TEMPERAMENTAL PART

Like the passenger side, the driver side quarter window assembly was also inoperable. Unlike the passenger side where the regulator was the culprit on the driver side it was two of the parts shown in the picture above. Two of these roller assemblies ride in the forward track channel.  See the far right side of the December 22, 2006 entry picture for how the roller assemblies mounted on the front track channel.

If you examine the picture above you will see new rivets on either side of the large roller on the top. The new rivets are there because the small rollers would not rotate thus causing the roller assembly to stick to rather than glide smoothly along the length of the forward channel. The new rivets are there because it was necessary to disassemble the roller assemblies to correct this problem.

Wet / dry sand paper was used to reduce the width of the small rollers to allowed them to turn freely. It was also necessary to expand the U shaped wire shown in the picture to reduce the pressure placed on the smaller rollers. Once the parts were lubricated and reassembled using 1/8 inch diameter rivets the two roller assemblies worked perfectly.

It’s a good thing I’m not paying myself by the hour because I spent almost all afternoon working on the driver side quarter window assembly. The good news is....I took the time to do the job correctly! As a result it probably won’t be necessary to tear the interior out the car to fix a problem with the quarter window assemblies for many years to come.