Instead of struggling with the cable attachment to the regulator I put a clamp between the slider and the top of the track and pulled the cable assembly together to allow me to put the cable around the wheel at the top and put the plastic clip in place.
thank you so much for your work proven me that i'm been a mechanic for 35 years, i am lost on how to install 93 Mazda Miata Driver door regulator and motor. thank you again
Brilliant! i did this job myself, and likewise didn't fancy the price of a new regulator when my old one is mostly intact! Managed to use parts from a cheaper manual winder mechanism (no shops nearby to make new cables) worked a treat! Great Videos look forward to the next lot!
Thanks for showing how to do this! I ordered OEM replacement cables, they are still for sale. Bike shop is still a good idea and probably cheaper but if your cable is broken, just know that they are for sale too!
The bike shop I went to started off with their normal shaped anchors. Then they took a grinder to them and shaped them to fit the capstan. When you go to the shop, bring the old anchors and capstan (white plastic grooved wheel) so they have something to measure and fit. Good luck.
did you have power windows too? When you measure the cable is it to the the very ends of the completed cable? Or measurment from inside block to block ?
Thanks so much for the videos. It made it possible for me to do the job. I don't think I ever would have figured it out. A couple things in the second video were not clear and I came up with some tricks too. I took photos and anyone can see them at smg photobucket com user library Miata (sorry no URLs allowed in comments it seems)
At 8:16 your finger is pointing at a roller that's affixed to a post on the regulator. Is it possible to replace just that piece? Mine shattered and ended up in the bottom of the door.
wish I could remember how it was put on to the regulator. If you don't see any threads like a bolt, I think the roller is held in place with a pin that is pressed through the roller into the metal. sorry.
@@albumartist there don’t seem to be threads and also I think there was a clip on the end of the cable sheathing that broke off too. I ended up ordering a set of two on eBay. Thanks for the video though. Very informative.
Hello. Great video. One question though. At &:32 you suddenly have the springs and white housings (?) inserted into the black screws. I am fitting a new regulator and I cannot get the regulator cables to tighten up like that, they just hang out flopping around. Any help would be great.
The cables hung loose for most of the time until I tried inserting the cables onto the regulator track. That's when I found out one of the cables was too short. I then had to turn the black screws in the motor housing to create enough slack so I could get the cable end to sit in the plastic piece on the regulator track. Scan forward to around 6:30- 8:00 to see all of this happen.
If you put the cables on the capstan wrong and test the regulator, the cables will kink at the capstan and become near unusable. Because of that, if the cables are the only thing wrong with your regulator doing what albumartist did and getting them made at a motorcycle shop (maybe a bicycle shop could as well?) would be the least expensive / fault tolerant route.
Thanks for the great video albumartist. Is that length from end-to-end (including the anchors) or just the length of the cable? Although, seeing how off yours was I imagine that small difference could be made up in adjusting the black screws.
Hello good sir thank you for these amazing videos. I have the same issue you did! Anyway you can explain to me WHAT exactly to say to this "motor cycle shop"??? A local miata part dealer wants 85 for a new regulator. All I need is cables! Help!
Sorry it took so long to respond. Ask them if they can build you a set of cables using the same shape anchors (cable ends) as the Miata's. You'll want to bring them all related hardware that go to the cables. Make sure to bring the capstan (plastic wheel the cables wind around) so the shop can grind the new anchors to fit the holes.
Instead of struggling with the cable attachment to the regulator I put a clamp between the slider and the top of the track and pulled the cable assembly together to allow me to put the cable around the wheel at the top and put the plastic clip in place.
thank you so much for your work proven me that i'm been a mechanic for 35 years, i am lost on how to install 93 Mazda Miata Driver door regulator and motor. thank you again
Brilliant! i did this job myself, and likewise didn't fancy the price of a new regulator when my old one is mostly intact! Managed to use parts from a cheaper manual winder mechanism (no shops nearby to make new cables) worked a treat! Great Videos look forward to the next lot!
Thanks for showing how to do this! I ordered OEM replacement cables, they are still for sale. Bike shop is still a good idea and probably cheaper but if your cable is broken, just know that they are for sale too!
