Miata Mailing List: October 1994, Message #207
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   From: mikef@mer-mail.ctron.com (Michael Friedman)
Subject: Re: Window Cable Replacement.  HELP!!
   Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 09:14:43 -0400


 > From: Michael Garozzo 
 > 
 > My power window cable has frayed and jammed.  Has anyone had the 
 > experience of replacing this cable?  Is it as much of a royal pain as it 
 > appears in the Miata Enthusiast's Shop Manual?  The manual explains that 
 > the glass and mechanism must be removed. (I really don't want to read 
 > this).  It also states that the bolts have to be marked so replacement 
 > can be done as precise as possible. (This sounds like a $400 shop 
 > job...$6.00 for the cable and $394 for labor).  Well, if anyone has any 
 > information....like pay the $400 and let the shop do it... or it sounds 
 > worse than it is...or you might get by if....   
 > Please let me know before winter sets in.

Sound bad.  My power window on the drivers side is noticably slower
than the passenger side.  I wonder if I don't have a similar problem
brewing?  Any suggestions for preventitive maintence prior to it's
jamming completely?

Mike