welded tabs around windshield seat.
Thread Starter
|
Hotshot
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 17,559
Likes: 1,081
From: Central Delaware
welded tabs around windshield seat.
My new windshield arrived yesterday and the glass installer came to put it in this afternoon. I told him I had two leaks with the current windshield and asked that he let me know what he found that might cause it as he was swapping glass.
He did. There are 4 flat steel "tabs" welded into the windshield frame. One top and one bottom directly in front of the driver and passenger seats. There is no obvious need for them and as I have removed the glass from a lot early 50's sedans and coupes, I know they aren't "across the product line" Ford items.
Any one have any idea what they might be or why they are there? My plan is to use my dremel and a cutoff blade to correct the problem. As long as they are there, the rubber seal can't. Seal, that is.
He did. There are 4 flat steel "tabs" welded into the windshield frame. One top and one bottom directly in front of the driver and passenger seats. There is no obvious need for them and as I have removed the glass from a lot early 50's sedans and coupes, I know they aren't "across the product line" Ford items.
Any one have any idea what they might be or why they are there? My plan is to use my dremel and a cutoff blade to correct the problem. As long as they are there, the rubber seal can't. Seal, that is.
Logistics Pro
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 4,963
Likes: 261
From: East KY
We all pretty much agree that our ancestors on the Ford assembly line put those there to really **** us off 65 years later. You're doing the right thing. Grind them down smooth and go on with your life. 
New User
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 20
Likes: 0
From: Jacksonville
Well said Doc,well said!!!....lol
Thread Starter
|
Hotshot
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 17,559
Likes: 1,081
From: Central Delaware
So they were put there for a reason. I have never seen them before. The glass installer said he's never seen them.
Obviously the last glass installation was done incorrectly because those tabs caused some serious leaking. In addition, there are now some minor rust issues I have to deal with.
The upside is, it's possible removing them and replacing the windshield will eliminate or at least reduce some of the wind noise I have been experiencing.
Obviously the last glass installation was done incorrectly because those tabs caused some serious leaking. In addition, there are now some minor rust issues I have to deal with.
The upside is, it's possible removing them and replacing the windshield will eliminate or at least reduce some of the wind noise I have been experiencing.
Hotshot
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 16,173
Likes: 4,781
From: Burbank, WA
In the Ford service manual, it discusses and shows a procedure for removing them if using the deluxe stainless windshield trim. Ford deleted them on the deluxe trim trucks. They aren't necessary.
Thread Starter
|
Hotshot
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 17,559
Likes: 1,081
From: Central Delaware
Then I scored the tab using a dremel tool and cutoff wheel.
Once completely scored, I just continued to cut through the tab until it separated from the truck.
Some sanding with a dremel sanding drum and 60 grit paper and the tab no longer is an issue.
I thought maybe someone else might like some help in removing these things.
I started by using blue tape to cover the paint then covered that with heavy duct tape, just in case I slipped with the cutoff wheel.
A little cleanup with a damp cloth, a bit of touch-up with some paint and the frame was ready for it's new glass.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
dmack91
1948 - 1956 F1, F100 & Larger F-Series Trucks
13
Oct 20, 2013 01:22 PM
midsouth
1980 - 1986 Bullnose F100, F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
6
Sep 4, 2012 02:14 PM
donbarkey
1967 - 1972 F-100 & Larger F-Series Trucks
2
Oct 5, 2001 10:26 PM
