Vent window adjustment?

Jeff Norwell · 2013-05-28 20:26

Jim... a small bushing would be the trick!

hiball3985 · 2013-05-28 21:12

Quote from: Jeff Norwell on 2013-05-28 20:26
Jim... a small bushing would be the trick!

I'll look at it when I get that far, I just hate anything that has to do with the body, especially doors

RICH MUISE · 2013-05-28 22:20

I'm just going from memory, but I don't remember a bushing. I'll check the assembly manuals to see what I can find. If there is no wiggle or slop, just loose, then we're probably just talking a thousands or two, which is why I suggested a coating rather than a bushing or layer of thin tape like aluminum.
edit:.....as 57Chero posted, there is a bushing.

RICH MUISE · 2013-05-28 22:29

Quote from: wighty on 2013-05-28 19:14
A question for Rich Muise. The pictures of your rebuilt Wind Wings are great. Did you rebuild them yourself doing the disassembly, chrome plate, stainless polish, glass and reassembly? I am a little nervouse about doing this myself. The assemblies are out of the car and it is getting close to new glass time for the whole car (Custom 300 2 dr). Any advise will be appreciated.
Dennis

I did everything you mentioned, except the Custom models (at least mine and most others) are all stainless, so there is no chrome except the wing window handle/button assembly which is available repoped. I did a lengthy post on it when I first joined the forum a few years ago. I'll do some brousing to see if I can find it. Stay tuned!
A side note on this....Some of the Fairlane models have chromed frames..I believe mostly the retracs and converts. If your not seeing any pitting or peeling or rust, then yours are probably stainless. A magnet won't tell you anything, because all stainless parts I've found on my car are of a magnetic series alloy.
http://57fordsforever.com/smf/index.php?topic=1405.msg7647#msg7647
That link will put you in the middle of that thread for some reason...when you open it, just scroll to the beginning.As explained in my thread, I used the 'sticks' of window channel, bending and attaching the old clips. 57Chero used, and highly recommended, the preformed channel kits from Concourse. That would be the easiest way to go. Any questions, or stuff in my post not explained clearly...just ask away and I'll try to remember.
Rich

57chero · 2013-05-28 23:09

I had the same problem when I was building my ranchero, the post on the top of the wing window has a plastic bushing that pushes on to the post it fits into a recess and the little clamp with the two Phillips screws holds it in place. The bushings were half gone in mine so the wings were way to floppy , I had some extra wings with good bushings problem solved. You'll need to take your garnish moulding off to get access .

RICH MUISE · 2013-05-28 23:21

gotta log off and go for cover...major thunderstorm on outskirts of Amarillo capable of spawning tornadoes and baseball size hail. Sheeeeet!

RICH MUISE · 2013-05-29 00:49

Well that was scary with Oklahoma still fresh on our minds. The three of us spent a little while huddled in a closet with our dogs. Fortunatly my wife's Ipad never lost satelite as the tv did, so we were able to follow the storm's doppler, from the closet, as it crossed directly over Amarillo. At one point just as it was on the outskirts, they were reporting two large circular patterns forming.."we have tornados". fortunatly they never completed forming. just got about an hours worth of moderatly heavy hail..dime to quarter size, and winds.
Back to the topic....I went thru the trim and sealant manual and there is not a breakdown of the wing window assemblies in the manual. I was hoping to find a pn for the bushing. I'll check othe manuals tommorrow.

hiball3985 · 2013-05-29 07:22

Thanks Chero, a plastic bushing shouldn't be to hard to make.

Rich, glad you are safe and didn't get hit with anything in the way of a tornado..

suede57ford · 2013-05-29 08:36

The top of the vent wndow fram has a small shaft that that sticks up. That is the shaft the bushing and two adjustment screws squeezes. The problem with most vent windows is the shaft that stick up breaks in two very easily,then the vent window shaft is no longer connected to the top part of the shaft that the bushing squeezes on, and the vent window window swings freely.

I have had to drill out the old broken shaft, and insert a new hand made shaft and tack it together to repair.

Occassinally, on ebay you see NOS replacement shafts to fix the problem also.

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