gloide69 Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 Hi I know door rattles have been covered a lot, but I've not seen any comments with regards the window parallelogram. I have new mechanisms but the top bar seems to be very loose and is causing a rattle, see the picture for the bit I'm talking about. I'm not sure of the best way to remedy it though. I guess if it is possible to tighten it up the window will be hard to move. Has anyone encountered this before? Thanks Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steves_TR6 Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 I had this problem! It took me ages to track my door's rattle down to the winder mechanism, it was a replacement a couple of years ago. After a few attempts to shut it up I resorted to tying loops of very thin nylon rope, about 3mm, around the 'spindles'. This gave just enough 'rattle proofing' without affecting the mechanism. I've no idea how long this 'fix' will last but it's been a while and will be easy to replace when the rope wears out :-) HTH Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jerrytr5 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I seem to recall that there should be some fibre or rubber washers to take up the slack, but I might be thinking of Spitfire windows which are similar but different. Jerry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytr5 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 The door pull that your finger is under should have a piece of damping felt under it between the door frame and it.This is near where the handle is.The window channel has rubber sheet and the glass is gripped in the channel by it.Yes Jerry you must be thinking of Spit windows as the TR5/6 does not have these. Regards Harry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gloide69 Posted September 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) Thanks Guys I like Steve's easy solution. I'll also renew all the other bits of felt and address the glass channels etc while I'm at it. Cheers Paul Edited September 30, 2014 by gloide69 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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