body and interior Vent window won't open at all

[Wahnsinn]

I recently had my inner door panels off to install new door brakes. Once everything was back together, I noticed the driver's side vent window would not open at all.  Won't budge. I will take the door panel back off soon to see if I can clear this up.

 

Anybody have any thoughts on what might be causing this?

 

Thanks in advance

[jgerock]

The vent window knob has notches in it that fit into the winder mechanism. Maybe you didn't get the knob back on correctly.  Pull the center cap, loosen the screw and rotate the knob a little to see if it fits closer to the door.

[Mike Self]

If you didn't get the upholstery panel back in its proper position--i.e. pushed down as far as it will go--the aluminum trim strip along the top will contact the vent window's frame and keep it from moving.  Check that first, and it it's a bit too high, CAREFULLY tap it down along its entire length with a rubber mallet until you're sure it's seated on the channel that it's clipped to.

 

The little gearboxes that actually open the vent windows rarely fail, so I'd suspect it was jamming somewhere, or as Jim said, you don't have the control knob properly seated.

 

mike

[Wahnsinn]

Thanks to you both, I got it fixed.  It turned out to be something with the handle.  I removed it and put it back on, and voila!

 

At least I didn't have to remove the door panel again.  It is one aggravating pita.

 

Thanks,

Mike