How to Replace 1967-1972 Chevy C10 Vent Window Safety
If a person desires a classic truck to final for a long time history has proven there's a host of good reasons why the inner workings of the doors should exist maintained in good operating condition. That means the weatherstripping, prophylactic seals, and window glass shouldn't leak water, ensuring no leaks pays off with the added bonus of eliminating air current racket. It'south a win-win situation; not allowing water to seep inside the doors retards the eventuality of rust eating the doors out, and if the repair work is done correct wind whistles from around the windows will be a thing of the past. On the flip side sealing up the interior improves the air conditioner's ability to continue things nice and cool.
Information technology doesn't affair if rebuilding the door's inner workings are undertaken while the truck is undergoing a major restoration, or handled every bit a separate weekend warrior project by just concentrating on the doors. The key to a successful job is to have patience and exist set up to finesse the parts of the task where it isn't going as smooth as expected.
Removing the door panels allows access to service the doors. A window crank/inner door handle tool is used to push off the retainer clips.
A number two Phillips screwdriver is used to remove door panel screws.
The last pace to removing door panels is to apply a door panel clip remover tool to pop the door panels clips outward to release the door panel.
The white foam strip (door panel seal) and black cream window crank seal are there to preclude the door panel from squeaking and to help insulate the interior.
A number iii Phillips screwdriver is used to remove the window regulator.
A number 3 Phillips screwdriver is used to remove the window regulator.
The missing door glass stop (rubber bumper) will exist constitute in the bottom of the door minus its pointy thing.
A niggling dab of lubricant and the door drinking glass cease pushes dorsum into place.
Reinforcement screw and sleeve establish on 1972-twelvemonth models only. Replacing with the wrong length screw volition create interference problems.
To remove the windwing (vent window) we removed all of the number 2 Phillips screws surrounding its perimeter.
The window was lowered (rolled) completely down in gild to remove the windwing. It took a petty jockeying to remove the vent window assembly from the door.
When removing the inner and outer window seals care should be taken non to bend where the window seals adhere (push down onto) the door (sheetmetal).
Bob removed and installed the window glass past lowering it into the door from the front side of the door.
This is the bending and how the window regulator should appear (crank artillery together) to be extracted and installed into the door.
One screw was used to hold (tack) the window regulator in identify. The window regulator mounting screws weren't fully tightened until the window was mounted.
Bob applied synthetic (water-resistant) grease to the white nylon rollers on the window regulator arms.
Bob also applied synthetic (water-resistant) grease to the window channels (window run).
Complete vent window assemblies are bachelor from Brothers, merely simply the rubber needed replacement on this truck. The vent window assemblies have to exist disassembled completely in order to supersede with new rubber grinding, or drilling works to remove these rivets.
The tabs were folded down far enough to remove the nut.
Information technology'south a skillful idea to photograph the social club (sequence) in which the bound assembly goes back together.
The vent window hinge rivet pivot must be basis downwards and so knocked out.
So the vent window is ready to be removed.
The rivets attaching the front window channel (window run) require removal. The rivet heads were ground off.
Followed by driving the rivets out with a hammer and pin dial.
Being careful not to bend annihilation, the old prophylactic was pulled from the vent window frame.
Spray lubricant eases installing the vent window rubber onto its frame.
Double-bank check past pressing firmly to ensure the vent window safe is fully seated into all corners.
Knowing the safe fit properly the excess safe was cut off using aviation tin snips.
The window has been reinstalled and lowered to the safe stop. Bob installed the vent window associates at a 45-degree angle from inside the doorframe.
Do not use a apartment blade screwdriver; information technology will cut the prophylactic. A plastic glass tool was used to constrict the condom into place.
Installing the inner and outer window seals can be catchy and then exist conscientious not to bend (twist) the window seal. Carefully marshal the window seal clips with the slots in the door and press downward.
The window aqueduct is oversized and must exist cut to length. Measure the window channel runs and cutting slightly over the measured length.
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