Window Regulator Rebuilds

Anyone who has ever owned an older VW or Audi from the 80’s/90’s knows that window regulators are essentially a wear item in these cars. The plastic teeth on the spool center strip out and the steel cables get tangled and only allow the window to roll up a few inches before retracting down again. Once this happens it puts enough pressure on the plastic plugs and starts snapping them and sucking them into the center furthering the problem. I ordered some rebuild kits from eBay Ukraine as it was impossible to find in the US. Once they finally came in I got to work on replacing them. The hardest part was trying to figure out the window path once I took it apart. That and my motor was very crusty so I had to source some spares to create a fully functioning piece. Albeit a little crunchy, my window rolls up and down now. I’m not sure if the crunch is the motor itself, the rails that the window slides on, or even the replaced parts, but that is a project once the car is operational.