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KNicholas2 · 07-01-2021, 11:51 AM

The driver side window in my "31 Delux Coupe will roll down just fine, but it is tough to get it to roll up.

Before I dig into it, can someone forewarn me of the parts/mechanism that may be the culprit?

J Franklin · 07-01-2021, 12:01 PM

Pull the door panel off and look for a broken spring. or anything bent

Mister Moose · 07-01-2021, 12:38 PM

My drivers window (30 Tudor) does that, and it's a slightly bent regulator arm. The arm sometimes catches on a door cross brace. I really don't want to take the whole thing apart, so I've been living with it. My eventual plan is to take it out and re-bend it, or double up the arm if it's weakened somehow with a metal strip riveted on.

nkaminar · 07-01-2021, 01:08 PM

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The little roller at the end of the actuating arm that runs in the track at the bottom of the window is offset to one side. If the clearance in the window tracks are not right the window can cock in the tracks and not roll up. The clearance has to be 1/16 inch or less. The solution is to glue spacers to the back of one or both tracks. Cardboard is recommended for the spacers. You have to take the window out to access the tracks.

07-01-2021, 11:51 AM	#1
KNicholas2 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Posts: 21	Windows won't roll up The driver side window in my "31 Delux Coupe will roll down just fine, but it is tough to get it to roll up. Before I dig into it, can someone forewarn me of the parts/mechanism that may be the culprit?

07-01-2021, 12:01 PM	#2
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,963	Re: Windows won't roll up Pull the door panel off and look for a broken spring. or anything bent Last edited by J Franklin; 07-02-2021 at 01:58 PM.

07-01-2021, 12:38 PM	#3
Mister Moose Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Hartford area, CT Posts: 374	Re: Windows won't roll up My drivers window (30 Tudor) does that, and it's a slightly bent regulator arm. The arm sometimes catches on a door cross brace. I really don't want to take the whole thing apart, so I've been living with it. My eventual plan is to take it out and re-bend it, or double up the arm if it's weakened somehow with a metal strip riveted on.

07-01-2021, 01:08 PM	#4
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,897	Re: Windows won't roll up Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The little roller at the end of the actuating arm that runs in the track at the bottom of the window is offset to one side. If the clearance in the window tracks are not right the window can cock in the tracks and not roll up. The clearance has to be 1/16 inch or less. The solution is to glue spacers to the back of one or both tracks. Cardboard is recommended for the spacers. You have to take the window out to access the tracks. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.