I can't reajust my Front Passenger Window after a 5 hours of trying!

[Rafboy]

Hey guys,

I just changed my front passenger windows system if I may call it that.THe mechanism that opens and closes the window ( its a manual window btw). Now, my window goes up around half an inch to high. I tried every possible ajustment possible.Up,down,left,right.I just don't know how they do it in the factory?!?.

Is there suppose to be a stopper clip somewhere that maybe fell out?

Please help.

1995 Dodge Neon 4 Door.

[alaskaneon]

wow, never messed with the windows so not sure what to tell you. Hopefully someone here knows something about it. Does the chilton or hanes manuel have anything to say about it? Maybe drop by a auto glass shop and have them look at it, might not cost anything for a little advice? just trying to help.

[scottrachel01]

neons org has a great section on window adjustment I cant remember right off hand but there is an adjustment however I cant imagine that it would that far off. check everything again after you check the org. mine was frustrating also.

[Rafboy]

I have the Chayne's manual. For them it's so easy. Close the door, from inside close the window, and tighten the adjust screws.That's fine.But if I ever close the window while the door is open and then close the door.BOOM! The glass will break for sure.

My worst nightmare is always playing with door adjustments and windows.

IF anyone has any advise please help.

ALthough seeing a glass specialist isn't a bad idea.

Thanks guys.

[scottrachel01]

One of the problems with frameless windows is that the window can sometimes deviate from the correct settings. This can occur if the dealer does not know how to adjust windows correctly or if the window is used to close the doors, putting stress on the window regulator, and throwing the windows out of spec.

Here is a simple procedure to adjust the height and the tension of the window. These two adjustments can reduce the amount of wind noise caused by the windows and also ensure a water tight seal.

Once you have the door panel removed, then you will be faced with a situation similar to the picture, except that the window regulator will be inside the door. To adjust how much tension the window has against the rubber seal/weather strip door gasket, the two jack screws at the bottom of the figure can be loosened or tightened. You can see how this will tension the top of the glass away or towards the top of the door rubber seal. Imagine that the entire window is pivotted where the glass meets the door. By pushing the window regulator towards the outside of the car, the top of the glass will push in. If you pull the bottom of the regulator towards the inside of the car, then the top of the glass will be pull away from the rubber seal.


You can make two more adjustments. These are how far up the front or back of the window glass slides up or down. There is an up stop adjustment for the front edge and back edge of the glass. These are hidden under the rubber sheet. You must peel back the top edge of the rubber sheet to expose these two holes. The adjusters are located in two holes (slots), one is about 1/2 way along the top edge of the door, closer to the door hinge. The other is closer to the door edge. You will see that each adjuster is just a piece of plastic (white in my case) that may be moved up and down by loosening a bolt.

The best procedure to adjusting the windows is to adjust the travel height and then adjust the tension of the window. To adjust the height of travel, first do the adjustment for the back edge (away from door hinge) by rolling the window up as far as you want, close door to check, and then tighten the bolt on the back edge adjuster. Next roll the window up a bit more (the front edge will tilt up a bit more) and tighten the front adjuster bolt (closer to the hinge). you may do this a couple of times to ensire that the glass closes properly, and to your liking. Also make sure that when the door is closed, that the glass fits under a small rubber lip. When the glass overlaps this rubber lip, it causes lots of wind noise at highway speed. You can adjust the tension of the window to achieve the desired tension on the top of the glasses. This adjustment helps in getting the glass into the rubber lip.

These simple adjustments will keep your windows tight and noise free. You can always re-adjust if they get out of alignment.

Taken from neon.org

[Rafboy]

Thanks Scott a MILLION! I'll try it right now.

I'll keep you updated. I hate adjusting stuff.ANd if it doesn't work well then, that's just they way it wants to be.

Thanks again.

[Rafboy]

You guys are great! Thanks. PROBLEM SOLVED. Thanks Scott aswell. I knew that there should be a stopper.The stopper wasn't on the rail window system i bought from the scrap! I swaped it from mine and voila! It's even better than before! Maybe I'll do the driver's side as well, because i got air getting in when I drive on the highway which is little frustrating.

THANKS AGAIN!

P.S It's unbelievable the satisfaction you get, once you repair something on your own and it works!

[scottrachel01]

Yeah it feels good when it all comes together. Good job getting it done.