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Old 12-01-2024, 12:56 PM
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I reprinted the plastic bracket and did some testing/observation on the mechanism as one raises/lowers the window. That led me to the conclusion that the problem with this darn thing is that when the window is raised, the clip is under a bit of pressure because the bottom of the window tilts slightly away from the bracket, so the metal nut ends up ripping apart the rounded clips off the bracket.

So... I designed and tested a few different brackets, and I think I have arrived at a new bracket (plus new bolt and nut) that should last longer. I don't think this one needs to be exceptionally strong, so I just used ABS. We'll see how long it lasts! :-)
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