'61 door glass replacement
I am replacing the door glass in 1961. Do I put the new Set tape on the window before putting in the frame or in the frame first then put the window in frame? Does the "rubbery" sticky side of the set tape go against the window to hold it or is the smooth side of the tape against the glass? Is the "excess" of the tape (about 1'8" inside and outside) trimmed even with the frame or left alone?
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I'm also interested in the answers to these questions. Can anyone offer their suggestions? -
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Hi i know this is ole thread, but if u can help me, i am trying to take out the window on my 62.Comment
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Rich has an excellent procedure for doing this. On my 57, I don't think the pass side door had ever been apart. The sash bottom rubber gutter was so deteriorated that it broke into pieces. It was so bad I thought it was plastic and not rubber. A real pain to get it out and then back in, but it can be done.
What I did to get the glass out of the frame is I soaked it in hot soapy water and starting at both ends of the frame, slowly worked the frame back a little bit at a time. The trick is to not break the 60 year old glass. Do not side load it - straight pulls while slowly pulling the frame away from the glass. It took about 15 or 20 minutes, but the glass did separate from the frame with no damage to the glass or the frame.
Re-installing the frame with new rubber is another challenge. I did it a little different than Rich did it. First of all, I could not make the repro rubber work. It was just to thick to go in there and I did not want to exert any more pressure on the old glass than I had to. My son-in-law got me a thinner piece of rubber from where he worked. That rubber was too thin and offered almost no resistance when installing. So it is not as tight in the frame as it should be - so what. What is it going to hurt, especially seeing how these cars are driven now, and the sheltered environment they now live in. You cannot move the glass in the frame, and that is what is important. Yes, you do have to 'trim' the rubber with a razor blade or exacto knife after installation.
Good luck! Just remember - go slow and carefully.
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