[alfa] GTV-6 window lifter failure

[Joe Elliott <jee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As I was backing out of my parents' garage on Friday to head back to 
school, the driver's side window on my GTV-6 decided not to go up.  I 
could hear a slight clunk from from the motor as though something was 
stuck.  Then I heard the motor start spinning freely.  Removal of the 
door panel revealed that the cable had come off the pulleys, but 
something must be wrong with the winder because running the motor 
didn't always draw the same amount of cable into the winder as it let 
out.  I ended up putting the (severely frayed) cable back on the top 
pulley and raising the window, but I don't anticipate being able to 
use it in this condition.  Can I just untangle things and replace the 
frayed cable, or do I need to replace the whole darn thing.  Are new 
winder mechanisms even available, or should I call APE?

Thanks as always,
Joe Elliott
'82 GTV-6
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