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72freak · 06-15-2011, 09:11 AM

I got a new gasket for the windshield....it has a funky lip on about 1/3 of it. Where does this lip go??? Bottom inside?

tmoble · 06-15-2011, 12:24 PM

see http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=469753 for a little background.

this side goes on the glass.

tmoble · 06-15-2011, 12:25 PM

this side goes on the pinch weld

tmoble · 06-15-2011, 12:26 PM

the part with the trimmed off edge goes inside at the bottom. search youtube for pickup windshield install, there's a video of a guy doing it. use the rope trick, but go slow. be sure it's centered, work the bottom in, back and down.

tmoble · 06-15-2011, 12:42 PM

here's a few of the tools I used. Be careful with the metal hook tools, use them between the metal and the rubber, be extremely careful about using them between the rubber and the glass.

dicer · 06-15-2011, 06:53 PM

I would not use any thing metal at all, if you use metal on the metal side you may scratch it and then the rust will start.
The extra slot is most likely for a chrome or stainless steel windshield moulding.

Dan Bowles · 06-15-2011, 08:28 PM

The extra slot is NOT for the chrome trim. You list a '54 Chevy truck in your sig line so I'm assuming that. The '54 has a groove on the outside for a chrome trim IF you order it that way, just like the other trucks.

If you are looking at it, there is a thicker part at the bottom that the vent trim sits on and a thinner part at the top (at least in our truck!!)

72freak · 06-15-2011, 08:55 PM

Thanks all..........I will get a picture of what I am talking about........it is not what is mentioned above. On the gasket I got there is an EXTRA flap of rubber about 3/4 inch wide and it runs about the width of the glass. It is definatley for the top or bottom inside or out.

72freak · 06-16-2011, 10:52 PM

I am told the extra flap of rubber goes on the inside and runs up both side and across the top. I will get a picture tomorrow.

Dan Bowles · 06-18-2011, 06:12 PM

Ours is mounted on the inside and runs upside down to yours! I used the old gasket as a template and put it on the same way. It would make sense to me that it is in the top to hold the headliner in but the truck I compared to looked like it was original so I did it the same way.

tmoble · 06-18-2011, 07:01 PM

My truck had the original glass and rubber, the trimmed off part of the flap was on the inside at the bottom. Might have had something to do with the defroster ducts.

Dan Bowles · 06-18-2011, 08:27 PM

I thought that would be the case as well but the truck I compared it to was upside down!

tmoble · 06-18-2011, 10:32 PM

maybe the guy that installed it back then had a bad hangover on a Monday morning? :0

72freak · 06-19-2011, 08:10 AM

Here are some pictures of the "flap". So far we have confirmed it goes on the inside but still mixed opinions on top and sides or bottom and sides. Any more opinions? I am leaning toward the top and sides because there is a screw down trim piece that goes at the bottom and not on the sides or top.??

**lolife99** · 06-19-2011, 08:44 AM

What brand of gasket is that?

72freak · 06-19-2011, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lolife99

What brand of gasket is that?

It was not in a bag..I have no idea...it came from

TIM TYGART'S OBSOLETE CHEVROLET PARTS CO

dicer · 06-19-2011, 12:14 PM

So what year is the truck? A couple of us are in the Task force mode.

72freak · 06-19-2011, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dicer

So what year is the truck? A couple of us are in the Task force mode.

What is Task Force Mode?

The truck is a 54

dicer · 06-20-2011, 08:14 PM

Task force mode, means thinking its a Task Force truck.

I keep forgetting theres AD's here too. AD is Advance Design.

54 would be an AD.

Dan Bowles · 06-21-2011, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tmoble

maybe the guy that installed it back then had a bad hangover on a Monday morning? :0

Probably. And it may have been at the factory that way, too!

