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| | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 36 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 36 | How do you remove the old vertical window channel on a '53 GMC 1/2 ton? I can tear it out to the sill but below that I have the glass and no room to get behind the door panel.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
John | | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 49 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 49 | If the door is the same as a Chevy, here is the trick. Remove the trim around the windows and take out the screws holding the vent window in place. Close the window, then, remove the hinge access plate at the bottom of the door. If you reach up through the hole under the hinge access plate, there is one bolt that holds the vertical channel in place. Its a tough reach but its there. A half inch socket with extension(s) will remove the bolt. Then lower the window and tilt the vent window assembly towards the latch side of the door and remove. It is sometimes helpful to take the door panel off and reach down through the opening in the door to get to the bottom of the vertical channel. However, there isn't anything you can reach that way that does much other than help you figure out what's going on in there. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 36 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 36 | Thanks for the reply. There is no way to detach the upper part of the vertical channel. I replaced the wing window rubber yesterday but could not remove the wing window frame completely because there is no way to remove the vertical channel that mounts to the window frame. There are no screws, maybe a rivet but I'm not breaking that off. I'll try your suggestion as maybe I can get to the bottom of the channel to pull out the old channel. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 36 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 36 | Ignore my last messageI was able to get them off per your instruction. Thank you!!!!!! | | |
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