Vent window glass removal
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Vent window glass removal
How do you remove the vent window glass on an F-1? Mine is cracked on one side.
My guess would be that you push the pin out of the vent window handle, pull it off and the glass slides out, but I wanted to make sure before I tore into it. Thanks!
My guess would be that you push the pin out of the vent window handle, pull it off and the glass slides out, but I wanted to make sure before I tore into it. Thanks!
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Nope, the pin doesn't have anything to do with it. The glass is held in with an adhesive or adhesive tape/pad. I just built my 51 wings back up after getting them back from the chrome chrome shop. They are all together minus the glass. I had to bust the glass to get it out for chroming. I'm going to take my existing pair glass and all to a shop to have the glass "Transplanted" this time. I'm wondering if there isn't some type of solvent or sharp tool used to loosen the seal up.
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Ok, so I need to get another question in...I'm also, trying to get my vent frame out of my '54...I found the 2 screws on top of the door, now what's the next step, I couldn't take the time to figure it out the other day...So, could use some assistance...cheers...Julie?
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From: Pflugerville, tx
you have to remove the window glass,
then remove the separator bar (the screws on the top of the door, and two on the face of the door).
then under the rubber around the vent window at the top, there is a screw as well.
then the vent window assembly slides out (into the window space).
sam
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From: Pflugerville, tx
yeh,. the vent frame is pinched in with the separator bar channel.. so you really have no choice..
sam
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well, I guess it would need to be done anyways, as I have to install new anti-rattle kits...I just don't like mess'in with glass as I always tend to break it!
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From: Weston-super-Mare (UK)
I just took the glass out of mine - go really careful as you have to gently lever on the glass edge. Loosen it up first as much as possible with a thin blade. I was lucky and got both of mine out intact with a little patience!
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From: Poway, Ca.
Well, I wish I could just tell you the guys were all messed up on this one and if you stand on your right foot with you left arm over your head and say Heabby Chebby three times it would fall out.
But, the guys are right, you have to take the whole window, separator and wing assembly out - unless you want to try the blade - that might work pretty well. If you do take the whole assembly out, be sure to replace the wing rubber boots too. You can get them from MACs and they are super easy to install (use a little liquid soap).
BUT, only take one apart at a time! There are six different washers and a spring on the bottom of the wing assembly and it's really hard to remember the order they were in. The drawings in the Body Parts Catalogue are not good enough to show you.
But, the guys are right, you have to take the whole window, separator and wing assembly out - unless you want to try the blade - that might work pretty well. If you do take the whole assembly out, be sure to replace the wing rubber boots too. You can get them from MACs and they are super easy to install (use a little liquid soap).
BUT, only take one apart at a time! There are six different washers and a spring on the bottom of the wing assembly and it's really hard to remember the order they were in. The drawings in the Body Parts Catalogue are not good enough to show you.
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From: Alberta Canada
Revive this topic
I am in the process of removing vent glass from frames, but the glass is "welded" in; did anyone ever come up with a solvent, that will release the glass from the frame. Is it worth trying contact cement solvent or other products. There has to be a better way than busting the glass, although the glass needs replacing?
Tom
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From: Poway, Ca.
I might be tempted to take it to an automotive glass shop and ask them to take it out. At least if they break it they can fix it. Labor to remove it will probably cost you more than a new piece of glass.
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Warming the vent window frame with a heat gun will help sometimes. Use a heavy paint stick and a hammer to knock the frame from the glass. Other times, there's just no saving the glass. The hard part is figuring out a way to hold everything soild while you beat on it.
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From: NM
You don't have to take the wing frames out of the truck if you just want to replace the glass. In fact, the frame loses its shape when it's out of the truck. Just pull the glass out, and stick in new. Both of mine nearly fell out once I started pulling on them; it's a tapered wedge. I used pliers padded with 1/8" thick rubber and wiggled up-down-in-out. If someone glued them in with urethane (what some glass shops use), it may not be so easy.