Front quarter vent window removal.

stevepet

Hi

I need to replace the rubbers in my front quarter vent windows. Car is a 52 Wasp. Does anyone know how to remove these windows to replace rubbers.

Thanks

Steven

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I'm tackling the same job on a '51 Pacemaker and changing cracked vent windows while at it. There might be a better and easier way to accomplish the task but here's how I approached it:

I decided to remove the entire vent frame assembly channel out of the door and took it to my local glass shop (again my glass is cracked). Removing the chrome frame that encapsulates the vent window involved drilling out the two small rivets in the "upper pivot pin" and removing this piece. The frame has a barrel that pivots/rotates on this pivot pin (see pic below). Removing the pivot pin "frees" the chrome frame + vent window to slide out of the old rubber and provides unfettered access to replace it with new rubber molding. Once the rubber is replaced, slide the chrome frame + window into it, place the pin into the barrel and maneuver it over and onto the frame and re-rivet (or use small sheet metal screws).

Hope this helps rather than confuses things.

Pic of Pin and Barrel:

stevepet

Thank you so much. Any dramas drilling it out?

Regards

Steven

BEGROW

That's a hard job dude.

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https://openforum.hetclub.org/discussion/comment/254263#Comment_254263

No drama. It 's not a tough job but the dissassembly and reassembly of the side window glass and regulator takes time. It's a 3-4 hour job in total.

stevepet

Think I might tackle it this weekend.

Thanks

stevepet

Did you have to remove the window glass to remove the quarter vent window? Manual says you have to. Hoping I don't have to.

Cheers

Steven

stevepet

Just checking are these the rivets to be drilled out?

Thank you