The little white plastic roller on the left rear window broke, so I got a new one. This is on a '69 Malibu coupe. This is the little triangle window in the back seat. The roller that broke is the middle one, there appear to be 3 total. My question is do I attach the new one to the glass and then try to get it back into the metal track or put the roller in the track first then try to thread through glass. So far I have worked nly through the little square hole in the door jam. Do I need to remove the interior panel to get this done? Thanks-Dave.

Dave, on my '70 I removed the door panel and removed the glass and guide channel. You will need a two pinned type of spanner wrench to remove the special nut on the backside of the glass holding the roller on.:thumbsup:

I was able to remove the roller with a 1/4" wrench and channel locks on the other side. I drove around town to auto glass shops until I found an old dude that had one. Now I just cant figure out how to get it all back together. This is the small back window, where there is no door. I'm guessing I will have to pull off the interior "wall" panel where the arm rest and window crank are mounted. Would appreciate any ideas. Thanks-Dave.

Dave, on my '70 I removed the door panel and removed the glass and guide channel. You will need a two pinned type of spanner wrench to remove the special nut on the backside of the glass holding the roller on.:thumbsup:

I was able to remove the roller with a 1/4" wrench and channel locks on the other side. I drove around town to auto glass shops until I found an old dude that had one. Now I just cant figure out how to get it all back together. This is the small back window, where there is no door. I'm guessing I will have to pull off the interior "wall" panel where the arm rest and window crank are mounted. Would appreciate any ideas. Thanks-Dave.

Dave, that was what I was talking about. To gain access to the rear quarter window you will need to remove the door pannel or as you call it "interior "wall" panel where the arm rest and window crank are mounted".:clonk:

I believe that this part is called a rear door panel even though it is a two door.:thumbsup:

You will need to remove the back seat..top and bottom. Then remove the door panel and water shield to access the window and tracks. I wouldn't mess with the adjustments on the tracks since it should be in the right place now. Remove the upper stops and pull the whole glass up and out of the car. Repair your rollors, clean and lube the tracks with lithum, and look for your old roller in the window track or in the quarter panel. You should be able to find the broken parts....cause you don't want them stuck in the tracks or your window may not go down all the way. Put it all back together and make sure you install the water shield again. It keeps your door panel from warpping as the water comes through the window fuzzies. A little trick I found is to use a 9/16 open end wrench to hold the special nuts on the back side of the glass as you tighten the roller posts.

I wanted to report back in case this will help somebody in the future. I removed the bottom of rear seat, arm rest, window crank, vinyl interior "door" panel, carefully removed the paper moisture barrier, and then had a big hole to access the glass, track, etc. There are 3 nylon rollers on the glass itself that have to get on to the metal track that is mounted to the car body. I did not have to remove the metal track or regulator. How to get the 3 rollers onto the metal track probably defies written explanation, just keep jackin with it. The middle roller which is what broke on mine, goes into the middle track, and then you thread it into the big round "nut" that pokes through the hole in the window. This is just the way I did it, I don't think you can mount the roller to the window first, then try to get the roller into the track.

Hope this helps, but probably makes it worse...


Dave.

For what it's worth, and a little after the fact here, but... A Fisher body manual for your car is money very well spent. While you're at it, buy the other manuals as well, ie. Chassis, Service, and Assembly manuals. There is a step-by-step procedure for getting the quarter glass out and then back in that is foolproof. I recently replaced and re-adjusted all the glass in my 68SS with no help except from what the manuals provided. These manuals will serve you well for as long as you own the car. :thumbsup: