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Old 09-30-2016, 01:24 AM
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I took apart the door panel in order to fix window from sagging.

Once out I found several pieces at the bottom of the door and I realized that the roller door window was not holding the window.

I'm trying to figure out how they should be installed and the position of each one.

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An this the layout where components seem to be coming from



This roller in particular is the one not holding the window


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Does this help?

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Does this help?

Thanks Peter, the funny thing is that I have the assembly manual with this drawing and I forgot to take a look

It seems I'm missing a washer, no big deal though.

I have the feeling that the roller is not in its best shape...let's see.
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i would say those two white plastic pieces are the no.6s the bush that neatly fits into the glass, the nut looks like a no.4

both rollers(3 and 9) are actually in a bag at the right side of the skinned door pic.

9 is the one you say is not holding

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Hi again, here's an index for the 74 AIM.
This helps me find the part a lot quicker.



http://www.birkes.com/corvette/sprea...Alpha_Sort.htm
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Originally Posted by bazza77
i would say those two white plastic pieces are the no.6s the bush that neatly fits into the glass, the nut looks like a no.4

both rollers(3 and 9) are actually in a bag at the right side of the skinned door pic.

9 is the one you say is not holding
Well, after studying what I have and what I need it seems that I'm missing more than expected.

I found this scheme and now I'm even more confused


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well ok the 68 / early 69 were different so I'm guessing yours isn't like that .the chances of you having early 69 doors are slim so we will assume yours is relevant to the late 69 onwards

that's a good pic showing what's ACTUALLY attached to the glass. (it shows the same as the one peterbuilt posted earlier, his shows the passenger door glass and your pic shows the drivers door glass ! )

all the black pieces are metal , white is plastic.

using that diagram ,the parts on your (lounge chair? ) are two Es, one F, and one I.

the roller you said is giving you trouble is C in that diagram.

Where are you at with it ? is it dismantled or is most of it still in the door ? we need some pics of how it is now please.

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Originally Posted by bazza77
well ok the 68 / early 69 were different so I'm guessing yours isn't like that .the chances of you having early 69 doors are slim so we will assume yours is relevant to the late 69 onwards

that's a good pic showing what's ACTUALLY attached to the glass. (it shows the same as the one peterbuilt posted earlier, his shows the passenger door glass and your pic shows the drivers door glass ! )

all the black pieces are metal , white is plastic.

using that diagram ,the parts on your (lounge chair? ) are two Es, one F, and one I.

the roller you said is giving you trouble is C in that diagram.

Where are you at with it ? is it dismantled or is most of it still in the door ? we need some pics of how it is now please.
First of all, thanks for your time.

Just to be clear, my car is a 74 with manual windows.

On both layouts (peterbuild and mine) you can see that components seems to be slightly differents. For instance, the nut "I" (#4 on old Peter's layout) has been replaced by the "H"

So, I missing parts "H"and "D" . Wondering how should I tight "H" without removing the window.

BTW, part "B" is black on the pic and as far as I know is plastic.
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How should you tighten H with out taking the glass out ?

I have never tried doing it that way , I used an angle grinder disc tighten/loosen tool once I got it out.

So your plan is to loosen it off and try and add those pieces while its still in the door ?

They do actually make the proper tool for them as well.

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