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| | | | Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15 | Anyone aware of any supplier that sells just the splined shafts of window regulators (that the inside handle slides onto)? Mine are all chewed up from the prior owner/moron that felt that visegrips looked nicer than chrome handles. Hate to have to replace the entire regulator to cure this. (Unless someone answers my post about power windows, in which case the vise grips can go back in the tool box!) | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 986 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 986 | Just an idea. Permatex makes a Thread repair kit that involves an epoxy and a releas agent. What about useing this to recreate the splines? Just an idea.
You didn't say what year truck you have and how the window crank is secured (srew or clip).
Here is another idea. When I sold autoparts many years ago we used to have what a called lead strips. These were for battery terminal that had been worn to large to make good contact to the battery terminal. I guess a better name would be a shim. Any ways, grind the shaft down to a square or hex and line the crank with shim material and secure. If the regulator and window are working properly it should work.
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Brian Moore
1949 3100 5 window Deluxe
"Today is better than yesterday, but not as good as tomorrow"
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15 | Thanks for the ideas! I was thinking along the same lines..coating the inside of the crank handle splines with a release agent, then using an epoxy product, or JB Weld. Gotta be able ta get the handle off afterwards, though!!
1950 GMC 1/2 ton panel truck. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 986 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 986 | Picklebus where in MI are you? I am in the lower sw corner on the lake.
and Welcome to the Stovebolt Page!
Brian Moore
1949 3100 5 window Deluxe
"Today is better than yesterday, but not as good as tomorrow"
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15 | Thankyou for the welcome! I am located just west of Oxford...due north of Pontiac.
Currently working on a 50 GMC panel. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 10 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 10 | I have had the same problem with a 51, there are a couple of years that don't have rebuild kits. The splines are the same, I believe, as for other years. My solution was to get a rebuild kit for a later year, and graft (mig weld) the spline onto my regulator. Why there are so many different regulators, I have no idea. It may be best to disassemble the regulator so that any plastic bits etc inside it don't get destroyed by the heat.
David | | | | | Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15 | Great idea David! I was originally thinking of doing that, but had'nt researched yet to see what other applications provided a re-build kit for the regulators. I know I've seen one somewhere in my travels....
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