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*vegaschevy* · 07-18-2009, 04:00 PM

I have a front windshield I need to remove out of a cab. What is the best way about going to get it out without cracking?

my67chevytruck · 07-18-2009, 04:12 PM

get a razor/utility knive and cut the rubber off from around the windshield from the outside, and the glass will then come out, getting it back in with the new seal is a whole different story....

william-theglassman · 07-18-2009, 04:13 PM

cut the rubber. unless the rubber is very soft {,probably not, }push firmly on glass in tom corner, at the same time folding inner lip of the rubber towards the ctr of the glass. be carefull, where gloves and glasses.best way is to cut the rubber.or have a glass shop come by and pull it for you.i was in lv in may i would have done it for free. iits really not hard.

*vegaschevy* · 07-18-2009, 04:29 PM

that is pretty much what I figured I would need to do. So Ill give it a shot

william-theglassman · 07-18-2009, 04:34 PM

good luck b carefull

68,69 K20 · 07-18-2009, 04:41 PM

Here is a good thread in the FAQ done by LockDoc...

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=210843

**bigsnookmaster** · 07-18-2009, 05:23 PM

Cut it out with a razor knife. Use a new Precision brand gasket! They are absolutely the best. Good luck!

northerngmc · 07-19-2009, 01:54 AM

I removed two last year and swapped them. On one the rubber was soft enough that two guys sitting in the cab we simply rolled the rubber inside and pushed it out with the rubber and windshield intact. The second had a very hard old rubber and I took a knife to the rubber on the outside of the windshield and cut it back to remove the windshield.

I doubt if you will lucky enough to find soft rubber and will have to cut. I was able to reuse the soft one and install the better windshield into the truck I was getting onto the road.

Good luck

*vegaschevy* · 07-19-2009, 02:00 AM

the chrome trim was not going to come off without destroying it thats for sure, either that or I did it wrong, but the rubber gasket I cut back to the edge of the window and had it off in about 5 minutes.

**LockDoc** · 07-19-2009, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vegaschevy

the chrome trim was not going to come off without destroying it thats for sure, either that or I did it wrong, but the rubber gasket I cut back to the edge of the window and had it off in about 5 minutes.

The trim has to come out with the gasket. You can't take it out first...

LockDoc

07-18-2009, 04:00 PM	#1
vegaschevy Account Suspended Join Date: May 2009 Location: las vegas nv Posts: 1,493	best way to remove windshield I have a front windshield I need to remove out of a cab. What is the best way about going to get it out without cracking?

07-18-2009, 04:12 PM	#2
my67chevytruck Under Construction Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Midlothian,TX (DFW) Posts: 4,555	Re: best way to remove windshield get a razor/utility knive and cut the rubber off from around the windshield from the outside, and the glass will then come out, getting it back in with the new seal is a whole different story.... __________________ Heath subscribe to the board here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=157669 FAQ how to's 1956 Chevy Apache 1967 C10 SWB FleetSide (under construction) 1969 K10 SWB FleetSide (Future Build) 1972 C10 SWB Stepside (Future Build) 56 chevy truck : http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2955823/1 67 truck build: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=281357/1 69 k10: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=389470 Last edited by my67chevytruck; 07-18-2009 at 04:13 PM.

07-18-2009, 04:13 PM	#3
william-theglassman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: lake charles louisiana Posts: 94	Re: best way to remove windshield cut the rubber. unless the rubber is very soft {,probably not, }push firmly on glass in tom corner, at the same time folding inner lip of the rubber towards the ctr of the glass. be carefull, where gloves and glasses.best way is to cut the rubber.or have a glass shop come by and pull it for you.i was in lv in may i would have done it for free. iits really not hard.

07-18-2009, 04:29 PM	#4
vegaschevy Account Suspended Join Date: May 2009 Location: las vegas nv Posts: 1,493	Re: best way to remove windshield that is pretty much what I figured I would need to do. So Ill give it a shot

07-18-2009, 04:34 PM	#5
william-theglassman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: lake charles louisiana Posts: 94	Re: best way to remove windshield good luck b carefull

07-18-2009, 04:41 PM	#6
68,69 K20 They call me the Breeze... Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,251	Re: best way to remove windshield Here is a good thread in the FAQ done by LockDoc... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=210843 __________________ Mike 69 K20 "Beer is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy"....Ben Franklin

07-18-2009, 05:23 PM	#7
bigsnookmaster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: St.Petersburg,Fl Posts: 1,270	Re: best way to remove windshield Cut it out with a razor knife. Use a new Precision brand gasket! They are absolutely the best. Good luck! __________________ greg http://community.webshots.com/user/68406Stepside

07-19-2009, 01:54 AM	#8
northerngmc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Whitehorse YK Canada Posts: 2,651	Re: best way to remove windshield I removed two last year and swapped them. On one the rubber was soft enough that two guys sitting in the cab we simply rolled the rubber inside and pushed it out with the rubber and windshield intact. The second had a very hard old rubber and I took a knife to the rubber on the outside of the windshield and cut it back to remove the windshield. I doubt if you will lucky enough to find soft rubber and will have to cut. I was able to reuse the soft one and install the better windshield into the truck I was getting onto the road. Good luck __________________ Blaine 59 GMC 9314 a.k.a. Whoopee 68 C20 50th Anniversary a.k.a. The Rat http://www.flickr.com/photos/northerngmc/ http://www.members.tripod.com/P-wee/index_032.htm 1.61803 is one H of a lot better than 3.14159, no really it is!

07-19-2009, 02:00 AM	#9
vegaschevy Account Suspended Join Date: May 2009 Location: las vegas nv Posts: 1,493	Re: best way to remove windshield the chrome trim was not going to come off without destroying it thats for sure, either that or I did it wrong, but the rubber gasket I cut back to the edge of the window and had it off in about 5 minutes.

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