Windshield Removal and reinstall
Greetings all,
I think I've read most all of the posts regarding windshield R and R on mid years. However, I still seem uncertain on a few issues.
A local amateur restorer suggested that the old gasket has to be cut all the way through from outside to inside (between the pinch welt and glass, obviously) and then two persons carefully remove the glass. It seems though that one reply to an earlier post stated that only the outer portion of gasket needs to be removed (i. e., cut half way through and peel the old rubber away from the pinch welt and glass. [Since (apparently) there was no factory installed adhesive on the inside of the glass and, unless the rubber due to heat over the years had become adhered to the inside glass, this method should work.] Cut half way and peel all old rubber from the outside of glass, as noted above, and carefully push the glass out. This is an original windshield on a '66 coupe and I definitely hope to save it.
The only reason for removing the glass is that the driver side post moulding had separated from the A-pillar by a good .200 inch. In removing this piece (1/3 of the total) it was noticed that some rusting of the clips had occurred. Hence removal of the windshield became necessary. Will the glass come out by removing the outer half of the gasket only or is this risky with an original windshield?
In reinstalling the windshield only the outside of the glass, and this after installation, should have adhesive applied? Also bedding compound applied before glass installation to the area from the edge of the gasket (estimated) and to the outer edge of the recessed area. I assume this is done all the way around the window as opposed to just at the bottom. Also some amount of bedding compound applied inside the gasket channel for the pinch welt--and then deal with the mess the extra bedding compound is going to create once the string is "pulled". According to page 113 of my 1966 AIM the factory "gooped up" the backside of the reveal trim moulding where it contacts the gasket and body. Is this customary these days as extra precaution against leaks? Nowhere in the old posts do I note any reference to this "practice"--assuming St. Louis line workers even did it.
Any other advice would be much appreciated. One piece of advice which is certainly sound is to "let the experts do it"--which assumes an old timer with experience with this type of glass installation can be found.
Thanks for any help,
Bill
I think I've read most all of the posts regarding windshield R and R on mid years. However, I still seem uncertain on a few issues.
A local amateur restorer suggested that the old gasket has to be cut all the way through from outside to inside (between the pinch welt and glass, obviously) and then two persons carefully remove the glass. It seems though that one reply to an earlier post stated that only the outer portion of gasket needs to be removed (i. e., cut half way through and peel the old rubber away from the pinch welt and glass. [Since (apparently) there was no factory installed adhesive on the inside of the glass and, unless the rubber due to heat over the years had become adhered to the inside glass, this method should work.] Cut half way and peel all old rubber from the outside of glass, as noted above, and carefully push the glass out. This is an original windshield on a '66 coupe and I definitely hope to save it.
The only reason for removing the glass is that the driver side post moulding had separated from the A-pillar by a good .200 inch. In removing this piece (1/3 of the total) it was noticed that some rusting of the clips had occurred. Hence removal of the windshield became necessary. Will the glass come out by removing the outer half of the gasket only or is this risky with an original windshield?
In reinstalling the windshield only the outside of the glass, and this after installation, should have adhesive applied? Also bedding compound applied before glass installation to the area from the edge of the gasket (estimated) and to the outer edge of the recessed area. I assume this is done all the way around the window as opposed to just at the bottom. Also some amount of bedding compound applied inside the gasket channel for the pinch welt--and then deal with the mess the extra bedding compound is going to create once the string is "pulled". According to page 113 of my 1966 AIM the factory "gooped up" the backside of the reveal trim moulding where it contacts the gasket and body. Is this customary these days as extra precaution against leaks? Nowhere in the old posts do I note any reference to this "practice"--assuming St. Louis line workers even did it.
Any other advice would be much appreciated. One piece of advice which is certainly sound is to "let the experts do it"--which assumes an old timer with experience with this type of glass installation can be found.
Thanks for any help,
Bill
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