Excellent instructional video. I own a 1987 325e and neither of my rear window motors are working. New and aftermarket motors are no longer available. Thanks to this video, I'm feeling optimistic a motor clean and lube might be all that is needed.
Also could be worn out teeth in the gear ⚙ (plastic) inside the cover therefore the power from the motor does not transfer to the output gears. This was the case in mine. Those teeths in the gear ⚙ tend to worn out since the car is old.
They are different depending on if it’s an early model or late model e30 but the process should be the same. The slow closing could be a failing motor but it could also be the regulator. I would clean and grease the regulator with either white lithium grease or silicone spray.
I was able to carefully push it back in. It’s super soft so there is a possibility of breaking it. A small piece broke off of mine in the process but it still works as it should
I just pulled it out with some force but you can spray some lectra-motive cleaner in there to break it free. The ball is not supposed to come out but it can be put back in if it does come out with the shaft.
Excellent instructional video. I own a 1987 325e and neither of my rear window motors are working. New and aftermarket motors are no longer available. Thanks to this video, I'm feeling optimistic a motor clean and lube might be all that is needed.
Thanks! I also found out that you can use late model e30 motors if you swap out the actual electrical part on your original early model motors.
Thank you. My E32 window motor has failed and while slightly different this video will help me troubleshoot it. Much appreciated.
Thanks going to pull mine now .
thank you so much, just removed my motor with your help
Useful! Thanks
In my case my motor just makes a lot of noise and i can't pull the window fully down or i'll risk not being able to pull it up
Also could be worn out teeth in the gear ⚙ (plastic) inside the cover therefore the power from the motor does not transfer to the output gears. This was the case in mine.
Those teeths in the gear ⚙ tend to worn out since the car is old.
How did you get the seized ball off of the shaft? Mine has the same issue and is on there pretty good.
@@seanlee4863 I sprayed pb blaster and let it sit. You’ll have to be careful because the ball is a bit brittle and they can break easily
if it's not working can you just manually roll it up ?
@@TopalTopG yeah, there’s a little plastic cap on the window motor. If you pop that off you can use a hex key to turn it manually
@@ulisessanchez7379 alright thank you
my windows close so slow closing, the motor looks to have lost some power. only it looks that my motors have a differend gear part?
They are different depending on if it’s an early model or late model e30 but the process should be the same. The slow closing could be a failing motor but it could also be the regulator. I would clean and grease the regulator with either white lithium grease or silicone spray.
where did you get the cup holder from
It came with the car. I’m not sure what brand it is but Garagistic sells a similar one.
how did you get the ball back on gear?
I was able to carefully push it back in. It’s super soft so there is a possibility of breaking it. A small piece broke off of mine in the process but it still works as it should
What did u use to clean it?
CRC Lectra-Motive Cleaner I bought at Autozone
How did you get that out with the ball attached to it. Mine will wiggle but won’t come out
I just pulled it out with some force but you can spray some lectra-motive cleaner in there to break it free. The ball is not supposed to come out but it can be put back in if it does come out with the shaft.
@@ulisessanchez7379 thank you! I’ll tackle it again tomorrow