Windshield removal questions
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Windshield removal questions
Hi all,
I need to remove the windshield and back glass out of my 1951 F1 as a prelude to media blasting. The windshield is intact but I will probably go with new glass due to that "smoky" look. Whether I use it or not, I would like to get it out in one piece. (Would be a pattern for local glass shop, if nothing else.) However the rubber seal is not cooperating. It is absolutely hard as a rock, and I cannot cut it with any knives that I have. Heating with a small torch has not helped either,
Is there some slick trick that I am missing ??? Many thanks. I did do a search on this but did not find anything.
I need to remove the windshield and back glass out of my 1951 F1 as a prelude to media blasting. The windshield is intact but I will probably go with new glass due to that "smoky" look. Whether I use it or not, I would like to get it out in one piece. (Would be a pattern for local glass shop, if nothing else.) However the rubber seal is not cooperating. It is absolutely hard as a rock, and I cannot cut it with any knives that I have. Heating with a small torch has not helped either,
Is there some slick trick that I am missing ??? Many thanks. I did do a search on this but did not find anything.
Lead Driver
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From: Kalispell, MT
The rubber hardens with age. I use a sharp (cheap) wood chisel on the outside of the glass, both front and back. If I can't slice it along it's length, vertical cuts toward the body usually free it.
The windshield is installed from the front. The rear window installs from inside the cab.
There are 2 gasket-retaining tabs on the bottom of the windshield that will need to be bent outward when you can finally see them.
The windshield is installed from the front. The rear window installs from inside the cab.
There are 2 gasket-retaining tabs on the bottom of the windshield that will need to be bent outward when you can finally see them.
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Central Michigan
I just cut the seal all the way around, pulled outside of cut off and then could lay windshield down on hood- real easy. Maybe your seal is original and older than mine. Mine cut pretty easy, I used one of those cheap plastic razer blade knifes that you break off a piece to get a new edge.
Lead Driver
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From: Brentwood, TN
No slick trick, just a PITA if you are trying to salvage the glass. My recommendation would be to trash the glass and make your task that much easier. Glass is readily available for numerous sources, templates are not necessary. Good luck...
Laughing Gas
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From: Monroe, WA
I saved my original glass to use as a pattern only to find out that the new rubber is not the same as the original and my new glass that was cut from the pattern just barely contacts enough rubber to stay in. I will have to get a new glass cut to the new rubber requirements so I wouldn't be too concerned about using the original glass as a pattern.
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Laughing Gas
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I saved my original glass to use as a pattern only to find out that the new rubber is not the same as the original and my new glass that was cut from the pattern just barely contacts enough rubber to stay in. I will have to get a new glass cut to the new rubber requirements so I wouldn't be too concerned about using the original glass as a pattern.
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