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Subject:Re: door roller hooped
From:Tobin T. Copley
Date:Wed, 20 Sep 1995 07:34:42 -0700 (PDT)

On Thu, 7 Sep 1995 msudul@glenayre.com wrote:

> Last week my sliding side door pretty much fell off when I opened it.
> The metal wheel that the lower corner door bracket rolls on had fallen
> off. I found it with the bearing race, but the bearings were gone. Does
> anyone know if these bearing can be replaced and the wheel pressed back
> onto the bracket? Or do I have to get a whole new bracket?

It might just be cheaper to get a whole new bracket (with wheel) off of a 
door at a wrecker.  If you want to try replacing the bearing, stop by BC 
Bearing (used to off Boundary near First): if they don't have a bearing 
to fit, nobody does.

Tobin 

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