My 2001 Sequoia tailgate window keeps getting hung up. The motor is fine and the tracks are dirty/bone dry. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated
My 2001 Sequoia tailgate window keeps getting hung up. The motor is fine and the tracks are dirty/bone dry. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated
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Nissan actually had/has window regulator grease. I have no idea if it is any good. I just remember seeing it when I worked at a Nissan dealer.
Scott
Waterproof grease is what you want. I use the stuff for outboard lower ends. You can get it at NAPA.
This stuff. I got it a couple years back and use it in any thing that can get wet.
EvanB (Forum Supporter) said:Sil-glyde
https://agscompany.com/product/sil-glyde-silicone-lubricant-tube-4-oz/
Seconded. I use it sparingly on lots of things, including brake caliper pins. Very slickery, stays put.
I've had a couple tubes on hand for years. Looks like they've modernized the packaging.
1988RedT2 said:EvanB (Forum Supporter) said:Sil-glyde
https://agscompany.com/product/sil-glyde-silicone-lubricant-tube-4-oz/
Seconded. I use it sparingly on lots of things, including brake caliper pins. Very slickery, stays put.
I've had a couple tubes on hand for years. Looks like they've modernized the packaging.
I am going to try that as well.
That stuff is expensive!!! $10/4oz. It is a silicon based so it should work really well.
The creme de la creme of window track grease favored for slow old Miata windows around the world:
https://www.amazon.com/Honda-Genuine-Shin-Etsu-Grease/dp/B006Z9TZ9M
I always had okay luck with white lithium grease meant for garage doors. Maybe my simple tastes ran too simple?
Lithium grease is often used in marine applications and is considered water proof. It's usually white in color really slick and a little bit goes a long way.
In reply to pirate :
You can also get it everywhere and it's pretty cheap.
I like my cheap-ish bottle of "silicon grease" from amazon. Ive found a ton of uses for it. Window tracks being one of them.
In reply to dean1484 :
Looks like NAPA has it rebranded, 8oz for $14:
Napa 7651346 SIL Glyde Silicone Lubricating Compound Tube, 8 oz.
I ended up going with some knock off brand from the ACE Hardware I can walk to from my apartment. It worked pretty well and the window goes up and down without getting bunged up on its way down now. I did have to clean a lot of dirt and buildup out of the tracks as well. I left it apart as I'm going to put some new sliders in the regulator tracks. They look beat to hell. It was nice to keep the denso window motor in too, the replacement I got from rock auto A) didn't come with a proper connector (which only adds to the list of steps when replacing a window motor) and B) seemed to struggle in bench testing.
The other annoying part of this 2001 Sequoia. I went to change the hood struts as well, very impressed the OEM ones lasted almost 20 years. Toyota must have planned for them to last indefinitely because the lower part is "permanently" affixed to the ball stud that bolts into the fender well. Never thought I would have to use a cutting wheel to get a ball stud off a hood strut.
Also much thanks for the guidance/info!
That Shin Etsu grease is great. It soaks into the rubber and softens it like new. The surface is slippery but not greasy, and doesn't pick up dirt as fast.
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