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Just about to fit new screens and a windshield rubber to my 51 GMC, , my question is do i fit the stainless trim into the rubber before i put it into the GMC , or do i try and fit them after the windshild is in the hole
Thanks in advance Lez

The stainless goes in before you install the windshield. It will never go in after installation because of the little lip on the flange.
Good Luck if youre doing it by yourself. Its a 2 person operation.
Do a search on "windshield installation".

Ditto to everything Marty posted.

Also, use a non-hardening glass seal/glazing compound (like: 3M Automotive Glazing and Bedding Compound).

I had problems with getting a good fit and seal with a Jim Carter seal and a Chevy Duty seal (on two different 54 trucks). This week, I'll be installing a Steele Rubber seal in one of those 54 trucks.

1948-52 Shop Manual instructions, includes sealer application

Here are Steele Rubber's 47-51 instructions.

Hi Lez -cookieclan-

Hope you don’t mind me jumping your thread but I just tried to install my stainless trim and windshield on my 50 3100 tonight. Hope this info helps you.

Used a Steele gasket.
The rubber did fit around the glass kind of loose. The instructions said it should not be too loose or too tight.

The outer lip on the outside did not extend as far as the original.

Found out on the second attempt that there is an upside down to the gasket.

the stainless trim did not seat well in the top, most likely my error.

I used some liquid soap as a lubricant in the rubber gasket joints and the pinch weld.
Tim …Thanks for the tip on the glazing compound.

Oh..... and I broke the glass while giving palm slaps trying to set the center. So be careful .
I’ll Call Steele on Tuesday and ask them about the fit. And my glass man to order another glass.



click below for a few pics
windshield install pics

good luck

Lez,the guys have got it covered.
Another non-setting sealer is 'Arbomast'.
Auto Windscreens or Autoglass should have it.
If you can't get any,PM me and i'll see what i can do.
It can be applied after installation if you want to go ahead with the fit.
I wouldn't mind a trip to Devon to give you a hand but it's a tad too far for me!
Jock

WOW !! many thanks to you all for your helpfull advice, screen is now fitted without to much trouble , used plenty of soapy water and fitted it myself this afternoon , had the glass cut local to me and was quite a snug fit in the rubber,my top tip is to use a small amount of super glue on the parts that keep falling of the rubber like the corners, The stainless trim held in tight , put the cord round and simply pulled it in , plenty of palm slaps and in it sliped stragely quite satisfiying when it finnly slips in ,used a screen sealer after it was fitted, saves ALOT of mess. looks good
Thanks again Lez

I'm happy for you that it went so well,Cookieclan.

If you dont' mind I'd like to add MY experience here in case it may help someone else reading this thread. My gasket and glass came from LMC but I got it from a guy how had given up on his project and was selling out.

Well, it went pretty well until I started to put the stainless piece on that goes in the middle of the windshield and goes on the outside.
Well, wouldn't you know the holes were not "centered" very well and since I had waited for a couple weeks after putting the glass in it made the job more difficult as the glass had "set" and would not move side to side very easy. I got it but it was tough.....so, when you put in a windshield make sure the center rubber strip is centered AND I'd put the outside piece on as soon as possible so you can shift the glass side to side. I had to shift mine a good 1/8" and it was tough.
Hope this helps someone.

Alvin, to avoid the centering problems,I start the 'string in' from the bottom middle.
Stop just before you reach the lower corners,and you still have a chance to 'shuffle' the screens to centre them.
I've fitted my windshields twice this way so far and have had no alignment problems with the centre trim screws.

tclederman - how did it go with the '54s? Had quite a time with mine but it's in. Rubber from CounterParts worked better than the ones I tried from LMC and Carter, they were both made in Thailand, couldn't get either one to stay on the glass. The stainless trim didn't make it any easier.

I gave up this time trying to get Steele 19954 seal for use with the stainless trim in place with or without the 3M windshield sealer. I put in a standard seal (no stainless trim) as a last resort (I had to have a sealed windshield this year for the trip to Macungie).

I have a new strategy for next time (I have two moe trucks to put windshields into).

Some thing that will help keep the glass and rubber together is take masking tape and tape the glass and rubber together as you're fitting the rubber to the glass on both front and rear of the glass just put tape on so it's on the face of the rubber so it will not get in the way of the install.

Pete

.....exactly what Pete said only I used Duct tape!!