I have a 36 gmc T14 and I'm putting the doors together. I have two bezel's that seem to go behind the window cranks, but I see no way to attach them so they won't rattle. They don't go behind the door panel and I see no clips or any other method of attaching them. what am I missing? Thanks for any help with this.
If your '36 GMC is like my '37 Chevy, the crank bezel is loose, situated between the door panel and crank arm. My truck makes so much engine noise and transmission whine, that I don't notice any rattles. Kent
There's probably supposed to be a spring behind them if they're like other vehicles I own.
The stack-up is: Door panel Plastic disc (diameter of bezel) may or may not have had one to protect the door panel Spring Bezel Crank
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
I don't think the spring method is correct for my 36. I'll take a couple of pictures later today and post them. The 36 has a metal door panel and I think if it just lays in there it would rub the paint off the panel.
I think I may have an answer. In my 1929-1950 Master Parts Catalog, there is no listing for a spring. However, in the Commercial Body parts section;
Group 16.280 WASHER, Door window Regulator Handle Escuscheon Plate 1931-1938 ALL rubber(7/8 I.D. x 1 17/64 O.D. x 13/32 thick)
These measurements would fit the escuscheon plate (bezel) on my truck nicely. I cannot find a part number for the bezel itself. It took me quite a while to find this in the catalog and it was not where the passenger car parts were listed (which by the way, had a spring). The counter men must have been quite skilled at using this resource.
For what its worth, there is no wear of the powder coat of the door panel from the bezel on my truck, after 2800 miles and 6 years since restoration. Kent
Last edited by Lightholder's Dad; 09/10/20254:51 PM.
Here is my solution. Using window foam tape, 1/4" thick and 1/2' wide I cut a segment 3 3/8" long. With the sticky side on the outside diameter I placed it inside the bezel. The corresponding surface on the regulator is dome shaped and when assembled the bezel is held against the handle. The original "washer" was 13/32" thick so the thickness in this arrangement it is 1/2", but the material compressed so easily this is not a problem.
I am not sure this was a problem to begin with but seems to secure the bezel from rattling.
Kent
Last edited by Lightholder's Dad; 09/10/202510:25 PM.
I found some foam that was about an inch thick and slightly bigger than the bezel. I cut a piece about 3" long and then pressed the bezel down on the foam and cut it with a razor blade, then took one of my gasket punch's and punched a hole in the middle, viola', it fits perfect and I can hardly see it.
