Removing CAB from Frame?
Tuned
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From: West Fort Worth, TX
Allow me humor to start:
Of course not, the cab will come off just fine without removing the glass. You will not crack the cab either if you're really careful.
Now serious:
If it were me I would remove the glass. That is because I would rather buy new glass seals than glass. Most people that are removing the cab are doing major work/tear down on their trucks so removing the glass is part of the job. Also the chance of breaking/cracking the glass when hoisting/lifting the cab off is not something I am willing to take (if good glass). Just my opinion.
I'll bet someone here has removed the cab without removing the glass and would be able to provide some pointers.
Of course not, the cab will come off just fine without removing the glass. You will not crack the cab either if you're really careful.
Now serious:
If it were me I would remove the glass. That is because I would rather buy new glass seals than glass. Most people that are removing the cab are doing major work/tear down on their trucks so removing the glass is part of the job. Also the chance of breaking/cracking the glass when hoisting/lifting the cab off is not something I am willing to take (if good glass). Just my opinion.
I'll bet someone here has removed the cab without removing the glass and would be able to provide some pointers.
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Ha ha ha ha ha
Well if the cab cracks before the glass I have some serious "hidden" rust somewhere. You´ll never know.
So now we have one Pos and one Neg response.
Lets see what the rest of you thinks?
I figure that keeping them in the CAB is the best way of storing them while I work on the chassie, engine and transmission?
When I come to the body, then I can take them out and store them elsewhere, meanwhile working on the body.
Well if the cab cracks before the glass I have some serious "hidden" rust somewhere. You´ll never know.
So now we have one Pos and one Neg response.
Lets see what the rest of you thinks?
I figure that keeping them in the CAB is the best way of storing them while I work on the chassie, engine and transmission?
When I come to the body, then I can take them out and store them elsewhere, meanwhile working on the body.
Lead Driver
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From: Jefferson City, MO
How are you going about removing the cab?
I removed the glass, but I'm doing major work so that was going to happen anyway.
If you have 3 other guys to lift the cab and move it to a resting place. I see no problems with leaving the glass.
If you are a one man shop and need to be creative in how you move the cab around I would remove the doors and glass. The less weight you have the easier when you are working with limited tools.
I removed the glass, but I'm doing major work so that was going to happen anyway.
If you have 3 other guys to lift the cab and move it to a resting place. I see no problems with leaving the glass.
If you are a one man shop and need to be creative in how you move the cab around I would remove the doors and glass. The less weight you have the easier when you are working with limited tools.
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From: Scottsdale AZ
I took everything out of my 49 cab and it was a shell. I even took the doors off knowing they would need some work.
Me and another guy were able to lift it onto saw horses to get it out of the way.
Me and another guy were able to lift it onto saw horses to get it out of the way.
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4 people, 1 in each corner, onto a wooden stand with wheels, no doors, empty except front and rear glass
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Well in that scenario I would leave the glass in. I would think the probability of you cracking the glass moving the cab would be about the same as the chance of cracking the glass while trying to remove it from the cab.
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From: Durham NC
Why are you removing the cab? if you are doing rust repair and/or preparing for repaint you are going to want to remove the glass anyhow, so why mess with it? The glass is heavy if you are using the armstrong method of cab removal. Always store glass sitting upright, not laying flat.
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From: Wentzville, MO
Be careful if you remove the glass. I babied my windshield halfway out and decided I knew what I was doing and cracked it. 
Tried to take the back glass out and, you guessed it, broke it too.
That's an expensive lesson.
Tried to take the back glass out and, you guessed it, broke it too. That's an expensive lesson.
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From: Wentzville, MO
Why are you removing the cab? if you are doing rust repair and/or preparing for repaint you are going to want to remove the glass anyhow, so why mess with it? The glass is heavy if you are using the armstrong method of cab removal. Always store glass sitting upright, not laying flat.
Tuned
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I pulled mine off with the glass in and the doors on... What a pain!!! Much easier with the doors off. Used a cherry picker and one helper. After removing the doors and glass I set it back on the frame using a cherry picker and my 11 year old daughter (she's my assistant, as she proudly tells anyone who will listen!). Was MUCH easier to set back on than to take it off, mostly due to the doors being off.
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(And call Reggie for a new gasket)
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From: Durham NC
Rent or buy a pair of glass handling suction cups and have a coordinated helper when you take the windshield out. DON'T try to save the gaskets as said cut the lip off.
Bj, believe it or not glass can and will warp.
Bj, believe it or not glass can and will warp.