iceblast

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Hey guys just got my 91 firebird and the drivers side light comes up most of the way but acts like it is haing a sizer or something is the motor going bad or is there some sort of ajustment i can do passenger side works fine thanks for the info (just keeps itself up half way and gose up and down quickly)

Base91

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Probably not. There are 3 little plastic discs inside that eventually break up and need to be replaced. Take it apart and check. You can get them from Top-downsolutions.com.

blacksunshine'91

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That's a super easy fix. Like Base91 said, it is the plastic bearings inside the casing that are crumbling up. It takes about a half hour and seventy-five cents to fix.

iceblast

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sweet thanks i was wandering about replacing the plastic with metal i've heard about people rebuilding the light motors with metal gears... im sure its more than the 75 cents lol but about what would that run.. if thats the issue

Base91

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I think the kit from TDS is about $10.00. I bought 6 inches of 1/2 inch diam delrin from Tapp plastics and sliced of 7/8th inch lengths of it as replacements. Took a little bit of filing but it was very cheap. The 6 inches cost about a dollar I think.

blacksunshine'91

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I just went to the local Home Depot and got three ball bearings. IIRC, they were 3/4" bearings. Opened up the case, poured out the powder (which used to be the plastic bearings), put the new bearings in with some lithium grease and slapped it back together. I did the passenger's side last year and the driver's side about twelve years ago and its still working like a champ.

Base91

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I like to make and fix things myself and save a few bucks here and but... If you can't be bothered then for $10 or so and a couple of mouse clicks you can sit back and wait for them to be delivered to your door step. But you could buy a couple of beers instead... It's a tough decision.

iceblast

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i like the beer idea and do the work myself and (its all fixed)

Base91

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How did you do it?

iceblast

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im not to much on the tech side of cars yet!!! so i told my brother in law what u all said and he fixed it for me for 20$ and sitll got me a six pack lol