Bob,
You are a braver man than I. When I get hammers in the vicinity of glass, I
always get cut. Removing the door window glass is very easy; about a 10
min. job.
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary R Hacker <grhacker@wfl.fha.dot.gov>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 2:44 PM
Subject: Helpful Tip?
>I don't contribute very often because my knowledge, skills and abilities
>are limited. I did just finish one job on my 75 roadster that many of
>you might be contemplating but are hesitating on because of the unknown
>complexity of it. That is, replacing the rubber weather seal on the
>door that keeps water from running down the window and into the door. I
>had read somewhere that you could pull the door trim, arm rest and
>window crank, loosen two screws in the middle bottom of the door and
>that would allow the window assembly to drop far enough down that the
>rivets could be drilled out and the seal replaced and re-revited. On my
>75, this was not the case. The window stop is an L shaped bracket that
>is spot welded to the inside of the door panel and to the bottom of the
>door. After reviewing all my manuals and VB and Moss catalogs, I
>decided I did not want to try to pull the window glass out to do this
>job. I decided I would drill out the spot welds and then bend the
>bracket back to get the clearance I needed. That didn't work. I gently
>tried to break the bracket loose from the side of the door, but it
>wouldn't budge. Inspiration than lead me to my small ballpin hammer.
>Or was it frustration? Three sharp raps and lo and behold. Enough
>clearance to get the job done. After I replaced the seal, a long
>handled screwdriver allowed me to lever the bracket to it's original
>position. This isn't for the faint of heart, but I did no damage to
>anything but the bracket and that only for a little while. I am looking
>forward to Saturday and doing the other side. Hope this helps someone
>else.
>
>Bob Hacker
>75 MGB
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