W126 Rear Window Question

[ched454]

Greetings!

Has anyone replaced the plastic window track slider? Mine has cracked and separated from the pin leaving the pin in the actuator arm and the window at the bottom of the door. It looks to be peened over from the factory. Is drilling the pin the best way to remove it? I am thinking of doing a bolt, washers and fiber lock nut as a replacement with the new slider. Surprisingly, the slider was only $12.99.

Are there any shortcuts? Its the wrong month to have the window down in Denver...THANKS!

[trainman715]

I replaced the slider on the left rear window of my 300 SD. I took the window motor assembly out and drilled the old pin out. I then took the assembly to my vise and peend the new one in. The new pin was considerably small for the hole. But it did swell out and lock in place.

[Pete Burton]

I took the pin out of the slider and drilled a 1/16" cross hole near the small diameter end. I drilled out the old one and stuck the new one in place. Then, I fastened it with a washer and 1/16" cotter pin through the crosshole.

[Larry Delor]

Not having a drill press, I used my bench grinder to grind off the mushroomed pin. Getting the new pin to mushroom took about 100 slow but deliberate hits with a hammer. Just make sure you don't break the plastic.

[ched454]

the chance of damaging the plastic will definitely influence my approach. I began using a cold chisel thinking I could cross cut the peened end like a rivet but found the pin to be alot harder than it needs to be. I'll probably not peen the new pin, inserting a cotter pin seems the easiest if the pin is a snug fit in the arm. And easier to replace again when it breaks in 15 years...

Thanks much for the help!!!

[dougand3]

W126 Cheap window fix...

W126 Cheap Window Fix

I made a slider out of some big truck retread. I didn't want to remove the motor and regulator - basically, it made me po'ed that I'd have to do all that for a "simple" little defect. Anyway, still working after 3 months.