How to fix an electric window on a Mazda?
If you need to drive the car, try to find a clear bin bag to let you get the car to a garage and get it fixed properly! if you pop the door card off you should be able to get the window back up for the time being. Remove the plastic door handle, remove the screw in the door lock cup thingy, and the door card is popped on ISTR (Mk1, anyway).
How do you repair a power window on a Miata?
If you detached either of the cable ends where they attach to the slider so that you could wind the capstan, it’s easier to slip the cables off the slider pulleys, reattach the ends to the slider and then slip the cables back over the pulleys.
How does the power window slider work on a Miata?
Per the manual, the cable that pulls the window slider down goes into the motor housing through the hole that is closest to the black motor body. As a study of the pictures in the manual will show, this “down” cable wraps clockwise around the upper half of the capstan – not the lower half.
What causes a Mazda MX5 window to fail?
Usually the motors do not fail (this is from personal experience and a trawl of the various mx5 forums) In many cases (including mine) it can either be the cables snapped or the guide wheels in the metal channel are not lubed/ free to move. Otherwise it is likely to be a snapped cable. Mine snapped inside the motor so wasn’t immediately apparent.
Are there any problems with the power windows on a Mazda Miata?
If you have a Mazda Miata with power windows, there is a good chance that you have had some sort of problem with them. While the windows generally work fine with no problems, it is not unusual to have one window that stops partway down, or a window that moves slowly when you raise or lower it, or even to have both windows go out at once.
If you need to drive the car, try to find a clear bin bag to let you get the car to a garage and get it fixed properly! if you pop the door card off you should be able to get the window back up for the time being. Remove the plastic door handle, remove the screw in the door lock cup thingy, and the door card is popped on ISTR (Mk1, anyway).
How to fix the window on a Mazda ISTR?
Remove the plastic door handle, remove the screw in the door lock cup thingy, and the door card is popped on ISTR (Mk1, anyway). Not a big job. Firstly to get the window up (and assuming it is not the switch or fuse), get someone to press the button up and then pull the window up. To aid grip a pair of rubber gloves may help.
What to do if your electric window fails?
If the driver’s side is still working then I believe this indicates that it’s not a blown fuse issue. You could try removing the switch from the centre console, removing the connections and cleaning the connections. If that doesn’t fix it then you need to look at the motor.