Rebuilding
Scotty Windows
Last Updated:
03/07/2005
Start
with an old window with Plexiglas instead of glass, no
window gasket,and a broken
crank, so the window flaps in the wind when its
towed.
Broken window
regulator on the left, new regulator on the
right.Note lever does
not close all the way, the gear is stripped. The
regulator onthe right closes
completely, and then some. Pile of screws on the
rightcame with new
regulator, however none fit the closing channel.
New
Regulator was purchased from a local RV Dealer for about
$20.Part #
794CK I found it for sale on the web
here.
Regulator
installed in Window. Screw size is 8x1/2". The
left screw was too longand hit the
regulator arm and had to be cut down, 8x3/8" would have
been a better choice,
but the local hardware store did not stock that
size.
To
replace window glass, nuts had to be removed, and then
strips of aluminumneeded to be
removed. Nuts were made of very thin sheet metal, and
whereeasy to remove,
but some were crushed in the process.
Nut
size is 8-32, and I was only able to get solid stainless
steel replacement nuts.Hopefully they
will come off again when I need to replace glass
again.
Replacement
gasket ordered from Vintage RV Enterprises
(www.vintagerv.com).Part
number: "Window Gasket 1952-1955" for 75¢
per
foot.Old gasket is on
the left, new on the right.
Screws which hold
the middle (window regulator track) part together had
to be
replaced. The screw size is 6x1/2".
Glass
replaced and gasket installed.
Outside of Window
after replacing gasket and glass and polishing with
size
000 steel wool and rubbing compound.
Had
to fabricate the piece which fits in the window
track. I used a nylon screw andnut. The
nut had to be filed down so it was square and it fit into
the window track.
The
screw is in the middle with nuts on either end (top and
bottom).
Put
the new screen back the way the old screen came off, but
it did not seem to
fit very well. I think there is room in this groove to
place the rubber spline
type screen caulking strip. I'll have to make a trip
to the hardware
store to get some and see if it works.
Screen and crank
all installed and working!
The
window is sealed to the side of the Scotty with Putty Tape
(order it herehttp://store.yahoo.com/amhs/puttytape.html).
The window is held in with Stainless Steel
Screws 8x5/8" part # 0171889 from www.fastenal.com
New
Glass, New Gasket, New Putty Tape, New Crank, New Screen
and New Screws! The next one
should go a lot easier!
