Ford Window Rollers

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Martin Burs (60 T-Bird) is THE MAN!  Here he is on his sailboat, when he isn't machining tools.
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This is it from the dock.

Based on the OEM window rollers, Martin sketched some dimensions to make ready for some beautiful brass window rollers.
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These are the real deal.  I don't know of any vendors that sell brass rollers.  The best you can find is nylon.

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Here is one of the original rollers next to a new brass roller.

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Same thing, flipped over.

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I'm just checking for fit.

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It's important to clean up the steel pin before installing the new roller.  When ready, just slip the new roller down until the clip clicks.  Done.

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Here it is all greased and ready to go.

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So to decipher this:
1953 through 1958, Ford Cars and
1955 through 1958, 1959 and 1960 Thunderbirds (all Classic & Squarebirds) used Window Rollers BA 7023240-A
1961-on (thru 1966) Thunderbirds used 9/16" Window Rollers C0AB 6423240-B

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