Hi Richard,
I haven't installed a windshield, but, a fellow named Greg Smith bought a
windshield from me after he broke his trying to re-install it. So, it appears
that there is a risk at that stage. I recall it was tricky and involved rope
and maybe a helper. I know he was working from a resource found on the web (I
looked around and couldn't find it.) and that he posted a description of his
experience on the list, so that should be in the archives.
Greg's e-mail address is <A HREF="mailto:gsmith@cvn.net";>gsmith@cvn.net</A>
or, at least, it was a few months ago. You might drop him a line, maybe he's
not on the list anymore. (He sold his Spitfire.)
I can tell you that cutting a windshield seal with a knife against the glass
is slippery business and can result in bloodshed or, worse yet, paint
scratches. Pros use a T-handled tool that hooks behind the windshield.
Have you considered putting a small bead of silicone under the seal to
re-seal it?
Tom Burke
80 Spit
In a message dated 09/22/2000 5:24:32 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com writes:
<< Pat,
Thanks for that - I'm now all ready to go ahead, as soon as I have a free
weekend to do it. I guess that means I'll still have soggy trousers for a
month or so - other even more pressing matters await me!
Richard
Richard,
I haven't followed this thread but based on your question, "How do you
remove the windshield without breaking it?" is straightforward.
I am going to assume that you are going to replace the rubber seal around
the windshield. You will need to do this in order to use this method. I
would not begin until you have the new windshield seal in hand. First,
remove the plastic or metal finisher strip from the windshield moulding.
Next you will need a sharp razor blade knife. Use th knife to cut away the
rubber flap holding the windshield in place. The way to do this is to place
the blade in the finisher strip channel which is now empty and plunge the
razor into the seal until you reach the edge of the glass. Pull back on the
seal as you go. Once you remove this outer flap, the windshield will come
out with very little effort. This will leave the remaining seal in the
windshield frame. It is now a simple task to remove the remaining seal from
the windshield frame.
Pat Barber >>
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