Lately I've been working in the garage and listening to the left end of the dial on the radio. This week's task was the door window assemblies, in particular the window crank mechanism. I’ve discovered that over forty plus years, the Texas heat has not been kind. All the old axle grease has dried and is caked hard as a rock. No wonder it was difficult to roll the windows up and down! Copious amounts of steel wool and goof off degreaser has worked wonders on the galvanized metal. I was able to clear all the tracks and semi polish the metal for smoother operation. One thing I needed was a mini grease gun to add some fresh lubricant to the gears inside the window crank. I accomplished this task by using an old syringe from a cooking marinade kit. Laugh if you will, but it worked great to really packed the grease in there! The passenger side turned out to be a cheap reproduction, but fortunately for me, my friend Paul had an original FoMoCo unit! If you look closely at the photos, you can make out the Ford logo, part numbers and date stamps on the lever arm. Thank you Paul, this is fantastic! Also adding to the difficulty of operating the window crank, one of the scissor mechanisms was thoroughly rusted. The plastic rollers were frozen stiff. Not only did they not roll - the plastic rollers had to be cut off as the studs had swelled and were spalling (flaking). Since there was little meat left on the studs after removing all the rust, I found a replacement. To insure that the studs did not rust again - I used metal bluing to help protect against oxidation. (I know, I’m little OCD).
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