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i HAVE NO SCREWS IN THE CHANNEL HOLDING THE GLASS. any ideas, got new glass from classic parts this am--Thanks Bill

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If you're talking about the channel at the bottom of the window glass that the regulator runs on, soak it in solvent (the shop manual says gasoline!) Its just a press fit with some glass setting tape with a little 10 weight oil to soften it a bit. You might be able to just tap the channel off, or if there's just glass shards left in the channel, dig them out with a screwdriver or other implement to reuse the channel.


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Good Idea--Thanks..Bill

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That door glass is held in by imagination mostly. smile
You can follow factory instruction with glass setting tape and hope to lucky enough to find the correct thickness of setting tape.
I forgo the setting tape method and opt for black Permatex sealant commonly used for water pumps and rear axle covers.
Use painters tape on the channel to keep the goop off of it.
I run a generous bead in the glass channel, force the glass down in it, and let it set, and don't worry about excess sealant getting on the glass.
Tomorrow you'll be able to remove the excess from the glass with a razor blade very easily. Trying to clean it off before it sets up just makes a bigger mess.
If you should break the glass in the future, that sealant is not too difficult to get out of the channel.


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Originally Posted by 52Carl
That door glass is held in by imagination mostly. smile
No, it's not imagination. It just sucks! yahoo


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My way of doing it takes all of the "suck" out of it, and no one is the wiser of my shortcut. (Well except for the 100 people who have viewed this thread so far. smile )


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Got Glass out, with a Hammer..cleaned channel and used 3M Black super weatherstrip adhesive. worked fine. Had to vaccum inside door for glass particles.
Think this was the original window.Thankls for the help--Bill


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