In my 4Runner, which is a 92 and in good shape otherwise...85k miles...whenever I put the windows down, be it the side windows or the rear window, they seem to go kinda slowly, especially when I roll them up or down at the same time.

Do you think this is the battery? Are the motors just getting old?

Thoughts?!

 

Maybe the rubber seals are getting old and dry. If they become stiff they can give alot of resistance on the window while it goes up and down.

Quick solution is to rub the seals with your thumb (which cleans them off...it takes the white rubber off). Then moisten them with water. Last step is to rub again your thumb applying a bit of olive oil, or vegetable oil.

This trick works on your door seals as well. It gives you that new "door slam" sound (remember when your car was new?...that muffled thud sound).

 

hey i have a 92 toyota camary v6 and it does the same thing the car does have 135k miles on it, maybe its just a toyota problem

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Luder94
[B]Maybe the rubber seals are getting old and dry.

 

I'm guessing the Silicone spray is a sealant type of spray....there is a problem with using it if it's a sealant.

Although sealant spray may seal in moisture, it will keep the seals moist and clean only temporarily. What it will do in the long run is that it will dry out your seals to the point of turning the rubber into brittle rubber. You will then have to replace all the seals that have dried out.

 

The same thing happens to my arm.
I just hope it's not contagious.

 

'Vaseline' rubbed into rubber seals and trims and left for an hour or two will restore the 'spring'. Cured an 'incurable water leak' in the roof of my MR2 T Bar

 

Better to use a vegetable oil rather than vaseline. Oils will go on and rub into the "dry pores" of rubber seals better than a Vaseline "grease" that will stay on the surface of a seal, until it rubs off.

 

Doesn't the Shin Etsu grease do the same thing - keep the seals conditioned?

 

The window regulators on the Honda