Part ID needed

[jgurnari]

do you recognize this part?...believe it came from inside the door. "85 911

[Flat6pac]

Part of the roll up mechanism inside door
Bruce

[jgurnari]

fell off I guess....this a problem? window seems to have been working fine

[chrisbalich]

It's the anchor for the large spring in the window lift. Your windows will still go up and down, but will require more effort to raise than with a functioning spring.

**Assuming it's not a leftover from a previously failed lift.

[chrisbalich]

The anchor is the same for parallel arm regs as well as the more modern regs.

[jgurnari]

Will I be able to simply push it back in place?

Hoping to find that it was replaced at some point...replacing the one I found.

[chrisbalich]

Originally Posted by jgurnari

Will I be able to simply push it back in place?

Hoping to find that it was replaced at some point...replacing the one I found.

You may be able to push it back into place. But it will need to be welded from the rear in order for it to function correctly.

[jgurnari]

sounds like a nightmare job! window removed and all that? …now i’m praying that there is one is in place.

[chrisbalich]

Originally Posted by jgurnari

sounds like a nightmare job! window removed and all that? …now i’m praying that there is one is in place.

Nah, takes more time to get the regulator out and in than anything else. The welding only takes a moment. All-in, one of the easier fixes.

[Classic]

Fit a new one from our host, held in place by a screw rather than peened over….Just use a little lock tight.

[jgurnari]

i can just put in a screw? need to buy a new one and screw it in?

[HarryD]

Originally Posted by jgurnari

i can just put in a screw? need to buy a new one and screw it in?

The hard part is getting the regulator out and back in. Replacing the part with the correct piece only takes a few moments.

Part comes in 4 flavors. order the correct one. Find it here: https://www.pelicanparts.com/byb-rennline/c-body-seals_c-bumpers-doors-latches-lids_c-weltmeister-window-regulator-pivots

How to remove regulator: https://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/bob_tindel/911_window_regulator.htm

[jgurnari]

will my old one work? or do i need to purchase a new one? something missing or broken from it that it won’t work again?

Originally Posted by HarryD

The hard part is getting the regulator out and back in. Replacing the part with the correct piece only takes a few moments.

Part comes in 4 flavors. order the correct one. Find it here: https://www.pelicanparts.com/byb-rennline/c-body-seals_c-bumpers-doors-latches-lids_c-weltmeister-window-regulator-pivots

How to remove regulator: https://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/bob_tindel/911_window_regulator.htm

[HarryD]

Originally Posted by jgurnari

will my old one work? or do i need to purchase a new one? something missing or broken from it that it won’t work again?

It might but then again it may fail again due to becoming misshaped. Buy the new part. Once and done.

[HarryD]

Originally Posted by jgurnari

do you recognize this part?...believe it came from inside the door. "85 911

New part. Note relative size end without the slot.

[917_Langheck]

Since the old one already has a hole in it, why not use a low profile tapping screw - or tap with an appropriate size and pitch and use a machine screw - with a washer like the new one linked earlier in this thread?

[HarryD]

Originally Posted by 917_Langheck

Since the old one already has a hole in it, why not use a low profile tapping screw - or tap with an appropriate size and pitch and use a machine screw - with a washer like the new one linked earlier in this thread?

You can but the original part is pot metal which is why it failed in the first place.

Do it right, do it once.

[917_Langheck]

Did it fail, or did it loosen and fall out? Pot metal, and someone suggested welding it, uh, no....that is why I suggested the machine screw. It's just a suggestion.

[jgurnari]

will i be able to get a screw in without removing the window lift?
is it facing the door opening or the opposite side.

917_langheck, i just found it off in the inside of my door, not sure if it broke or just fell off. have to look.

[HarryD]

Originally Posted by jgurnari

will i be able to get a screw in without removing the window lift?
is it facing the door opening or the opposite side.

917_langheck, i just found it off in the inside of my door, not sure if it broke or just fell off. have to look.

You will need to remove the regulator. Not hard.