Re: window crank removal and alignment

Posted by HH56 On 2024/9/25 12:22:05
In most if not all models from mid 30s to 1955 the handles are held to their respective shafts by a round pin. You will need to push the chome or plastic escutcheon and/or finish ring that surrounds the handle base in toward the upholstered door panel. There should be a spring behind the ring and it may take a good hard push to get the ring far enough back. Once the ring is pushed back, look for a pin that is flush with the handle base in a location at a right angle to the handle arm. That pin usually can easily be pushed out but on some of the old pot metal that has swelled or corroded due to age it may take some gentle persuasion.. I believe the pins were all 1/8" in diameter but possibly it was different on prewars. You need to hold the finish ring pushed in hard against the upholstery during removal so the pin is clear on both sides and it or the punch tool used to push it out does not damage the ring.

Because the shaft and handle socket is square with no serrations and stop point is also dependent on window travel, there is a good possibility the handles cannot be precisely aligned as you wish to do.

The pin location hole can barely be seen on this illustration from the parts manual.

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