Over the last year or two the driver side window on my 260 has been getting harder and harder to roll up and down until a couple weeks ago it stopped altogether. I took the door card off and found that the felt sound insulation had come loose and jammed the mechanism and the window channel:
given the amount of rust in the bottom of the door I figured I'd better bite the bullet and do a full recondition of the door. I removed the door and gutted everything out of it. Cleaned and painted every component that would benefit.
Removed all the rust, treated with Eastwood Marine Clean and Metal Ready and coated all rusted areas with Eastwood Rust Encapsulator. Then several coats of paint before reassembling the door. Then cleaned and repained the door jamb before rehanging the door. All and all it turned out pretty good. Here's a few before and after pics:
Added Killmat to the doorskin and fresh foam rubber to the intrusion bar where the glass has a tendency to rub against:
Also had to add an additional bump stop to limit downward travel. The old stop allowed the window to go so low the front slide would come out of the guide and hang up. I'd done this to my 240 about 10 years ago and this time was a little easier to get the window adjusted correctly.
The last thing I need to do is figure out a better way to secure the door card to the door. I hate those metal clips, they seem to always tear out of the door card before the come loose from the door. If anyone has any suggestions.....
