[1967Tempest]

1962 Catalina Wagon rear window motor gear is plastic and worn away from years of use. Funny that they make the motor metal but the gear plastic. I guess that they wanted the gear to go before the motor.

Anyway, does anyone know where I can get a replacement? Have searched around and haven't seen any.

Thanks
Dave

[goatwgn]

You have been searching for this since last summer havent you? I know how it can be trying to find certain parts. Do you have any electric motor shops in your area that could rebuild it? The motors may be the same on later model Suburbans and K5 Blazers (up through the 70's)but Im not sure on this, you would have to check it out. You might also try Desert Valley Auto Parts (in Arizona), but this may be a gamble that you get a weak motor. Good luck, wish I had one to give you, let us know what you find. You may have to get ingenious and adapt something late model to work.

[richard sargent]

Pickup a copy Of Hemmings motor news, the cars of 20 30 40 and 50's needs all kinds of parts rebuilt or remade that you can't buy new. Mom and pop operations not on the internet that will rebuild, retool, remake parts.

They usually specialize in one area, like the guy who rebuilt with new gears my rare power vents windows on 65 GP. All he does is powervents (i think)

[1967Tempest]

Those are good options. I will have to look. I will post if I find anything. This isn't totally necessary to drive the car, but would be nice when needed so I do not have to "help" the window up or down..

Thanks,
Dave

[1967Tempest]

Still looking if anyone has any new info. I am to the point where I have to pull the gear and try to match it up.

Thanks
Dave

[1967Tempest]

I got SOOOOO fed up having to have 2 people when I wanted to roll the window up/down that I decided to MAKE a fix.

SO this is what I did.

I removed the rear window and exposed the gear in question. I found that the gear had 12 metal teeth and 46 plastic teeth. So I Googled those numbers and I got a gear from an 81 GMC 1500.

I used the plasma cutter and removed the new gear (too high) from the insert and welded the old gear onto the insert. I found that the window was VERY slow...

I removed the motor and took it apart. I found that the brushes and rotor were in usable shape, but VERY low. I sanded the rotor and cleaned the brushes. Put it back together. Faster, but very jerky. I found that the gears were binding cause they were not engaging fully. This was solved by spacing the window motor farther away from the gear on the window...

Works like a charm!!! I would like to get a new motor as this one is weak and I am not sure how much longer it can handle the window as it is HEAVY!@!!

Link to gear
http://www.cardone.com/Products/Prod...Id=8290&p=rock

I think the motor might have a reasonable replacement with a stronger stator/rotor. Any info would be awesome!!!

Pictures of motor.
http://s689.photobucket.com/albums/v...Ower%20window/

[Hillard]

Thanks for the info. Subscribing to this thread in case I need this info later. Haven't tried the rear window on mine yet. Car is still sitting outside and have been afraid to try in case it won't go back up.

[1967Tempest]

I don't blame you..One thing that I learned is that you cannot grease this window enough. I am gonna ask which grease would be the best? I used garage door lube and it works, but it is a spray and goes everywhere!!

[2002Z4CSS]

Does the motor look like a side power window motor? If so many you can get the gear from one of those. I would grease the tracks with a white lithium grease.

[Engine-Ear]

Also subscribed.

Good tech!

Can/Would you post a pic of the original gear to show us where the wear is?

[1967Tempest]

Originally Posted by Engine-Ear

Also subscribed.

Good tech!

Can/Would you post a pic of the original gear to show us where the wear is?

I chucked it.... BUT the were is the white plastic teeth in the above picture. The teeth on the white plastic is on a 45* angle.

It looked like the window got stuck from lack of grease and was too heavy for the motor and the motor just erased the white plastic teeth off of the gear..