On Jun 9, 2005, at 8:58 AM, Bill wrote:
> I am in the process of taking all the door panels off and lubing
> things up.
>
> It all started when I discovered a rear window that wasn't
> working. I found a bad
> motor, and luckily I had a replacement on the shelf. It is easier
> than it looks to switch
> them out.
>
> One little trick that I learned when putting the panel back on
> is to make sure the
> two big phillips screws that hold the handle/armrest are in the
> nylon holes before you
> push the panel flush. You have to push down on screws slightly
> while the panel is
> loose to do that.
>
> I also had a dome light switch that wasn't working. There are a
> couple of different
> designs. The one that wasn't working was revived using a small wire
> brush. There is a
> contact point at the back that was covered with dirt and dust.
> Very easy fix. Looking
> through my spares, I noticed that there is one that has a different
> design, and instead
> of having mainly metal construction, it has a black plastic housing
> and it looks like
> the contact points are not accessible.
>
> It was kinda funny, because I was thrown for a loop for a
> second. After I got the
> light switch working again, as I was trying it, it was behaving
> really funny, where the
> light was staying on, even with the switch pushed in, then it
> would magically go out
> on it's own. Then I remembered the time delay on the light of about
> 30 seconds.
>
> I also found some plugged drain holes, which are good to check
> periodically.
>
> -Bill
This was a timely post, as my son and I are preparing to pull the
door panels on the 505 and also lube things up, in the next few
weeks. I was trying to remember some of the procedures from the last
time I did it, a decade or so ago. Thanks for the tips.
Robert S. Bast
Bast & Rood Architects
P.O. Box 220
187 Windrow Lane
Hinesburg, Vermont, 05461
USA
802.482.5200 t.
802.482.3953 f.
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