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05-16-2005, 05:23 PM | #1 |
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Installing a windshield
What is the proper method on this one.I am going to try to do it tonight,or tomorrow.A link would be good,directions would work.Thanks
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05-16-2005, 06:28 PM | #2 |
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my method was sledgehammer, i should of used gloves becasue now i have another scar for life on my hand. if you want to do it right, get a corner of it out, with wetherstripping still on the glass, and then use steel or piano wire to saw it off the remaining perimeter.
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05-17-2005, 11:28 PM | #3 |
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the whole purpose is to keep hte windshield
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05-18-2005, 12:29 AM | #4 |
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well I have tried before and I broke it so sorry
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05-18-2005, 12:51 AM | #5 |
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yeah me too unfortunately
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05-18-2005, 01:21 AM | #6 |
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When I had mine replaced a while back, they first aligned and installed the rubber molding around the frame of the windshield opening. They then lubed the windshield-side of the rubber molding. They placed the lower edge of the windshield into the rubber molding and preceded to use a special tool (like a screwdriver) to lift the rubber molding around the sides and top of the windshield edges. Once the windshield was seated in the molding, they ran a bead of black sealant under the rubber molding along the perimeter of the windshield opening.
Good luck.
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05-18-2005, 02:37 AM | #7 |
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I usually just call the insurance company.
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05-18-2005, 05:50 AM | #8 |
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If you can get a "Chevrolet & GMC Light Duty Truck Service manual" , the whole procedure to pull and put a windshield is fully described in there...
I have such a manual , if I can find some time , I could scan the pages about that gem and send them to you such books are easily to be found on Ebay or by other sellers... Shortly : to pull the windshield out : pull out that faded plastic chrome strip that sits in the seal , on the outside of the seal , go in the truck , lean with your back against the front seat , push with both feet on the winshield , with your feet to be set at 45° ( like Charlie Chaplin ) , feet put a little like the figure below and the windshield should pop out , do this with at least two persons , one pushing the windshield out , the other one catching it when it pops out ( otherwise , your windshield could fly against the wall , depends if you are a bear or a Sissy ! ! ) do it with your shoes off , with your socks on ( Kentucky Hillbillies may do it with bare feet , as usual... ) another way to do it , but it will ruin your seal , is to cut out the seal with a sharp cutter , pull out the windshield ---> more secure to me , anyway to put the windshield into place : put the seal around the windshield . find a thin steel wire , like a bicycle braking cable , or a solid thin rope , you may also use a thicker nylon fishing line , long enough to go fully around the windshield seal , into the groove that sits on the body opening , the length of the rope has to be + one feet at each side of the junction , the junction has to be put on the lower side of the windshield put the lower lip of the seal where it has to go in the truck windshield opening ( with two persons again ) , pull gently the wire/rope/fishing line from inside the cab , to the bottom up , and the lip will come in the opening... I just hope you've understand what I just have told , he ? regards the Baron
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