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Fixing a broken window crank toller 07-20-2005
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Posted by Colbyt on July 20, 2005, 8:56 pm



> "Truth" is the name of the hardware manufacturer not the window maker, I
> know they have a website because I accessed it a few years ago to find a
> replacement for one of mine that broke. It is www.truth.com. I found a
> catalog to identify mine, and a list of distributors, some in my area of
> Canada, where I got an exact replacement.
>
>
This is accurate information. The Truth brand is available in a lot of
places. There may be an ID # on your "operator" to identify the exact part
you need. Blaine Windows at www.blainewindow.com stocks the replacement
parts. I'm sure other companies do also but I always like to give a free
plug to companies that have treated me right.


Colbyt





Posted by barbarow on July 20, 2005, 3:34 pm


http://www.ehow.com/how_115125_repair-faulty-window.html
>I don't know anything about windows; not even the proper terminology.
>
> My house is 23 years old. The windows have a crank and open sideways.
> The only word I can find on them is "Truth". Doing a google search, it is
> not clear if that is a window manufacturer or not.
> A really lousy picture of the crank is at:
> http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/crank.jpg
> Apparently I don't know much about using cameras either.
>
> One window, the one we open most of course, is broken. The crank just
> turns and nothing happens. Presumably a piece of the mechanism is broken.
>
> So, how do I go about fixing this? Is Truth a window manufacturer? Are
> they still in business? How do I get parts? How do I take it apart to
> install the parts?
>
> Thanks much
>




Posted by Rick on July 20, 2005, 3:48 pm



> I don't know anything about windows; not even the proper
terminology.
>
> My house is 23 years old. The windows have a crank and open
sideways. The
> only word I can find on them is "Truth". Doing a google search, it
is not
> clear if that is a window manufacturer or not.
> A really lousy picture of the crank is at:
> http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/crank.jpg
> Apparently I don't know much about using cameras either.
>
> One window, the one we open most of course, is broken. The crank
just turns
> and nothing happens. Presumably a piece of the mechanism is broken.
>
> So, how do I go about fixing this? Is Truth a window manufacturer?
Are
> they still in business? How do I get parts? How do I take it apart
to
> install the parts?
>
> Thanks much


Go to one of the home centers and look for casement window crank
replacements. Removal should be obvious. Remove the crank handle, the
cover will come off, and the screws holding the mechanism to the
window frame will be exposed...




Posted by toller on July 21, 2005, 3:28 am


I appreciated everyones help on this; especially about finding Truth at
Truth.com...

Sadly, the screws are below the molding, and the side molding prevents
removing the bottom molding so it all has to be ripped apart to get at it.
If I want to swap hardware from an unused window, that means ripping apart
two windows.

I will get at it some day.




Posted by Luke on July 20, 2005, 11:45 pm



>I appreciated everyones help on this; especially about finding Truth at
>Truth.com...
>
>Sadly, the screws are below the molding, and the side molding prevents
>removing the bottom molding so it all has to be ripped apart to get at it.
>If I want to swap hardware from an unused window, that means ripping apart
>two windows.
>
>I will get at it some day.

Some dumb, perhaps much too obvious, questions: Is the handle rotating
on the geared shaft, is the handle set screw loose? Has the geared
shaft the handle sits on backed out so it's not engaging the gear in
the body? Can you tighten it back down into the body?

--
Luke


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