window scissor arm plastic bushing help

[RobPatt]

ha ha, thanks....

as the window goes up or down it's REAL hard to put a nut on something....

See.. the original bushing/washer thing I posted has a metal shaft that goes through it which is riveted to an arm.
Meanwhile the rolling part of the bushing rolls in a track that's screwed to the door.

Well, once the axle of that bushing is IN the bushing... and the bushing is IN the track... if you put a nut on the thing it just spins, 'cause you can't hold the shaft still to screw the nut on; so you need some way to keep the ARM from popping off the end of the axle shaft.

Enter the PIN in the left picture above.. and you insert the RING (aka RING DING) (the curcular key ring thing) from the picture on the right.

Easy on, easy off.... if you sail a Hobie Cat you have billions of these things around, they more or less hold the boat together.
some of our boats are in the background... on the beach in the island on the right... if you can see it:
http://www.thebeachcats.com/files/ms...island-300.jpg

or this one: http://sailinglouisiana.com/wp-conte..._4405790_n.jpg

or our route: http://sailinglouisiana.com/wp-conte...10/04/trip.JPG

BMW gets all the love in winter... summer, I'm sailing.

Tomorrow is the new headliner install! Will let ya'll know how it goes.
-Rob

[shogun]

Love, it... the "Ring-ding window fix"I never knew my habit for BMWs would take me to a ship chandler, but its taken me everywhere else so why the hell not? LOL!

Guess what: my fuel hoses as well as the low pressure hydraulic hoses I bought from a ship chandler, marine fuel hoses. What works on boats, also is good enough for our cars,

example: ....is a hydraulic hose and is suitable for all commercial and recreational vessel fuel line applications. It can handle marine diesel, gasoline, gasohol fuels, and hot oil.
Temperature range: -40°F to +212°F (-40°C to +100°C) continuous service. Tube: Type C (Nitrile). Black. Oil and heat resistant. Reinforcement: Braided, high tensile steel wire.

Also ship chandlers usually have good fabric material for use as headliner material, fire resistant etc.

[ahlem]

Depending on the required dimension of the roller, Vogt Industries in Grand Rapids, MI makes roller type drawer slides that are about 25mm diameter. They have a huge box of a couple different types and could probably be persuaded to sell a handful for a reasonable price. They have roller bearing and axle types. The center axle is basically a rivet that can be peened onto all kinds of projects. If the diameter is a bit off the wheel part can be sized on a drill press.