The wire tension in the frame is huge and set by a plastic plunger on the right of the drum. thus the drum is always kept fully loaded with wire. As the drum is turned by a motor, the wire leaves in one direction and enters from the other. Each end of the wire is returned and fixed to a nylon drum with grooves. Each vertical frame carries a glass clamp fastened to the wire. In common with most VAGS, the EOS window lifter regulator design uses a frame with pulleys at each corner, strung with 1.5mm steel (stainless?) wire. My symptoms indicated a mechanical failure and not an electronic control module problem. The VW window lifter/regulator is based on a tensioned wire frame held inside the door cavity. The first thing is the EOS rescue kit - a full-size breathable car cover to keep out the rain and snow. I could still hear the motor 'tick' but no movement. The glass seized halfway, then after several attempts, it went down more where it stayed stuck. Fortunately, I was sitting in my driveway rolling down the window when I detected a hiccup and the sound of stretching wire. It could leave my wife alone at night very vulnerable, the security of the car is compromised and it could fill up with water. I put this problem in the same serious fault category as a CC top failure. I recently had my front passenger window fail. Repairing my EOS front passenger window lifter/regulator (1 day).
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