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Clean the driver's door switch. It controls the current to the motor AND to the right rear switch. If any crud gets into the switch (rain, Coke, Coors, cookie crumbs, etc.) it'll clog up the heavy-current contacts.
When you disassemble the switch, be very careful of the two small ball bearings and two small springs. Those parts are harder to control than teenagers. Someone on this board suggested disassembling inside a big Ziplock bag -- an excellent idea.
After cleaning out crud and grease (a little solvent goes a long way -- try rubbing alcohol), you can clean the contacts with a pencil eraser.
When you reassemble, don't forget to dab in a bit of lubricant (vaseline, perhaps), but ONLY where the balls slide, NOT on the switch contacts.
Put some vaseline or silicone grease into the rocker arms (holes) to hold the springs in place, and then dab some grease on the end of the springs to hold the ball bearings in place. This "glues" everything in place while you insert the contact rockers and then assemble the switch.
I've done dozens this way, and every one has worked.
You should also clean the right rear switch the same way.
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Don Foster (near Cape Cod, MA)
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