AWD_Warrior

Thanks Oregon OBXT, I appreciate the support. I had a problem, found a solution and thought it important to give back to the community. I'm not an engineer of any kind, and can't blame that for my success. I believe that this was just a design flaw and I possibly got lucky finding a cheap and easy solution. Long term update: Still working well, not as good as new, but still much better than before I fixed it Good luck out there!

I had to buy two switches (one working, one not) to figure this out. My total investment worked out to be $50 a switch. I fixed both of them, so PM me if you are interested. Thanks!

Ok, I think I have a permanent fix for the “clunky” window switch. TOOLS: · Phillips screw driver to remove door panel (search other posts or youtube on how to do this) · Small standard (flathead) screw driver · Sharp scissors · Thin plastic (old credit card/gift card - the thinner the better) · White grease (or other similar lubricant) DIFFICULTY: Medium 3/5 TOTAL TIME: 1-2 hours Once the door panel is completely disassembled, I recommend laying the panel on a towel on a flat surface (garage) to remove the switch panel (remember to get all 5 screws). After removing the switch cluster from the door panel, you can unwrap the sticky felt tape around the side. Use a flat screw driver to lift out the four tabs and remove the trim piece. Then be very careful and remove the driver’s rocker switch from the cluster. After having looked at other posts, I examined the plastic pin and thought that it looked normal. I discovered the “clunky” feeling comes from grooves on the inside of the “v” shaped channel the pin “rides” in. I took an old Home Depot gift card (very thin plastic) and cut a strip using sharp scissors to fit inside the rear of the channel. This way the plastic pin “rocks” against the smooth plastic insert instead of the grooved “v” channel. I made sure to add plenty of white grease and then reassembled the switch. Everything went back together and worked like new. There was no cutting, trimming or sanding of the original Subaru parts. Again everything worked fine for me and the switch now operates very smooth, just like new! Check out the photos for some clarification. Good luck!