Old glass patio door wheels

Handy Person from Clearlake, California 95422
I am trying to find replacements wheels for my 8 foot glass patio slider doors.  The dimensions are length 2 1/4 inch       Height  1 5/8 in    Width 7/8 in   and wheel diameter is 1 3/4 in      This house was built in 1959 in Northern California and ChatGPT seems to think it is from the Arcadia door company.  The wheels are fixed height and made out of red hard plastic or Bakelite.  The larger outside bolt holds the housing and door frame in place and the small hidden screw on the top helps secure it. Thank you for any help or recommendations.  I know the wheel size is fairly obsolete.   
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Paul
Paul from SWISCO
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Hello,

Unfortunately, your patio door roller assembly is no longer available. With that being said, we can offer the 81-237 nylon ball bearing wheel and the 81-310 axle repair kit, which may work if you're able to reuse the housing. The nylon wheel won't be as strong as your red hard plastic, but it should hold up for some time. Take a look and see what you think. Thanks for posting!

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Handy Person from Clearlake, California 95422
Thanks for the options. In the mean time, I was able to get an obvious brainstorm an take the wheels from the "fixed" side and swap them to the moving door.  Duh...?   Now I have an almost factory new 60 year old wheel set in play.
Paul
Paul from SWISCO
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That's great news! We'll be here if you need anything else.

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