My windows seem to have what looks like your 15-087 housing pivot.
I'm trying to take my window out to get a look at the replacement parts I need but there is no slot on the housing pivot that I would need to slide the window out.
Can you tell me how to get the pivot bar out of the way to remove the window and then get it back in place when the window is lined up for reinstall.
This seems to be a national secret that I can't find online.
Can you please help me?
Thank You
Bill
Hey, Bill. Removing the sash in this kind of window may seem impossible at first, but it's pretty easy once you know the trick. Basically what you have to do is make sure that one pivot shoe is higher than the other, on the opposite side of the window. That angles the sash just enough for the pivot bars to slip out of the cam.
The tricky part is that you have to be tilting the sash in at the same time as you force one pivot shoe up. The end result should be a twisting motion.
The video below will show you exactly how it's done. The balance system featured is different than the 15-087 but the method of removing the sash is exactly the same. You can see it at the 0:28 mark.
