jwbarnie Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 2000 Damon Intruder drivers window will not operate. Testing shows power to the switch. Switch seems to test ok. Tapping on the motor made it work occasionally. Now nothing. The motor has a rigid metal tube that runs down to and is fastened to the bottom of the glass window. Not sure how this all works. Is it a simple job to unbolt the motor and replace it? Is this a job best left to someone who has experience with this repair? Thanks for your help Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWharton Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 We did this in our IH 4700, bought a new motor and installed it. Nothing major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Do you have a meter to check things with? You can lift the leads to the control switch and use the ohm scale to see if it opens and closes properly. When closed the reading should be less than 2 ohms, usually under 1 ohm. When it is released it should go to infinity. You can then also check to make sure that you don't have a broken wire to the motor and verify voltage applied to it. Motors do wear out as they have bearings that go bad or windings that fail. In all probability the issue is either the switch or the motor but you need to be sure which it is before you buy parts. Most likely the motor is one that is also used in other places. If you look on it there should be a data plate that will identify it and allow you to do a search to find a source. Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarvan Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Kirk's trouble shooting is a good idea, but 99 out of 100 it's the motor. Not sure about this application, but most passenger vehicles will have you replace the whole "regulator", which is the motor, and the associated rails and wires that mount into the door and onto the glass. Previously a 2017 Forest River, Berkshire 38A, "The Dragonship". https://dragonship.blog/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwb2 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 on a lot of them use a drive bushing for ford products just separate motor from the window tube and the bushing will come out I buy them at auto zone 7.00 dollars hope yours is this way good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwb2 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 I forgot to say you have to remove three screws from motor and pull drive gear out sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots2see Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 In my case the brushes had gone bad in the motor. I replace them with similar brushes that had to be modified to fit into the holders. The whole process was very delicate work and I would not recommend it to somebody not real familiar with tools and things mechanical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWharton Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 When we had to repace our motor I seem to recall the motor cost $20. that ws aout 5 years ago. Seemed to me it is easier to replace the motor for that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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