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Re: Putting the Channels Back on the Window Glass

To: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>,
Subject: Re: Putting the Channels Back on the Window Glass
From: "Rich C" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 13:30:05 -0500
I went to an automotive glass installer and got thin rubber strip that is 
designed for this very purpose. It is cut approx. to size then is oiled with 
clean engine oil and the glass is pressed into place in the channel. The 
rubber is designed to swell with the oil and everything locks beautifully in 
place over the next 30 minutes or so. Then come back and clean away the 
excess oil and install the glass back into the door. The rubber is called 
Glaspak and comes in .040" and .065" thicknesses by 1 1/2" wide. I used the 
.040" to install the windup window glass.
Rich Chrysler

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
To: "Austin-Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 12:04 PM
Subject: Putting the Channels Back on the Window Glass


>I have been trying all morning with now luck. I have folded the rubber
> glazing into the channel then sprayed WD40 into the fold as a lubricant 
> and
> tried to stuff the glass in the slot. I am applying force via strap clamps
> and hoping  the glass doesn't break. I am unable to force the glass all 
> the
> way down into the channel. And it pops out when I remove the clamp.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
>
>
> Ned Smith
>
> BJ8




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