window cranks bad?
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window cranks bad?
I am putting the doors back together in the truck and when I roll down the window, near the bottom the window itself tilts toward the rear of the door. It does this on both sides. I don't see where I can make any adjustments to resolve this. Any ideas? Are the window cranks worn. I have all new weatherstripping installed in the tracks as well.
Any help greatly appreciated.
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Any help greatly appreciated.
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nothing seems to be jumping out of place. I was just in a yard the other day and rolled a window down to see if it was something wrong or if all windows did it, and that window was working the way I would expect it to. The glass was level when you stopped at the bottom. I have several other window cranks, it is just such a pain to have to take the wing vent loose in order to change them.
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Originally Posted by boilrman
sorry, it is a 78
The head of the bolt that holds this metal channel tight to the door is exposed on the door below the latch. On some models, there is an round painted access cover that pops off to expose the bolt head.
The division bar also has a bolt on the bottom, which also works loose.
Try tightening the bolts up.
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All the window felts are new and just recently installed after paint. I know the part you are talking about, everything is tight.
Any other ideas?
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Any other ideas?
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Originally Posted by boilrman
All the window felts are new and just recently installed after paint. I know the part you are talking about, everything is tight.
Any other ideas?
Thanks
Any other ideas?
Thanks
How about the horizontal metal channel the window roller rides in, and the glass fits in? There are two pieces of glass tape, inner/outer that keeps the glass tight in the channel. Then there is that pesky window roller that the book says is only serviced with the regulator.
The book is wrong, the window roller is available as a separate part.
D6AZ-5323240-A roller, window channel.
Other than that, I'm stumped.
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How about the horizontal metal channel the window roller rides in, and the glass fits in?
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Again, this is common on all these trucks,
Mine has done this with both windows since it was brand new.
It is because of the way it was designed.
The last 1 1/2" you have to push the glass forward to get it to fit properly.
Mine has done this with both windows since it was brand new.
It is because of the way it was designed.
The last 1 1/2" you have to push the glass forward to get it to fit properly.
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My window on the 1973 did something simular, but the window fell into place and rolled right up.
As for window regulators...
Both of the ones on my 73 striped out, and you could use your hand to roll them up or down.
One reason why I swapped doors for ones off of a 1978.
So I doubt it's the regulators.
It was a light blue truck, with off white doors... The cops made me paint the truck, cause it looked like a sherrif's car.
But that's another story...
As for window regulators...
Both of the ones on my 73 striped out, and you could use your hand to roll them up or down.
One reason why I swapped doors for ones off of a 1978.
So I doubt it's the regulators.
It was a light blue truck, with off white doors... The cops made me paint the truck, cause it looked like a sherrif's car.
But that's another story...
