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Started by mr5000 , Jul 25 2010 04:46 PM

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#1 mr5000

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Posted 25 July 2010 - 04:46 PM

just wondering does any one no if you can get new window regulators for a lx sedan my drivers one popped today
or does any one do a repair kit nylon rollers ect?
checked rares website doesnt seem to be anything there

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Posted 25 July 2010 - 05:55 PM

The nylon rollers are really brittle and snap a fair bit. Never seen anything else go wrong with them

Should be plenty of good second-handies around the place. No doubt a lot of people throw that kinda thing out though

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Posted 25 July 2010 - 06:28 PM

try calling Rares direct as there is alot of stuff that isnt on the website.

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Posted 25 July 2010 - 08:02 PM

try calling Rares direct as there is alot of stuff that isnt on the website.


Yeah, I believe rare spares have window regulator repair kits for quite a few model Holdens. Somewhere around the $90.00 mark per single regulator kit.

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Posted 25 July 2010 - 08:26 PM

If you don't find them easily accessable, I would suggest getting an engineering shop to make some up on the lathe. The fitters at my work do things like that no worries. They carve out plastic bushes and stuff all the time. You could even get them made out of something that won't deteriorate easily. It's only cheap or free if you are in the game, though. But everyone knows someone who knows someone who knows someone. Ya know?

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Posted 25 July 2010 - 08:49 PM

It would be easy to make up other ones on a lathe, but I'm not sure how easy it would be to secure them nicely. Out of the box they have some kind of tricky rivet set up I think, similar to bonnet hinges.

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Posted 25 July 2010 - 09:09 PM

It would be easy to make up other ones on a lathe, but I'm not sure how easy it would be to secure them nicely. Out of the box they have some kind of tricky rivet set up I think, similar to bonnet hinges.


I just had a thought, I've seen some itty bitty sealed bearings lying around. I'll have a look to see if I can find the right size, and if I can, pressing the pins in would be the go, I think.
Cheaper than $90 per side

Edited by Kush, 25 July 2010 - 09:14 PM.

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Posted 25 July 2010 - 10:17 PM

Get a hold of a rear window reg that's done less work and repair the one you have.
I might have one off the HEATHcote UC.
I'll check stock.
PM me (shokin memory) and I'll look while I'm looking for the seat ratchets.

Edited by rodomo, 25 July 2010 - 10:19 PM.

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Posted 25 July 2010 - 10:20 PM


It would be easy to make up other ones on a lathe, but I'm not sure how easy it would be to secure them nicely. Out of the box they have some kind of tricky rivet set up I think, similar to bonnet hinges.


I just had a thought, I've seen some itty bitty sealed bearings lying around. I'll have a look to see if I can find the right size, and if I can, pressing the pins in would be the go, I think.
Cheaper than $90 per side

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Posted 29 July 2010 - 08:15 AM

went to rare spares they dont do rollers but do a slider replacement looks like a better system to me just wondering i wanan put some greas on the rails to reduceresistant but will it affect the plastic ill put pics up when i do it maybe make it a sticky

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Posted 29 July 2010 - 08:46 AM

Zinc anti-seize will do the trick nicely :)

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Posted 29 July 2010 - 03:55 PM

I wouldn't be scared of greasing plastic components. I normally try and go with a silicone-based lubricant for plastic & rubber stuff but I don't think general purpose grease will hurt nylon or anything

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Posted 29 July 2010 - 08:50 PM

yeah lube up you could just about get away with square ones.lol. its going to save you money in the long run it wont hurt the plastic ive seen copper ones,dont know who when why what how to get them they must have been made up.my kids have some plastic mecano kits lying around i noticed there are a couple of disc sort of washers or spacers that im going to steal if they fit.they look pretty close.Attached File  29072010112.jpg   150.34K   8 downloadsthe middle has a one way harpoon like setup for the end of axles and stuff they take a good bit of force to get them back off

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Posted 01 August 2010 - 08:41 AM

i went to install my regulators yesterday and one of the plastic wheels was gone. i just drilled out the rivet, machined up a whel from alloy and put a countersunk bolt inside it with a nut on the side where the rivet has a x. placed a litle tack weld on the nut and bolt just tight enough that it would turn and it works great.

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Posted 01 August 2010 - 10:34 AM

I didn't even think of just using a nut and bolt. As long as it doesn't work its way loose, that sounds like a fairly simple way of solving the problem.

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Posted 02 August 2010 - 08:05 AM

well the camera died yesterday after 2 photos but i can tell you the slider replacements work a treat i ground off the end of the old ones punched em out the peened over the ne ones with aa ballbeen hammer works beautiful
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