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  1. 23rd September 2014, 07:09 AM #1
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    Window regulator fix

    Recently had both passenger windows give out with a thunderous crash. In both instances plastic roller had collapsed. I refused to purchase new regulators for such a minor fault and decided to make up my own. I replaced the front and then the rear rollers. It was whilst doing rear one I thought I should take some piccies and show what I had done. Fix is bullet proof and hopefully permanent.
    I ended up replacing all the rollers in all windows.
    First photo is what happened to roller.
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  2. 23rd September 2014, 07:11 AM #2
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    I removed original post from regulator arm by milling away and punching through
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    Machined up some new nylon rollers same dimensions as old ones but with a rebate to take bolt
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    Tapped a suitable thread in window regulator to attach roller and bolt, bolt is slightly below surface of roller
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    Screw bolt with roller to regulator arm using existing wave washer between roller and channel. Attach nut to bolt. I used 2 nuts and loktite to make sure it would never come apart. Left a slight looseness to ensure roller would roll and not bind. Voila job done. Easy fix and solid as. All works perfectly, took me all day to do all windows.
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    Finished item ready to reinstall.
    Sorry about all the posts can't seem to be able to upload multiple photos. Believe me I have tried.
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    Bit more fancy then mine I just braised a dollar coin on fitted up with plenty of grease and works a treat silent too. That was the rears haven't had to touch the front
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    You could machine up more nylon rollers and sell them to the rest of us chumps that don't have machining tools!
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    Quote Originally Posted by gusthedog View Post
    You could machine up more nylon rollers and sell them to the rest of us chumps that don't have machining tools!
    Now there's a thought, could sell them as a kit for D1 and D2, having read various fixes it seems pretty good and works as new. Easy to do as well (if you have a machining centre)
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    Quote Originally Posted by 460cixy View Post
    Bit more fancy then mine I just braised a dollar coin on fitted up with plenty of grease and works a treat silent too. That was the rears haven't had to touch the front
    Thought of something like that , but I thought eventually I would need to clean up dust etc that's gonna get into the grease. Wanted to fix it once only, I'm lazy
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