1940 Lasalle window track rollers

[Ben Medlock]

I'm reassembling doors on a 1940 5019 I've been restoring. I've found the rollers that ride in the window tracks are in poor shape. A few are missing. Can't seem to find these anywhere in the places I normally look. Can anyone offer any direction on finding these?

Thanks

[Steve Passmore]

Are you talking about the discs on the ends of the arms that raise the windows and run in the track at the bottom of the window and inner skin of the door? if so this has been discussed before here.  These are not rollers but fixed discs which may have come loose, they should have two leather discs on their inside face, one runs on the inside of the channel and one on the outside held by the disc. these can be cut from shoe leather and forced over the disc.

[C Gorgas]

I bought a set from Steve Cooley in Homosassa, FL 352-382-2271. C. Gorgas 25441 

[Paul Phillips]

Steve Cooley is a good resource if you want to stay 'original'.  You can also convert these to a nylon roller with a kit I have found at several of the Chevy sources ( Chevs of the 40's and Danchuck are ones I remember).  You drill out the swaged rivet head on the 'roller' boss and then use a tubular rivet tool to form the roller boss in place from the new kit. 

Paul

[Ben Medlock]

Thanks for the advice guys. I like Steve's idea about the leather. Sounds easy enough and should serve the purpose. I believe I have an old leather belt that is about the right thickness to stamp out some of these discs.