The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Interiors Window regulator wheels.

As opposed to buying a brand new window regulator(Not Cheap) just because my 3 rollers are rotten, does anyone have any ideas for a cheap replacement?
Do the rollers with rivets that are for sale by some truck suppliers any good ?
Thanks John.

It would be helpful to know the year of truck in question.
Harold

Oops 1950 3100 Chevrolet

They are leather and not reproduced, Denny Graham made his own and published some photos of them.

The rollers sold by classicparts.com work very well as replacements. Just drill out the old rivets and replace with the new rollers/rivets.

Thanks for the info I'll give them a call tomorrow.

Check your box/hardware stores...a lot of them stock replacement door or drawer slide rollers that are very similar and can be made to work. Have fun and good luck.
Dan

Brad is correct, the original posts on the regulator were
solid and just slid in the channel with a lubricated leather
washer on either side of the channel. They were greased and
worked just fine for the life of the truck. That life was not
meant to be 65 years either. A roller may have lasted longer,
but would have added more cost to the assembly and GM cut
corners every place they could.
The replacement rollers from the vendors are cheap and work
just fine. The problem you will probably encounter with them
is the hollow rivet on the post will most likely split when
you try to swage it.
The posts that I fabricated were made using a low alloy
annealed 1020 CRS and the hollow rivet formed head looks
just like the original factory one.
http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/image/120007831

dg