06-15-2011, 09:11 AM	#1
72freak Rottenwood Garage Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Marietta, Georgia Posts: 4,321	Windshield gasket question I got a new gasket for the windshield....it has a funky lip on about 1/3 of it. Where does this lip go??? Bottom inside? __________________ 2004 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 2001 Chevrolet 2500HD Crew 6.0 1999 Harley Davidson Electra Glide 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Custom Camper "Dump Truck" 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Suburban "Big Green" 1969 Chevrolet C-50 Wedge Hauler "Leonidis" 1966 C-10 2x4 short fleet 327 4 speed "Race Truck" 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook "Rican" (my grandfathers) 1931 Ford Model A Coupe "Black Beauty" 1930 Ford Model A truck "Club Cab" 4x4 Rottenwood Garage and Speed Shop.....where everything must be racy! *It's not just a hobby..It's a LIFESTYLE!!!* Thanks for nothing Barrett-Jackson You cant fix stupid or teach accountability! Time wasters, looky Lous and tire kickers are everywhere!

06-15-2011, 12:24 PM	#2
tmoble Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Glendale, Az Posts: 1,062	Re: Windshield gasket question see http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=469753 for a little background. this side goes on the glass. Attached Images Last edited by tmoble; 06-15-2011 at 12:24 PM.

06-15-2011, 12:25 PM	#3
tmoble Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Glendale, Az Posts: 1,062	Re: Windshield gasket question this side goes on the pinch weld Attached Images

06-15-2011, 12:26 PM	#4
tmoble Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Glendale, Az Posts: 1,062	Re: Windshield gasket question the part with the trimmed off edge goes inside at the bottom. search youtube for pickup windshield install, there's a video of a guy doing it. use the rope trick, but go slow. be sure it's centered, work the bottom in, back and down. Last edited by tmoble; 06-15-2011 at 12:33 PM.

06-15-2011, 12:42 PM	#5
tmoble Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Glendale, Az Posts: 1,062	Re: Windshield gasket question here's a few of the tools I used. Be careful with the metal hook tools, use them between the metal and the rubber, be extremely careful about using them between the rubber and the glass. Attached Images

06-15-2011, 06:53 PM	#6
dicer Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: seattle, wa Posts: 529	Re: Windshield gasket question I would not use any thing metal at all, if you use metal on the metal side you may scratch it and then the rust will start. The extra slot is most likely for a chrome or stainless steel windshield moulding.

06-15-2011, 08:28 PM	#7
Dan Bowles AD Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Blissfield, MI Posts: 822	Re: Windshield gasket question The extra slot is NOT for the chrome trim. You list a '54 Chevy truck in your sig line so I'm assuming that. The '54 has a groove on the outside for a chrome trim IF you order it that way, just like the other trucks. If you are looking at it, there is a thicker part at the bottom that the vent trim sits on and a thinner part at the top (at least in our truck!!)

06-15-2011, 08:55 PM	#8
72freak Rottenwood Garage Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Marietta, Georgia Posts: 4,321	Re: Windshield gasket question Thanks all..........I will get a picture of what I am talking about........it is not what is mentioned above. On the gasket I got there is an *EXTRA flap* of rubber about 3/4 inch wide and it runs about the width of the glass. It is definatley for the top or bottom inside or out. __________________ 2004 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 2001 Chevrolet 2500HD Crew 6.0 1999 Harley Davidson Electra Glide 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Custom Camper "Dump Truck" 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Suburban "Big Green" 1969 Chevrolet C-50 Wedge Hauler "Leonidis" 1966 C-10 2x4 short fleet 327 4 speed "Race Truck" 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook "Rican" (my grandfathers) 1931 Ford Model A Coupe "Black Beauty" 1930 Ford Model A truck "Club Cab" 4x4 Rottenwood Garage and Speed Shop.....where everything must be racy! *It's not just a hobby..It's a LIFESTYLE!!!* Thanks for nothing Barrett-Jackson You cant fix stupid or teach accountability! Time wasters, looky Lous and tire kickers are everywhere! Last edited by 72freak; 06-15-2011 at 08:56 PM.

