Is this part important?

[irdave]

Started to wind the window this morning and had a pop/bang. Window still goes up and down, this spring was down in the door.

 

Haven't had the chance to look at any parts diagrams yet, but thought I'd ask you guys...

 

Edit to add, nope, didn't search, didn't do anything, just asked. I've been a bit of a train wreck lately, sorry.

Edited July 27, 2022 by irdave

[d.hitchcock]

Definitely the spring from the window regulator. Beyond that, I got nothing, sorry. I'm a bit surprised the regulator still seems to work. Visible in this photo I poached off the parts for sale forum.

[bergie33]

The regulator would still work without the spring.  It just aids in raising the window a little easier.

[visionaut]

The spring has sprung

The glass still riz

I wonder whether

I’ll fix this giz

 

?

 

 

 

[jimk]

If it's the anchor end for the 180deg bend, I just fixed one this spring.  The anchor has a rivet head that popped.  I tapped the hole for a 5/16 thread and fit a bolt, then cut excess off both front and back sides.  Had a welder weld the back side to strengthen the connection as thread didn't seem to be enough.

Reinstalled the spring.

Edited July 27, 2022 by jimk

[ray_]

8 hours ago, bergie33 said:

The regulator would still work without the spring.  It just aids in raising the window a little easier.

I think it takes (or can take) a bit of play out of the assembly also.

 

I don't replace mine when the fall off

[irdave]

39 minutes ago, ray_ said:

I think it takes (or can take) a bit of play out of the assembly also.

 

I don't replace mine when the fall off

 

This is kinda' where I'm at- it actually seems to work exactly the same. :shrug

 

Maybe next time I take all that sound damping off the door I'll look into Jim's solution, which I'm sure works perfectly, but in the meantime? It seems to work fine.

[Mike Self]

A pot metal pin retaining a steel spring isn't the brightest idea; they break.  If you want to repair it, I did a column on repairing that broken retaining pin.  PM me and I'll send you a copy.

 

mike

[calw]

With all that carbon fiber on your car making it light, be careful...  Take the spring out of the other door or the car will lean to one side