My frame was a pain as well.
I found it easier to stand in the car (with the seats out) grabbing each
side of the frame and pull and rock, while an assistant tapped the frame
bolts at the bottom. I left the nuts backed out to the end of the thread, as
he needed to give a few good whacks.
Keith Meinhold
66 Marston Avenue
San Francisco CA 94112
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of James A TenCate
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 7:24 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: windscreen and frame removal
Hi everyone. I'm not a regular on this list but I've run into a
problem I'm sure most everyone's had: getting out the windscreen
frame. (I'd check the Email archives for tips but my subscription
for 6-pack hasn't gone in yet :-(
My 74 TR-6 needs new paint and a new dash (crash pad) top---now that
the rest of the car is in great mechanical shape I'm beginning to
restore the cosmetic stuff. So, I'm trying to remove the windscreen
and frame to prepare for both. Seemed like it would be easy enough.
I loosened and removed the appropriate nuts and slackened the
appropriate bolts and sprayed the windscreen frame posts liberally
with Blaster (a pretty decent penetrating oil). After a couple of
days I tried vigorously pulling on both sides to see if anything
budged (it's been that way for 30 years I suppose). Nothing. The
sheet metal flexes but there's no hint of the windscreen frame coming
out the way it should.
Are there any tricks I should know about (or should I keep blasting
with penetrating oil and use a little more force)?
Also, any advice on the dash top? Haven't actually tried to order
one yet; they once were hard to get but now I'm not sure.
Thanks,
Jim TenCate,
early 74 TR-6
80 FI TR8
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