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Rear Window Crank Lock Cover???

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 10:28 am
by Fast79Chief
I have the 79 Cherokee Chief with a manual rear window crank. It is a 'locking' crank. If anybody who has one of these could tell me what size (type) screw or bolt is holding your factory sliding lock cover in place ... I greatly appreciate it. The length of the screw or bolt and the thread pitch too if you can measure it please.

PO replaced the factory screw or bolt with a sheet metal screw that doesn't allow the little cover to rotate open and closed. I'd like to replace that mess with a proper length and thread pitch bolt that will allow the cover to rotate.

Thanks a lot for your help.

Re: Rear Window Crank Lock Cover???

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 1:12 pm
by mx71

Re: Rear Window Crank Lock Cover???

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 2:35 pm
by Fast79Chief
Mx71, I called about those. He told me they dont have a lock in there. He also said they last about 3 used and strip out cause of a bad casting.

I'm going to stick with my factory handle and lock ... just have to find the proper cover bolt.

Thanks.

Re: Rear Window Crank Lock Cover???

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 3:07 pm
by mx71
Bummer, ok!

Re: Rear Window Crank Lock Cover???

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 7:25 am
by SJTD
If it's like the one in the picher and like the electric window key covers it didn't have a screw. Was some kind of rivet.

Re: Rear Window Crank Lock Cover???

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 3:22 pm
by fsj454
I have hand crank on my 1982 Cherokee and yes it is a rivet . I have been saving every one I could find in junkyards for years and I ant got but 3 or 4 . PS I HAVE A BRAND NEW INNER ASSEMBLY THAT I TRIED TO USE AFTERMARKET ROLED WIND DOWN 1 TIME AND UP AND REMOVED JUNK .JUNK ..BUY AMC ONLY USED.

Re: Rear Window Crank Lock Cover???

Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 6:55 pm
by Fast79Chief
That's what I hear too fsj454. The new repops are junk and have no lock cylinders in them. Any way you could send me a picture of this 'rivet' that the factory put in there? I'm going to try and duplicate it so I can get the sliding cover to work again.

Thanks a lot!

Re: Rear Window Crank Lock Cover???

Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 7:01 pm
by fsj454
Looked at rivets today. 3 are rusty and loose and there is a little spring on rivet shaft on manual cranks . Also looked at electric cover that I have with good chrome rivet and spring . So I am going to see if I can fix my loose rusty rivet and broken spring on my jeep. I do have one more on a parts jeep in storage at another yard with a nos manual crank . I think that would be the best way to go .I can text pictures pm me

Re: Rear Window Crank Lock Cover???

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 4:35 am
by Fast79Chief
PM sent.