On Going Issue
I've had rebuild kits for years (or so I thought). They were originally intended for a 1960-66 C10. The problem is that I never tried to install one until recently. That's when I found out all the issues; new shaft too short, new housing doesn't fit old shaft, new housing spring doesn't fit old housing, housing too large for old rivet holes. So I was making a video about rebuilding the regulators so I could post and share. I had this apart on the work bench when I realized that it would not fit as intended. I stop the video because who wants to see how I had to butcher, then mix and match parts just to get the regulator to work. I'm not saying that I don't do ugly looking work when I have to but I'm sure not keen on posting it up for the world to see, maybe on a future MacGyver episode. I did get the regulator back together, installed and operating better than before. Lets see how long it lasts. I am working on a solution which will involve fabricating the parts we need to do a proper job of regulator rebuilding. That project will take a t least a month, probably two but a solution is being worked on. One of the problems I see is you will not be able to tell what parts are bad until you remove the regulator from the door. Until that regulator is reinstalled, you'll be holding up your window with a block of wood and have no door panel installed. The door handle wood be installed so you can open the door and the panel should stay off to keep the wood block tight against the window. If your long, arc shaped regulator has gears missing then the amount of time and work goes way up. If only your small gear is bad then that's not so bad. If the shaft can be reused, that's a plus. We'll keep you guys updated.
108VanGuy...
I've had rebuild kits for years (or so I thought). They were originally intended for a 1960-66 C10. The problem is that I never tried to install one until recently. That's when I found out all the issues; new shaft too short, new housing doesn't fit old shaft, new housing spring doesn't fit old housing, housing too large for old rivet holes. So I was making a video about rebuilding the regulators so I could post and share. I had this apart on the work bench when I realized that it would not fit as intended. I stop the video because who wants to see how I had to butcher, then mix and match parts just to get the regulator to work. I'm not saying that I don't do ugly looking work when I have to but I'm sure not keen on posting it up for the world to see, maybe on a future MacGyver episode. I did get the regulator back together, installed and operating better than before. Lets see how long it lasts. I am working on a solution which will involve fabricating the parts we need to do a proper job of regulator rebuilding. That project will take a t least a month, probably two but a solution is being worked on. One of the problems I see is you will not be able to tell what parts are bad until you remove the regulator from the door. Until that regulator is reinstalled, you'll be holding up your window with a block of wood and have no door panel installed. The door handle wood be installed so you can open the door and the panel should stay off to keep the wood block tight against the window. If your long, arc shaped regulator has gears missing then the amount of time and work goes way up. If only your small gear is bad then that's not so bad. If the shaft can be reused, that's a plus. We'll keep you guys updated.
108VanGuy...
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