Vinyl window question

[bolophonic]

I understand that this is not a vinyl window forum, but I figured I’d ask here anyway. I am refurbishing some ~20 year old vinyl windows in a project house and I need to replace these little pot-metal fittings that help hold everything in place and functioning properly. Can anyone help me figure out what these pieces are called, so I can order some replacements?

Thanks in advance to my bass playing vinyl window aficionados.

 

[TomB]

I own 5 rental properties and many vinyl windows. When components fail, I call the vinyl window company. Sorry I’m not more helpful .

…but there are SO many products with slightly differing parts. I suspect it’s a wild goose chase. …would be happy to learn I’m wrong.

 

[DirtDog]

Is there a manufacturer sticker or ID on the window? If so I’d start by calling them.

But I’d guess that this is a sash hinge.

 

[MJ5150]

If you're talking about just the round metal part, those look like cam lock nuts.

-Mike

 

[fhm555]

My thoughts as well. I recently assembled a flat pack prefab TV stand with a storage bay on each side of the TV and most the the panels were joined by screw in studs that locked into fasteners that looked like that. Wish I could be of more help.
Are they perhaps a roller to allow window panels to tilt out of the track for cleaning?

 

[MJ5150]

My thoughts as well. I recently assembled a flat pack prefab TV stand with a storage bay on each side of the TV and most the the panels were joined by screw in studs that locked into fasteners that looked like that. Wish I could be of more help.
Are they perhaps a roller to allow window panels to tilt out of the track for cleaning?

My experience with them comes from IKEA.
I think I have a few thousand of them in a bag somewhere. Always that uneasy feeling when I finish assembling the Ignerstruginkebratorvolkenmerg and there's a pile of them in the bag still.
Do they send extra just to mess with us? Did I miss a page of instructions? Hahaha.

-Mike

 

[E2942]

Good luck seeing through vinyl, I recommend glass.

 

[bolophonic]

Is there a manufacturer sticker or ID on the window? If so I’d start by calling them.

But I’d guess that this is a sash hinge.

I’ll look for sash hinges. There are remnants of stickers with all sorts of job codes and serial numbers in them, but no manufacturer name.

My thoughts as well. I recently assembled a flat pack prefab TV stand with a storage bay on each side of the TV and most the the panels were joined by screw in studs that locked into fasteners that looked like that. Wish I could be of more help.
Are they perhaps a roller to allow window panels to tilt out of the track for cleaning?

Yes, the windows panes have little spurs attached that slide into the groove in the metal part of that plastic assembly and they rotate to allow the windows to be disassembled easily. Thank goodness, because the dude was a smoker and it’s easier to hose them down in the grass than scrub them in place.

 

[fhm555]

I believe what you are looking for is called a pivot lock shoe.

Pivot Lock Shoes

 

[bolophonic]

I believe what you are looking for is called a pivot lock shoe.

Pivot Lock Shoes

I could have googled this for 1,000 years and never thought of “pivot lock shoe” as the name of this part. Thank you a million times over, sir!

 

[fhm555]

I could have googled this for 1,000 years and never thought of “pivot lock shoe” as the name of this part. Thank you a million times over, sir!