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Old Oct 28, 2011 | 02:51 PM
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anyone know where i can get a roller for the metal piece under the window and platic stops that goes into the window that ride up to the window guides on my 2001 trans am?
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 10:29 AM
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Is this all on the vertical track at the rear of the door? There are lost of chronic issues with this area, can you talk more about what you are dealing with or post a picture?

The roller is no longer available unless you get the entire track that attaches to the glass and the other parts can be had from a dealer. (maybe)

Depending on your exact situation, there may be fixes available for you.
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 10:23 PM
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its on the glass its connected to the glass the regulator is out its a roller i guess my dad said its isnt suppose to be loose and the stops the go upto the felt guides there broke!
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 10:25 PM
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im new to ls1 tech i had it for a lil while never knew how to use it getting the hang of it i guess. i had the regulator break and the motor ate up the fiberglass and i got a plate made that i seen on here for it bc fiberglass in junk lol. so i though why it was aprt fix it right
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its on the glass its connected to the glass the regulator is out its a roller i guess my dad said its isnt suppose to be loose and the stops the go upto the felt guides there broke!
Dad is wrong. That roller assembly is a ball and socket. The post has a ball on the end of it (with the top shaved flat) and the roller has a socket built in to the middle. It should rotate and move every which way. Yours looks good.

Your stop did break, but that only does its job when the window is all the way up. So, I don't think that's the source of your noise.

You'll probably need to get a good mirror inside the door (watch out for your hands with things moving around) and find out where the noise is coming from.
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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 09:10 PM
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oh alright thanks an where its metal to metal on the roller that supose to tilt back and forth not where the ball is but where its connected to the window that is supose to move?
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Are you talking about the post that comes out from the sheet metal attached to the window? If so, that post is not supposed to move. It is common for this piece to crack and split off entirely. If you are starting to loose yours, you'll want to fix that ASAP.

The "factory" solution to a broken post is to replace the entire metal track the glass is attached to. Other people have successfully welded it back in place.
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yea man thats exactly what its doin BAD! some idiot before i got the car put a regulator in and the whole were bigger than supose to be so i fixed it the right way fiberglassed it back up riveted it then i think something with that old track thats attached to the window jumped up idk a **** it all up! so i got a new regulator got the metal brackets being cut tomorrow and got a like new metal piece with the roller and without glass and the plastic stops for 130. any suggestion puttin it on my window or putting it back together or anything else to replace while im at it?
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Nothing else. It sounds like you are essentially replacing everything already!

The only thing I'd recommend is purchasing some Syl-Glyde and lubricating up all the tracks and rollers. It matches the factory track/roller grease. FYI - Old school; it was used on windows and brakes. There are better compounds for brakes now, but it still works for the windows.
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alright thanks man im gonna get it lol. anything to NOT have this problems again!
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dont know about the roller piece.......but that plastic piece in the second pic is still available from GM.......had to get new 1s for mine when some douchebag broke out my window......both of those things broke ...........and they dont come on the new window
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Nice job with that plate. It looks like it belongs there!
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I should have done that. I replaced the drivers door on my wifes car and transfered over the guts because of torn fiberglass. How GM could keep producing such horrible window regulator designs is beyond me. I hate Equinoxes but the regulators are SO easy to replace in those. Its nice when they are BOLTED in from factory too.
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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 11:01 PM
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Thanks man an it BELONGS there lol. YEA this was a nightmare had to have people hold the window up. put two plates in a line em up etc. i think that the problem with my leaks too lol. ive never had it work this good before. kept the templete too if other side to **** up! also fucked up my tint so next thing to get done
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i need that rear roller myself.The rear post broke off and i welded it back on,well it got to hot and the plastic melted around the ball fitting so it falls off now.I ordered one for a impalla ss,i dont think it will work,where can i get the little plastic roller!!!!
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Dorman used to sell the roller, but its now discontinued. I looked and couldn't find anyone who still had one.
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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 12:20 AM
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i got mine from http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/ there great to deal with the bad is for me to get that i had to get everything inside the door. it doesnt come with the motor or glass. that was best thing for me an if you need back up parts there ya go! if your gonna rivet the glass in to the metal piece call gm an get the rivets from them so you dont crack the glass. all together shipped was 140 and some change
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Agreed on GM rivets. They need to be the right length and material to work right.
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classicindustries has just the bottom metal piece for 70 btw
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