Rear hatch glass removal (1 Viewer)

[69LC]

I have a 92 hatch waiting to be repainted to go onto our 95.

I've searched, but haven't found any tech showing how to remove and preserve the rear hatch glass.

Can anyone provide any links or tech?

 

[LINUS]

I pulled mine using a some plastic body clip tools, some 50# monofilament fish line, and a decent amount of dish soap.

From the inside, I peeled back the rubber gasket, starting up top & working around laying in fishline & soap, lots of soap (light watered to thin) - when you get it wrapped then work the tails of the line to the top if you like.

Now get a competent helper - as you start at one upper corner & work the top edge out & down that side slightly, then the opposite side to same amount (1/2 -2/3) - your helper outside has to be ready to catch the glass as it will "flop" out when you put pressure on the last of the sides where still in - pulling the fishline & keeping constant outward pressure with your shoulder on the glass releases the glass & gasket from the frame.

Install is reversal - reline the channel with more fishline, soap it up & have 1-2 helpers pushing from outside as you pull fishline tails from inside & it'll suck the rubber gasket over the frame lip & by the time you get 3 sides in, the 4th is pretty automatic if you lubed it well & it hasn't dried before getting there.

 

[69LC]

Thanks Linus. I'll try this and report back. At least I have two pieces of glass if I mess up.