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There is a tool to open the gasket. It is a hook with sort
of a round nub on the end. Gary Goers sells them. I highly recommend using the
old gasket. They are rarely bad unless someone damaged it changing the
windshield. I had the rear changed in my 60 because the glass guy was afraid he
would break the glass using the old one. Big mistake, since it now leaks much
worse then it did before & the trim doesn't quite fit
correctly.
John
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Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 11:42
AM
Subject: Re: IML: Remove/reinstall
1959-66 (and other?) windscreens yourself. SOOO EASY.
Here are some pix of my windshield replacement for reference. The
original gasket was retained. It was in excellent condition.
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From: Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>
> Jay,
>
> I'd bet on what you have being great.
Unless the car
> was outside in LV for 20 years. The stainless trim
> preserves the rubber very well here in Northern Ca.
> and
most other places.
>
>
> The gasket on that car is a
superior, ingenious design
> that leds itself to being reused. So
much so that you
> can open it yourself with a butter knife and see.
>
> Feeling even the least bit adventurous? Follow
>
along:
>
> Take the stainless trim off. Mostly screws and
clips.
>
> Look on the A pillar section of the gasket for what
> appear to be tiny ribs or a seam.
>
> On any other
rubber, this would be the mold seam, and
> your eye wi ll tell you
that it can't be anything but.
>
>
> Disregard what you
think you see.
>
> On this thing, it's where two parts of
rubber actually
> touch and are squeezed together.
>
>
Gently dig/probe your butter knife into the seam and
> pry it apart.
You will have the outside section fold
> out and back. Work all the
way around the edge and
> get it open. It's not exactly a zip-loc bag
device,
> but that's the closest analogy I can think of.
>
> When you have that lip up and out of the way, you have
>
then opened a path to allow the inner lip to fold up
> 90 degrees,
and somewhat under the outer lip so that
> it occupies the space
formerly filled by the outer
> lip.
>
> You can do this
with your fingers after a certain
> point, most likely, and the
butter knife if not.
> Seriously, if you're under 95 years old and
your hands
&g t; work, you're in. Sneak the butter knife out the
back
> door when she's not looking - better to get
>
forgiveness on this one.
>
> Fold the inner gasket up and the
edge of the glass
> will be visible all the way around. Put a moving
> blanket on the hood. Maybe remove the wipers? (cant
>
remember).
>
> Sit in the car on the front seat with your butt
on the
> front edge of the seat. Take your shoes off. Use
>
your stocking feet to gently push (not kick!) the
> glass out all the
way around. The thing will pop out,
> and if you screw up and crack
it further, well, you're
> replacing it, so.....
>
>
Rotate the glass on its bottom edge onto the moving
> blanket and
carry away. I used a hammer to knock it
> down so that it would fit
in the recycle can that we
> have, and the garbage man took it away
and I didn't
> even fill up the regular can with it.
>
>
> This is something that you CAN do with 1-2 buddies.
>
> Glass installation was a black art to me until Jeff
> Ingraham showed me this. So stupidly easy!
>
>
>
> I can find a windscreen gasket if you need one, but
> I'm almost certain that what you have is re-workable.
>
Please don't write back to say that the glass place
> used a blade on
the rubber and that it's a goner!
> That would be a shame.
>
>
> You can get gasket sealing material with a casual
>
search. Try the local glass co?
>
> Installing is pretty much
the same thing - clean the
> channel with solvent, put in some
sealant, fold down
> the inner lip. fold down the outer lip with your
hand
> and use a rubber mallet to clench the thing shut, and
>
you're done.
>
>
> -K
>
> --- JAY
D'ANGELO wrote :
>
> > I've decied to
replace the windshield on my
> > convertible. Got a great price
today of $500 +$100
> > shipping to Las Vegas.Problem is, I can't
find the
> > rubber windshield channel molding. Steele doesn't
> > have it and neither does the other sources I
> >
contacted. My windshield dealer is also making
> > calls, but they
can't find one either.Anyone have
> > any leads? I'm sure that the
old one will fall
> > apart when it is removed - doesn't do any
good to
> > get a windshield if I can't use it.HELP!Jay
>
> D'Angelo64 Iml CvtLas Vegas
> >
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