This weekend my dad and I tried to install our new windshield on our '54 3104 (non-deluxe, so we have no chrome trim around the windshield). It was more of a pain than I had anticipated, and we are now in the process of regrouping, oh, and also wating for a new rubber loop to arrive (the string ripped a portion off the one we had).
I had prepared for this by reading a number of past topics on this board and also the BillyBob saga. I know it has been discussed a lot, but I'm hoping to get a fresh perspective, especially with my new experience with installing this thing:
1) Is it better to put the whole windshield/rubber assembly flush with the cab and work the string, or is it better to try to insert part of the rubber (top or bottom?) over the pinchweld first, and then use the string later to get the other side?
2) The bottom portion of our rubber loop ripped while pulling the string. Is there some tricky way to mitigate this problem? Maybe we didn't have the channel lubed up enough?
The shop manual makes this look so easy (typical, right?). I wonder if this is mostly a case of us being new to this installation, or if it would be similarly irritating for a "pro". Thanks for reading.. I'm kind of frustrated right now!!
