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    dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!: Whoa rivets? dude... I've had to repair the roller on the track in my car window, but thanks to it being japanese, never had to deal with crazy rivets... more »
    Tanshanomi: Thanks, Murilee! I've been putting this exact operation off in my '92 Town Car for about a month now, because I wasn't sure how involved it would be. ... more »
    Jeb_Hoge: My '97 Contour SE did that too after a few weeks of driving it over some cobblestones. It never did have a lot of suspension compliance. Fookin' aces ... more »
    mytdawg: Not just the Fords. My boss's regulators have popped several times in his 325ix. Apparently it's a distinctive sound. more »
    DoctorNine: I usually develop unreasonable emotional attachment to my vehicles, that requires extreme engineering if something breaks more than once. In the case... more »
    dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity: Wouldn't it be easier to swap out the entire door? more »
    LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard: What is it with Ford and dodgy power windows? An early 90's Falcon (Australian) has power windows that if not used often become stuck, then the motor ... more »
    skitter: I've come to believe in the car repair buddy-system after a similar repair of a Honda rear-regulator by four arguing engineers (arguing engineers are ... more »
    LTDScott: Interesting, the door locks, window regulator, and hood latch have not needed to be replaced on my '97 P71 (which my dad currently drives). I guess it... more »
    smalleyxb122: It makes GM's gear and lever regulator look really good. When a window fails to work, it's usually the motor, and seldom the regulator. However when... more »
    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Nice writeup. I feel like I could attack this blindfolded - and get deep into it before calamity ensued. I've found VW rollup cable systems to be f... more »
    Alfisted: Murilee, you're a genius, figuring out how to get paid to perform those PITA maintenance and repair jobs on your own vehicles. more »
    discontinuuity is tentatively testing the waters of Murlopnik Weekend before plunging again into the fridgid waters that are Jalopnik proper: "The ammunition used in the Khyber Pass region is often underloaded, being made from a variety of powders or even old film (which contains nitrocellul... more »
    87CapriceEstate: Thank you for this article that will come in so handy if I ever get a mid 90s Crown Vic. It is also quite handy and fun to read in general. For over... more »
    Novaload: I just went through this with the 97 Marquis. It was the front passenger side, strangely, which gets so little use. It was only half down when it fail... more »
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