Where did you order the replacement cables? My dealer insisted they’d only sell me the entire regulator assembly unfortunately.
Ta k you
Finally a video of doing this if been searching for ages thx man you are the best and well filmed 👌
thank you for saving me with this vid, I thought my reg. was busted!
This is what ive been looking for! Thanks!
Good Job and nicely filmed, this will help a lot of MX5 owners, well done.
Thank you exactly what I needed help with Swedish Miata owner
Thank you for posting this, I did that fix last night, and the cable length I got are 118cm and 98cm, hope that helps
Yi Heng Feng thank you so much
The bike shop I went to started off with their normal shaped anchors. Then they took a grinder to them and shaped them to fit the capstan. When you go to the shop, bring the old anchors and capstan (white plastic grooved wheel) so they have something to measure and fit. Good luck.
I am so happy I found this video! Thank you again for a great post!!!
Great move on having cable made at cycle shop.
Thanks. My only mistake was not measuring the cables when I got them back.
nice! this will come realy handy when i try to fix my windows!
Very good l
7:24 what did you do to solve that problem? Mine is just 5cm too short
Thank you so bloody much!!!!
holy moly this video makes me less scared to do mine. your windows move sooo fast i wish mine were that fast. i think my motors are going bad though.
did you have power windows too?
When you measure the cable is it to the the very ends of the completed cable?
Or measurment from inside block to block ?
Thanks so much for the videos. It made it possible for me to do the job. I don't think I ever would have figured it out. A couple things in the second video were not clear and I came up with some tricks too. I took photos and anyone can see them at smg photobucket com user library Miata (sorry no URLs allowed in comments it seems)
At 8:16 your finger is pointing at a roller that's affixed to a post on the regulator. Is it possible to replace just that piece? Mine shattered and ended up in the bottom of the door.
wish I could remember how it was put on to the regulator. If you don't see any threads like a bolt, I think the roller is held in place with a pin that is pressed through the roller into the metal. sorry.
@@albumartist there don’t seem to be threads and also I think there was a clip on the end of the cable sheathing that broke off too. I ended up ordering a set of two on eBay. Thanks for the video though. Very informative.
Thanks for the detailed video! the problem I have is just the cable so where exactly did you get the cable that fit in?? Please let me know, thanks!
what of the famous brittle plastic mounts just in front of the pulleys? if those are broken, where can I find replacements or how can I DIY it?
Hello. Great video. One question though. At &:32 you suddenly have the springs and white housings (?) inserted into the black screws. I am fitting a new regulator and I cannot get the regulator cables to tighten up like that, they just hang out flopping around. Any help would be great.
The cables hung loose for most of the time until I tried inserting the cables onto the regulator track. That's when I found out one of the cables was too short. I then had to turn the black screws in the motor housing to create enough slack so I could get the cable end to sit in the plastic piece on the regulator track. Scan forward to around 6:30- 8:00 to see all of this happen.
Great video, again. Thanks.
thank you for making this
Oooo fancy.
If you put the cables on the capstan wrong and test the regulator, the cables will kink at the capstan and become near unusable.
Because of that, if the cables are the only thing wrong with your regulator doing what albumartist did and getting them made at a motorcycle shop (maybe a bicycle shop could as well?) would be the least expensive / fault tolerant route.
What is the length of the cable needed for this so i can tell the bike shop to make me?
Jesus Moreno I looked through the comments and someone posted 118cm and 98cm. Hope that helps.
Thanks for the great video albumartist. Is that length from end-to-end (including the anchors) or just the length of the cable? Although, seeing how off yours was I imagine that small difference could be made up in adjusting the black screws.
Hello good sir thank you for these amazing videos. I have the same issue you did! Anyway you can explain to me WHAT exactly to say to this "motor cycle shop"???
A local miata part dealer wants 85 for a new regulator. All I need is cables!
Help!
Sorry it took so long to respond. Ask them if they can build you a set of cables using the same shape anchors (cable ends) as the Miata's. You'll want to bring them all related hardware that go to the cables. Make sure to bring the capstan (plastic wheel the cables wind around) so the shop can grind the new anchors to fit the holes.
What are the odds
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