06-16-2011, 10:52 PM	#9
72freak Rottenwood Garage Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Marietta, Georgia Posts: 4,321	Re: Windshield gasket question I am told the extra flap of rubber goes on the inside and runs up both side and across the top. I will get a picture tomorrow. __________________ 2004 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 2001 Chevrolet 2500HD Crew 6.0 1999 Harley Davidson Electra Glide 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Custom Camper "Dump Truck" 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Suburban "Big Green" 1969 Chevrolet C-50 Wedge Hauler "Leonidis" 1966 C-10 2x4 short fleet 327 4 speed "Race Truck" 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook "Rican" (my grandfathers) 1931 Ford Model A Coupe "Black Beauty" 1930 Ford Model A truck "Club Cab" 4x4 Rottenwood Garage and Speed Shop.....where everything must be racy! *It's not just a hobby..It's a LIFESTYLE!!!* Thanks for nothing Barrett-Jackson You cant fix stupid or teach accountability! Time wasters, looky Lous and tire kickers are everywhere!

06-18-2011, 06:12 PM	#10
Dan Bowles AD Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Blissfield, MI Posts: 822	Re: Windshield gasket question Ours is mounted on the inside and runs upside down to yours! I used the old gasket as a template and put it on the same way. It would make sense to me that it is in the top to hold the headliner in but the truck I compared to looked like it was original so I did it the same way.

06-18-2011, 07:01 PM	#11
tmoble Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Glendale, Az Posts: 1,062	Re: Windshield gasket question My truck had the original glass and rubber, the trimmed off part of the flap was on the inside at the bottom. Might have had something to do with the defroster ducts.

06-18-2011, 08:27 PM	#12
Dan Bowles AD Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Blissfield, MI Posts: 822	Re: Windshield gasket question I thought that would be the case as well but the truck I compared it to was upside down!

06-18-2011, 10:32 PM	#13
tmoble Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Glendale, Az Posts: 1,062	Re: Windshield gasket question maybe the guy that installed it back then had a bad hangover on a Monday morning? :0

06-19-2011, 08:10 AM	#14
72freak Rottenwood Garage Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Marietta, Georgia Posts: 4,321	Re: Windshield gasket question Here are some pictures of the "flap". So far we have confirmed it goes on the inside but still mixed opinions on top and sides or bottom and sides. Any more opinions? I am leaning toward the top and sides because there is a screw down trim piece that goes at the bottom and not on the sides or top.?? Attached Images __________________ 2004 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 2001 Chevrolet 2500HD Crew 6.0 1999 Harley Davidson Electra Glide 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Custom Camper "Dump Truck" 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Suburban "Big Green" 1969 Chevrolet C-50 Wedge Hauler "Leonidis" 1966 C-10 2x4 short fleet 327 4 speed "Race Truck" 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook "Rican" (my grandfathers) 1931 Ford Model A Coupe "Black Beauty" 1930 Ford Model A truck "Club Cab" 4x4 Rottenwood Garage and Speed Shop.....where everything must be racy! *It's not just a hobby..It's a LIFESTYLE!!!* Thanks for nothing Barrett-Jackson You cant fix stupid or teach accountability! Time wasters, looky Lous and tire kickers are everywhere! Last edited by 72freak; 06-19-2011 at 08:12 AM.

06-19-2011, 08:44 AM	#15
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06-19-2011, 12:14 PM	#17
dicer Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: seattle, wa Posts: 529	Re: Windshield gasket question So what year is the truck? A couple of us are in the Task force mode.

06-20-2011, 08:14 PM	#19
dicer Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: seattle, wa Posts: 529	Re: Windshield gasket question Task force mode, means thinking its a Task Force truck. I keep forgetting theres AD's here too. AD is Advance Design. 54 would be an AD. Last edited by dicer; 06-20-2011 at 08:15 PM.

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