Mike Floutier Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Hi, My new LS430 has 145,000 miles on the clock and I have a problem in that the driver's window is slow and noisy in operation. Does anyone know an easy way to lubricate it? I looked at the workshop manual for dismantling the door but it looked very complicated. Thanks Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TA in KC Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Try putting silicone grease on the black rubber parts surrounding the window. That worked well for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Floutier Posted September 6, 2008 Author Share Posted September 6, 2008 Thanks Thomas, I'll try that and let you know how it goes. The noise sounds like it's the motor trying to work against unusual resistance so that does make sense - now to find some silicone grease. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomblin813 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Try putting silicone grease on the black rubber parts surrounding the window. That worked well for me. Hey, just a funny, my car looks almost exactly like yours! Except mine's a 90. How many miles does yours have? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TA in KC Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Try putting silicone grease on the black rubber parts surrounding the window. That worked well for me. Hey, just a funny, my car looks almost exactly like yours! Except mine's a 90. How many miles does yours have? Just curious. It is a 1992, has 146,000 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomblin813 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Try putting silicone grease on the black rubber parts surrounding the window. That worked well for me. Hey, just a funny, my car looks almost exactly like yours! Except mine's a 90. How many miles does yours have? Just curious. It is a 1992, has 146,000 miles. I bought mine used about a month ago, it has 197000 miles on it, still seems to be in tip top shape, we had the mechanic go over it. Love the car, it's my first Lexus, actually. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Floutier Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 Ok, getting back to my windows - hehe - I got the silicone grease and cleaned the tracks and applied it but it makes no difference (they were in pretty good order anyway). Now I want to get access to the moving parts to the window winding mechanism. In the manual I can only see how to dismantle the entire door and this is a huge procedure requiring riveting etc. Is there a simple way of lubricating the winding mechanism? Thanks Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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