Broken shoe for spiral balance

Handy Person from Atlanta, Georgia
I'm looking for the replacement for the left-side shoe for a 3/8" spiral window balance.  The pics I included show the right-side balance in place and fully functional.  The left-side balance appears to have a bit of plastic broken off near the top.  I still have the little metal positioner that sits on top of the balance shoe - I just need the left-side shoe.  It measures 1-13/16" H.
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Tom
Tom from SWISCO
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I'm confident that we can help, but we need more dimensions before we can make a recommendation. When it comes to pivot shoes, height actually doesn't matter that match. Width and thickness are vital, though, as those determine what fits in the track.

Your next step should be to remove the original shoe, then measure the width and thickness and tell me what you get. Please write those dimensions down; a photo of a tape measure won't be sufficient.

Please also note that removal is necessary. There's no getting around that. If you don't remove it before measuring, then those measurements can't be trusted to be accurate. It has to be done.

Handy Person from Atlanta, Georgia
I'm out of town but as soon as I get back to Atlanta on the 13th I will definitely get some fresh pictures for you so that we can identify the part.
Tom
Tom from SWISCO
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Sounds good. We aren't going anywhere, so just let us know that information whenever you can.

Handy Person from Atlanta, Georgia
Ok - back from my trip.  I've attached 2 pics of the shoe.  Again this is the shoe on the left side of the window.  Width appears to be maybe just a hair short of 1" at the widest points - near the top and bottom.  The main body of the shoe is 3/8" thick, but at the top, there is a portion that sticks out and adds an additional 1/16" to the overall thickness of the top area.
Please let me know if that helps to identify the shoe or if you need more info.
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Tom
Tom from SWISCO
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This is perfect, thank you so much! My top recommendation is the 15-045. This looks like it conforms to the shape of your original nicely, and it is precisely 1" x 3/8".

Also note that the cam hole that takes the pivot bar is 1/4" x 3/16". This is a relatively uncommon size, but yours appears to be on the small end so I do believe they'll be the same. Can't hurt to check just to be safe, though. I'm otherwise very confident this is the part you want.

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