about the early style, is that similar? i'm qurious too, the best i could see on my early is the door end cap/window guide seems to stop the travel at the up position. mike |
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| ahdoman |
Jun 11 2009, 10:41 PM
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It's phonetic...Ah-D-O-Man (Audioman) Group: Members Posts: 667 Joined: 7-November 05 From: Santa Clarita, Ca. Member No.: 5,084 Region Association: Southern California |
McMark - It is an early window assembly. The roof isn't all the way latched. I unlatched it to be able to see the gap. With the roof latched it's hard to photograph the gap.
Spoke - Are you talking about the adjustment for the front window track? |
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| McMark |
Jun 11 2009, 11:44 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Oh yeah, I wasn't thinking early/late. Whoops! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pinch.gif)
Here's the early adjustment, the bolt without the arrow. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) The one that's vertical, not the one that's horizontal. Attached image(s) 
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| IronHillRestorations |
Jun 12 2009, 01:08 PM
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I. I. R. C. Group: Members Posts: 6,719 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None
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You can also get that if the rollers are bad, so I'd probably check those out too.
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| roadster fan |
Jun 12 2009, 04:21 PM
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Project Frankenstein !!!!!!!! Group: Members Posts: 1,009 Joined: 24-November 05 From: Aptos, CA Member No.: 5,184 Region Association: Northern California |
Steve did the window just start going out of adjustment? If so I would be with Perry on this one. The rollers at the top front of the window may be wearing causing the glass to tilt back. To fix you have to remove the front track/wing window assembly to check the rollers.
Jim |
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| orange914 |
Jun 13 2009, 01:16 AM
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http://5starmediaworks.com/index.html Group: Members Posts: 3,371 Joined: 26-March 05 From: Ceres, California Member No.: 3,818 Region Association: Northern California |
do the early have up limit adjustments? the bottom stud/nut adjust the in/out tilt.
mike |
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| Spoke |
Jun 13 2009, 04:50 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,978 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None
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The window adjustments for the early doors are with the bolt & screw pointed out with the green and red arrows.
The bolt shown with the green arrow adjusts the window in and out as well as balances the window gap front to back. Loosen the nut and turn the screw in and out to move the window in and out. Move the nut left and right to change the window height front to back. Make these adjustments first. The screw shown with the red arrow adjusts the total height of the window. Loosen the lock bolt and turn the screw to adjust the height. The window should be partially down when making the adjustment so there is no pressure on the screw. Attached image(s) 
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| 914 |
Jun 13 2009, 09:17 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 449 Joined: 26-December 02 Member No.: 19 Region Association: Southern California
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Guys,
Can you adjust the fixed glass ahead of roll up window ? Mine sorta binds on the A pillar when closing.. Any thoughts ??? 914 |
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| Spoke |
Jun 13 2009, 10:33 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,978 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(914 @ Jun 13 2009, 11:17 AM) Guys, Can you adjust the fixed glass ahead of roll up window ? Mine sorta binds on the A pillar when closing.. Any thoughts ??? 914 Assuming the geometry of your door and windshield are ok, the adjustment in my previous post with the green arrow will adjust the post that holds the fixed glass. The adjustment allows you to move the post in and out, front and back. This will affect how the moving glass fits to so it is a trade off between the 2. |
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| watsonrx13 |
Jun 15 2009, 06:20 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,734 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Plant City, FL Member No.: 312 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(9146986 @ Jun 12 2009, 02:08 PM) You can also get that if the rollers are bad, so I'd probably check those out too. Who has the replacement rollers and how are they replaced? -- Rob |
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| IronHillRestorations |
Jun 15 2009, 07:40 AM
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I. I. R. C. Group: Members Posts: 6,719 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None
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AFIK, the rollers are a Porsche part, I don't know if anyone makes aftermarket.
You take the rubber cap off the chrome channel, roll the window all the way up and pull the window out. There's four pins at the front of the window, on each side two top and bottom, the rollers and a small circular plastic spring bushing (I call it a snowflake) that the window rolls on in the channel. |
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| watsonrx13 |
Jun 15 2009, 12:19 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,734 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Plant City, FL Member No.: 312 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(9146986 @ Jun 15 2009, 08:40 AM) AFIK, the rollers are a Porsche part, I don't know if anyone makes aftermarket. You take the rubber cap off the chrome channel, roll the window all the way up and pull the window out. There's four pins at the front of the window, on each side two top and bottom, the rollers and a small circular plastic spring bushing (I call it a snowflake) that the window rolls on in the channel. I believe that the roller is part of the 'power window' mechanism... and I'd rather not have to buy that part.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) -- Rob BTW, I just checked with the local Porsche dealership and they want $200 for the part.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) This post has been edited by watsonrx13: Jun 15 2009, 12:26 PM |
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