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I hate those little plastic window rollers.
Last night night my drivers window rolled down and then wouldn't roll back up. The windows are lifted by three little plastic wheels that slide in in channels (see 1st photo).
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I took the door panel off this evening saw that all three little plastic wheels were broken (see 2nd picture).
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Replacement plastic wheels can be had for a dollar apiece. But, they wear out fairly quickly and are a pain to replace. So, I am going to replace them with machined brass replacements at $10 apiece (see third picture). Just search for "BFDE Machining". The brass rollers cost more, but they will never wear out. I already had two on hand and just ordered a third off e-bay. Hopefully, I will get it quickly enough to be able to install it this weekend.
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Bummer! The brass rollers didn't work!
Darn it! The axles of the window crank mechanism on my 1963 hardtop would not fit through the centers of the brass rollers. The little plastic roller slipped in place onto the axle. Evidently, the center holes of the brass rollers are just a teensy bit smaller than the diameter of the axles.
I'm going to have to repair the door with a replacement set of the original-type plastic rollers after all. Darn it.
I bought a spray can of white lithium grease to lubricate the tracks that the rollers slide in. The lithium grease is supposed to spray on as a liquid and then congeal into a grease and is resistant to water and won't melt or freeze.
"High-quality, multipurpose grease for automotive, shop and home use. Provides long-lasting lubrication with enhanced water resistance, heat resistance and film strength in a wide range of weather conditions and temperatures. Suitable for metal-to-metal lubrication."