1976 Anderson Casement Window Crank Assembly

Question

Hello,

We have several crank assemblies that no longer function, they break away from the casement when we try to crank them open. Both left and right opening. Could you please assist with the correct replacement part? Throughout the house we have painted most of the handles and covers white so ideally, we can get new handles and covers in white, the mechanics of it, I guess it doesn't matter much. At this point it doesn't even need to be Anderson brand as long as they are compatible. And if something compatible doesn't come in white, we can paint those covers and handles as well.

Thank you,

Kim

Bob · Accepted Answer

Hey Kim. The covers and handles remind me of the Andersen 39-286 and 39-154, both of which do come in white. However, if the operators simply fail to work, then chances are the entire assembly needs to be replaced. We likely can help, but I need to see the entire mechanism, including the link arms that just out the back of that operator body and push and pull the window sash. Can you manually open the window and give us a bird's eye view of the entire mechanism, including those link arm(s)? That should help us narrow down your options. Thanks.