92 Ford Ranger Supercab with 2.9 V6. My driver side power window was making jerky movements like it was seizing up. Sometimes it would free fall partway down into the door cavity too. I have already removed the guts of the inside door. And I have new window regulator, window lift motor, and hardware ready to install. But I notice the glass bracket which slides up and down on a vertical track, seems to have a lot of play. This bracket still slides up and down freely. But I was able to use a telescoping mirror to see that the two square rollers are worn and cracked. I don't know if this was causing the jerky movements. I also noticed the single gear on the old window motor had worn or chewed up teeth. The roller in the photo is not from the bracket. It's from old regulator. But similar or same. The other photo is the glass bracket. It looks like the rollers are riveted. I don't think a new bracket is stocked any more. Already checked. Can the old rollers be drilled out and replaced with nut and bolt? Or should I just finish the repair with old bracket and rollers and be done with it? Right now the glass is being held up with 4 foot heavy duty cable ties. [url]https://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq67/paisano184/IMG_1344.jpg[/url] [url]http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq67/paisano184/IMG_1346.jpg[/url]

I have a 1991 GMC Sierra with a 5 speed manual transmission, 6 cylinder, 2WD. I've owned the truck for perhaps 8 years +/-. It sits around quite a bit as it's basically my beater truck for doing jobs around my house (hauling lumber, mulch, etc.). I believe mileage is around 180K. A couple of days ago, I jumped in the truck to make a run to Lowes. I could not shift into 1st or 2nd gear (no grinding sound, just wouldn't go into gear). However, I was able to get it into 3rd. So, I started off slow and drove around my neighborhood. Eventually, I was able to shift into 1st and 2nd gears. Shifting into gear isn't smooth though. I have to sort of force it into gear. Don't know that this is related, but for as long as I've owned the truck, reverse was always not quite right. What I mean is, I would first slip into 1st gear, then shift into reverse. If I just went straight to reverse, the gears would grind a little before I could get it in gear.