I did my vent glass by removing the whole divider since I was replacing all the glass anyway. You can probably replace the vent glass only if your vent frame and rivet are in tact. I had to press the rivet with the tool in a vise to secure it correctly. I think that would have been impossible without removing the whole frame and divider.
I did use glass tape which makes the job messy and difficult. If you want to do it in place I would remove the glass with gas or brake clean as described then replace using windshield glue in stead of tape. This requires much less force. (when securing with glass tape I had to use a rubber mallet to get the glass in the frame)
There are a lot of messages on here describing this process and even a few good tutorials from guys who have done it if you do a search.
One key thing to remember regardless if you use tape or glue be sure to set the glass so it seals against the weather strip on the divide. Youe can set the glass too far into the frame...then it wont seal.
Rich