Spent the day sorting through some of the spare rear doors (all flared type, some with glass, winder mechs and locks, some without) I have accumulated. Mostly no good to keep but some fair condition parts inc some glass pieces.
Is there a good way to disassemble the rear doors to make removing the glass pieces simple? Seems the small fixed window has to come out with the vertical slider for the main glass unbolted, channel rubber for that window pulled mostly out, and the slider pulled/turned forward at the top. Then the small fixed glass should be able to be 'bent' down in order to remove it if it's rubber is pliable enough.
Seems the main glass panel cannot be removed from the door without that small window, and the vertical slider, both being removed first.
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Indeed they do - just managed to figure out how to manipulate the vertical slider to free it and get it out with some judicious turns. Then the small fixed window is a lot easier to get out and the main glass comes out after that.
One thing I am yet to tackle - fitting new channel rubber during door re-assembly. All the rubbers on the old doors are shot so none of them will be kept, but the glass panels are pretty good considering their age. Some of the main panels have a very badly rusted metal bit that clips on the bottom (the thing with the rail that the roller on the lifter mechanism rides in).
Time to look up all the part numbers for the rubbers, etc. and see what's still available...
Is there a good way to disassemble the rear doors to make removing the glass pieces simple? Seems the small fixed window has to come out with the vertical slider for the main glass unbolted, channel rubber for that window pulled mostly out, and the slider pulled/turned forward at the top. Then the small fixed glass should be able to be 'bent' down in order to remove it if it's rubber is pliable enough.
Seems the main glass panel cannot be removed from the door without that small window, and the vertical slider, both being removed first.
.....
Indeed they do - just managed to figure out how to manipulate the vertical slider to free it and get it out with some judicious turns. Then the small fixed window is a lot easier to get out and the main glass comes out after that.
One thing I am yet to tackle - fitting new channel rubber during door re-assembly. All the rubbers on the old doors are shot so none of them will be kept, but the glass panels are pretty good considering their age. Some of the main panels have a very badly rusted metal bit that clips on the bottom (the thing with the rail that the roller on the lifter mechanism rides in).
Time to look up all the part numbers for the rubbers, etc. and see what's still available...
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