Hi,
We just bought a house and the replacement windows need some love with replacement parts. We can't make out the make/model of the windows, but attached is the sticker we found, and photos of the tilt latch and pivot shoe.
Tilt window latch (L+R), pivot shoe
Handy Person from Sterling, NY
May 14, 2023 1:47 pm
5 user uploaded images
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Casey from SWISCO
May 16, 2023 10:58 am
Hello,
Your pivot shoe was recently discontinued but we have received confirmation from other customers that the 15-177 will work as a replacement. This pivot shoe is used with the Series 152 coil springs and related items listed on our product pages.
As for your tilt latches, I would recommend starting by comparing the specifications of the 26-390 and 26-391 to yours. Take a look and thanks for posting!
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Handy Person from Sterling, NY
Jun 19, 2023 8:51 pm
Hi,
The tilt latches are working great! The Coil Balance Shoe, Slate Blue (Product Code: 15-177) however doesn't seem to fit in the side track of the window frame from front to back. It fits great side to side but the depth of the Balance shoe is like 1/16" too much which doesn't allow it to slide down the track. Any idea of an alternate shoe?
Also, I tried to remove the coil above the existing shoe and it has a lot of resistance, so I'm unable to get it to the top to remove it, which will be necessary when I get the correct shoe.
Any ideas? Thanks!!
The tilt latches are working great! The Coil Balance Shoe, Slate Blue (Product Code: 15-177) however doesn't seem to fit in the side track of the window frame from front to back. It fits great side to side but the depth of the Balance shoe is like 1/16" too much which doesn't allow it to slide down the track. Any idea of an alternate shoe?
Also, I tried to remove the coil above the existing shoe and it has a lot of resistance, so I'm unable to get it to the top to remove it, which will be necessary when I get the correct shoe.
Any ideas? Thanks!!
Casey from SWISCO
Jun 20, 2023 9:19 am
I'm sorry to hear that you're having trouble. The 15-177 has the same dimensions as the original version of your photo shoe as shown below, so I'm not sure why you are having trouble installing it. You may want to make sure that the metal cam is in the unlocked position when installing it. If the cam is locked, that will cause the brake to engage, which would make the shoe thicker and unable to slide in the channel.
If you don't believe that is the issue, we would need you to remove your original pivot shoe, coil springs, and write out the exact depth of your shoe compared to our 9/16" measurement below to research this further for you.
As for removing the original coil balance, have you seen the videos below?
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