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Much progress in the last 2 weeks. I came up with a good replacement door roller from McMaster-Carr:
The OD is on the nose at 28mm as is the 8mm width. only the bore needed enlarging, courtesy of an 11/32" drill bit for a snug fit on the stock bracket.
With the missing parts issues resolved I could refinish the many small hardware bits of the bifold doors, turning this:
into this:
I don't have to tell anyone who has repaired or rebuilt these door latches that they are a fiendishly Byzantine design!
Getting the internal parts and screws yellow zinc plated made them appear brand new and should add durability.
I was lucky that mine were almost completely intact and I only had to fabricate one unique fastener:
The OD is on the nose at 28mm as is the 8mm width. only the bore needed enlarging, courtesy of an 11/32" drill bit for a snug fit on the stock bracket.
With the missing parts issues resolved I could refinish the many small hardware bits of the bifold doors, turning this:
into this:
I don't have to tell anyone who has repaired or rebuilt these door latches that they are a fiendishly Byzantine design!
Getting the internal parts and screws yellow zinc plated made them appear brand new and should add durability.
I was lucky that mine were almost completely intact and I only had to fabricate one unique fastener:
