Wanted: 1985 suburban rear tailgate glass roller spring part

[txaggie]

Howdy all!

I’m looking for a glass roller assembly for my 85 suburban rear tailgate glass.

Thanks!

 

[bucket]

Do you mean the regulator? It's the part that raises the window and the window motor bolts to it.

 

[PrairieDrifter]

Do you mean the regulator? It's the part that raises the window and the window motor bolts to it.

Maybe that little tension wheel? Just rides on the surface of the glass

 

[txaggie]

Maybe that little tension wheel? Just rides on the surface of the glass

Yessir. The tension wheel. My spring broke on it and it doesn’t keep enough tension present.

 

[PrairieDrifter]

Yessir. The tension wheel. My spring broke on it and it doesn’t keep enough tension present.

I've seen it somewhere. Lmc, maybe amd

 

[txaggie]

I've seen it somewhere. Lmc, maybe amd

I’ve looked but both sites don’t have it. Let me know if anyone does!

 

[txaggie]

This is what I need if anyone has one!

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[bucket]

Now that I think about it, I may have left mine out of the '88 on purpose. It was leaving a scuff mark in the rear window tint.

Does your glass not roll up properly without it?

 

[PrairieDrifter]

Now that I think about it, I may have left mine out of the '88 on purpose. It was leaving a scuff mark in the rear window tint.

Does your glass not roll up properly without it?

It leaves a scuff on mine too. The wheels start to disintegrate basically. I thought about removing it but I never have because I figured it was necessary. I'm sure the window would rattle real bad without it

 

[txaggie]

Now that I think about it, I may have left mine out of the '88 on purpose. It was leaving a scuff mark in the rear window tint.

Does your glass not roll up properly without it?

It rolls fine but it pops the tailgate open when rolling down due to the spring being broken on it.

 

[Tonimus]

If I'm seeing it correctly, you should be able to source springs pretty easily. They're called torsion springs. Again, if I'm looking at the diagram properly.

 

[bucket]

It rolls fine but it pops the tailgate open when rolling down due to the spring being broken on it.

Personally, I'd remove it and see how well it does or doesn't work.

I had no issues with mine for years. Not until the tailgate started rotting off of the body. Then it needed "help" getting the glass up into the upper window channel.