Jep. That's how I diagnosed the front motor and now the rear. Just too weird that both of them crapped out simultaneously and the switch distorted. My suspicion is that this circuit may had low voltage and overloaded the motors. But than on the other hand, the fuse should have blown.
On 2/3/06, John Berryman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Friday, February 3, 2006, at 11:23 AM, Hans Neureiter wrote: > > > Is it just a coincidence that both, the R/F and L/R window motors went > > south > > at the same time or could there be an underlying problem. > > First I suspected a bad fuse since these windows are on the same > > circuit, > > but that all checked good. Traced it down to a bad motor at > > R/F<http://skinnerbox.steaky.org/Service/Library.html> > > and blamed the L/R on a bad switch in the door. The plastic housing had > > buckled and didn't keep the rocker in place. > > A new motor fixed the front door. Just now I got a new swith for the > > rear > > (Oh, procrastination is so sweet) and it is now evident that the motor > > is > > out. > > > > I would call it coincidence if the RF now works and LR doesn't. I'd > look at (change) the fuse anyway and look into the feed for that > circuit. Connections often get hot enough to melt plastic connectors > and deform the metal contact area. > Have you hooked an external power source (jump box, spare battery > or > DC power supply) directly to the motor leads? > > Johnny B. > I Mac Therefore I am > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX '82 300SD, '95 E300D