Hello you were very helpful in identifying and ordering replacement tilt bars. However, now I'm unable to remove the corroded remaining pieces. My window installer tells me that a tilt bar holder assembly needs to be replaced. Are you able to help point me in a general direction.
Thank you
Scott
Hi Scott. While some pivot bars do have a little nylon holder, yours does not; it screws directly to the sash. You could maybe try soaking it in WD-40 for a little while (overnight, or even longer), then try your best to work it out. At the very least, you can also see if you can push it deeper into the sash so that it's out of the way of the replacement--there's plenty of room in the sash for this.
Sure thing! I recommend our 26-117 (left hand) and 26-118 right hand). I think you'll agree that these match up quite well.
Now, these are compatible with a couple different pivot bars, but a popular choice is our 26-040. There's no guarantee that this is what you need, though. If you have a version of your pivot bar that isn't corroded, I would use that as a reference to confirm whether or not our 26-040 is the right part for the job.
Hey, Scott! If your coils are in good condition, then you can probably reuse them. Sometimes when a shoe breaks, it means that the coil springs aren't far behind, but I don't think that rule of thumb applies in your case. Your shoe broke due to what appears to be corrosion from the pivot bar, which has nothing to do with the springs. They're probably still in good condition.
We're very happy to help, of course! If you have any other questions, you know where to find us!
