Power Steering still being an pain! And now a rubbish window!

[944Fripp]

Ok, so I know most 944's groan but I wanted to ask, the ones that do groan do they groan at slow speed on close to full lock in BOTH directions? Mine only does it when I'm turning left...any opinions/ideas? Determined to get to the bottom of this as sometimes it's unbearable!

The fact that it only happens when I turn the steering one way would suggest it's not the power steering system right? So is there anything else that I should be looking for?!

The other thing that is fairly new is that the drivers side window now sticks about a 3rd of the way up. Sometimes it jumps and carries on but when it doesn't it is pretty well jammed. I have to pull it up to free it and then it'll go the rest of the way.

I've had the door card off and can't see anything in there which would stop the movement and the teeth on the gears seem to be all fine. Any ideas folks?!

Ta!

 

[spyro_x]

My money would be on something causing the glass to stick at a particular point (dirt and other crud etc from years of build up) when you took the door card off did you see how the runners looked?

Edit - apologies, I realise its pretty obvious something is causing the glass to stick, wasn't being facetious just meant that I have read the runners with the grease etc clogs up and dries up etc. Probably going to be a case of removing the whole thing for an overhaul.

 

[George Elliott]

My car did the groaning you mention Tom, I got a PAS pump kit from Promax for 10 or 20 quid, rebuilt the pump and never a problem since.

My sequence for checking if I were you is:
Check reservoir level
Check pas pump belt tension
wind lock from full left to full right slowly to purge air (engine running)[]

if the problem persists, either rebuild the pump or see if Promax would do it for you if you send 'em your pump. (unless you have a good local spanner man)

the window : if the rubber guides are all in the channels correctly, and there is no broken glass in the mechanism slide (horizontal slide about 35mm tall and 200mm long, secured by 1 screw at each end, with roller wheel diameter about 30mm and plenty of grease), then the worm drive in the elec window motor is likely worn and the best option is a new motor unit.
Dont drop the door glass - like I did, the only breakage in a full glass out respray[8|]

neither problem is serious
good luck
George
944t

 

[chrisjx]

Hi, new owner of Rossy1234's S2 here, and when I bought it the drivers window was apparently kippered, (no sounds or movement up or down and stuck closed). After testing the switch which proved OK I stripped the door panel off to check motor out - still no joy so decided to get it out for a good look. Everything seemed OK with no signes of wear in the gears or no burnt evidence.......so nothing to lose - gave it a good spray of WD40 on the gears and through a small hole in back off motor case, and for good measure a couple of "taps" with a small mallet!
HEY PRESTO - worked perfectly ever sinse..............got to be worth a spray?

 

[Mike_Pollock]

Hi Chris and welcome to the best place for 944's and thanks to Rossy for pointing you in the correct direction!

I'm sure you'll find 944's addictive!

My windows are ok enough not to require attention at the mo.

 

[chrisjx]

ORIGINAL: A9XXC

I'm sure you'll find 944's addictive!

Cheers Mike, I actually found Ross' car on here before I viewed it, so knew all about the tappets playing up, and as for it being addictive.......yeah your right - busy now getting her back to her prime, (the 200 mile run back to Wales virtually sorted the tappets out! can only hear one now so an oil flush and change should sort out soon).
Gonna have to take in a few shows now []