A while back you mentioned the older slide part you extracted from a 124 (I think) regulator and put in your 210 when the regulator failed. Did it look like this?
If so we have a source for these things for $3 (plus shipping) and it looks like it has the metal reinforcement you mentioned the older ones having. It would be great if we can fix the regulators for that cheap! (Might even be worth doing as a preventative...)
Let us know and it will be a "DEAL" for the new sticky.
Take care and enjoy the ride,
Greg
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No this is not it. That is the slider that goes into window rail, while the breaking part is slider holding the cables. I posted a picture in original thread.
Hmmm... I must not understand what the part is you replaced, then. This is your pic:
and the plastic part that is prevalent in your shot looks very much like the obverse of the pic I posted in this thread. I see the metal clip on the bottom of the shot, I just thought the white squarish thing appearing to the top-left was the slider. Can you help clarify for me?
The breaking part is the slider in lower center of the picture. You are correct that the slider you pictured above is the slider in upper left corner, but 2-dimensional picture is not giving the full view.
Anyway, the cables in this particular slider go into the clip at the bottom of my picture and as a set go into the slider where you can see brown grease. The metal cover pivots closing everything together. From the dirt it might be hard to realize, but originally the slider in the center is white plastic as well.
If somebody makes the upper slider as a separate part, maybe they make the troublesome slider as well?
I am happy with tho one I pulled from old car on junkyard. Will go there again in about the week. Maybe if I get some extra old (meaning good) sliders, I can make a fortune on ebay?
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I'm not so sure about the old one being stronger. The rear window lifter on my 1992 190E also broke after about 10 years/160,000 miles. And I think you said you got the replacements from a 190E?
It was 190 I took it from, but I didn't check the details. I believe it was older than 1990. There is difference between breaking one regulator in 10 years and like some members experienced 3 regulators in one year on 4-5 years old car.
So far I am happy with the oldie.
am i interpreting this correctly?? window reg failed part is usually this puppy,
and can be purchased a la carte.....instead of the whole regulator assembly ?
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