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Posted by: Mikey914 Jun 13 2010, 04:53 PM

Whaile world has been down I've been busy.

I made the rollers for the door stay. This is the one that the ONE nylon bushing wears through and then flattens the aluminum arm.

If your door rollers have not been replaced, you may want to think about it as if they haven't they may be doing damage.



I have included some pictures of the process on one I rebuilt.

First the damaged roller that will allow the steel to flattent the ridges on the arm.


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Posted by: Mikey914 Jun 13 2010, 04:54 PM

The damage it did


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Posted by: Mikey914 Jun 13 2010, 04:55 PM

The unit before


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Posted by: Mikey914 Jun 13 2010, 04:56 PM

Assembled


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Posted by: Mikey914 Jun 13 2010, 05:00 PM

Rollers


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Posted by: dem Jun 13 2010, 05:09 PM

are you gonna do the aluminum stay too? mine are already worn flat! or is someone already selling these cheap?

Posted by: Mikey914 Jun 13 2010, 05:14 PM

These are done, would up being a little more work than planned $12 each

Posted by: dem Jun 13 2010, 05:33 PM

Cool, I will wait til the door stay straps are available, then I need 2 sets. Mine are both shot.

Posted by: underthetire Jun 13 2010, 05:48 PM

Well done, mine is shot as well.

Posted by: Lennies914 Jun 13 2010, 06:01 PM

No problem Mark, Just invoice Jeff for all and ship to me

Posted by: underthetire Jun 13 2010, 06:05 PM

Ha ha. I will split shipping with you, thats only fair.

Posted by: jeeperjohn56 Jun 13 2010, 06:12 PM

Hey Mark, I'll take two sets, one for each door when you get the door stays made also, send me a email when ready and cost. Thanks John

Posted by: Mikey914 Jun 24 2010, 01:58 AM

Last day today for this pricing

Posted by: Geezer914 Jun 24 2010, 06:45 AM

I'll take a set with the door stays. Email when ready. Thanks, John

Posted by: Racer Chris Jun 24 2010, 09:38 AM

Too bad you're making a part that another member vendor already has covered.

Posted by: eric914 Jun 24 2010, 04:04 PM

I didn't see this till today. Can I still get two sets at yesterdays price? Email me your paypal address and i'll send $.

Posted by: Mikey914 Jul 22 2010, 12:17 AM

No problem, i've kind of kept this open for now as it took me longer to get the stays done.

You may not need the "arm" These tended to wear out on the drivers side first (big suprise), so the passenger side may only require the rollers. You could take off the door panel and shut the door to get an idea if you need the arm. It there is evidence of wear, you might want to think about it. If your wear is minimal, you could be good for another 30 years.


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Posted by: blitZ Jul 22 2010, 08:04 AM

I'm interested also. Is it $12 set per door? I don't see these on your website.

Posted by: andys Jul 22 2010, 10:20 AM

I made a set of rollers a couple of years ago and quickly found that after assembly they may not rotate along the entire length of the arm if the straight knurl is worn off like in your photo. Only after I re-created the straight knurl did both rollers rotate without issue. If the rollers don't rotate, they'll probably wear very quickly and your effort may be for not.

Andys

Posted by: Mikey914 Jul 30 2010, 09:15 PM

I did notice that rotation is an issue. I actually lubed the shafts that the rollers are on with some grease. I also used Delrin (instead of nylon) as it has execllent wear properties. Of the 4 that I've rebuilt, I have not seen the just sliding. They are rotating. I was concerned about using grease as it could attract dirt, but it is inside the door so it's not an exposed part. These should outlast factory, and even the factory ones did last many years.

Posted by: Mikey914 Jul 30 2010, 09:17 PM

Just to clarify the arms are $12 if you need them. the rollers are $19.99 for both doors.
I'm updating the site right now.