If you operated the window with the plastic part broken, there is a chance that
the cable could be fouled inside the window motor housing. Inside the housing are
two reels that contain the cables. Sometimes when the plastic guide breaks off,
it allows the cables to slip off the reels or kink inside - which will prevent
you from reinstalling the cable.

Todd
'88 Westy

Mervyn Readman wrote:

> I have had a situation come up with my power window that I am having a tough
> time solving. Under the drivers side window is the slide bar that the window
> goes up and down on. On this slide bar are two plastic guide pieces that the
> cable that moves the window up and down goes though. They are curved to help
> the cable make it's 90 degree turn. One at the top of the slider bar and one
> at the bottom. They are held in place by a rivet. To my dismay the bottom
> river has broken off and has left my window  not working. I have spent the
> good part of the day trying to fix it. The plastic guide piece will not reach
> back to the hole it came out of. The cable dosn't want to stretch that fat.It
> is about an inch and a half shy and no matter how hard I pull it will not
> reach back to it's hole. Every thing seems to be in place. There are fairly
> strong springs on each end of the cable that compress a little when I tug on
> it but not enough. Does any one have any secrets as to how to to get this
> guide piece back in place. I'd be happy to explain a little better if you
> think my  explanation makes a little sense to you. It's an incedibly tight
> area to work in and I'm almost ready to get the saw zaw out to save my beaten
> scratched up arms. All encouragements will be gladdly accepted
>                                              Merv
>                                              closed windowed in the hot
> Georgia sun