I'm trying to remove the door glass. I read the Chilton's manual, but I'm a bit confused.

Can someone please help...words of wisdom...hammer..

Thanks!

 

I don't know which is the worst--taking the glass out or putting it back and adjusting it.
Run it up so you can get the two nuts off the glass where it attaches to the runner that the regulator is fastened to. I ran mine back down about half or better down and got the glass out of the channel it was bolted to. For me it is easier if you have help to hold the glass once you take it loose from the channel. Take the frt channel loose--one closer to the frt of the door-there are only two--one at the frt and one at the back--While someone holds the glass work the frt channel so you can get the slide on the frt of the glass out of the channel you just took loose. Once the frt slide is out the glass is pretty free and you should be able to work it out at the rear of the door. Sometimes that rear channel gets in the way--you can take it out and the glass comes free pretty easy but more you take out the more you have to put back. Kind of like a puzzle--you work several things at one time it seems.
You can do it--take your time--tempered glass doesn't do well if you chip it--it breaks into a zillion parts!

 

Thanks, I'll give it a try today!


H

 

Removing door glass is easy. You can loosen nuts, remove some & hold the glass w/ one hand & remove the last nuts. Some might find something to help hold the glass up helpful like a piece of wood.
Small vise grips to hold the glass up works well in many cases.

 

Just a suggestion. You should buy the AIM (Assembly Instruction Manual) and the GM Service Manual for your 76. I find the Chiltons to be just enough info to get you into trouble. Good luck with the project.

 

Adjusting the window is relatively easy. First, make sure all the bolts/nuts holding the channels are loose. With the window and rollers in the channels, adjust the window to fit the A frame and rear rubber insulation. The window should move freely since the channels are loose. Once you get the forward-aft, tilt and vertical positions to your liking, tighten up the channels and adjusting bolts/nuts. The window should fit fine.

 

Before losening any bolt, mark or scribe around all the bolts washers. This will help greatly in getting things back in their original positions. There will also be marks left from the factory in the paint where the washer dug in. But, if someone was in there before taking bolts out, there could be multiple washer marks left in the paint. Mark them first with a Sharpy or something.

Take your time, pay attention to what you're removing and you'll have no problem putting it back together.

 

FWIW: my advice is not to remove the door glasses if you don't have to. No sense doing work you may not have to do. If the glasses have to come out, follow the advice others have posted.

Dump the Chilton's. It's occasionally handy in a generic way, but the AIM and chassis service manual are much, much better.

 

Great info! I did get the glass out last night.

I did have the AIM just did not think of looking into it.. I have found the Chiltons to be helpfull if not dangerous at times it's a good quick reference...

Now it's clean and rebuild time!

Thanks for the pointers on getting it all back together. Bet I'll be calling for help again ... You guys remember the old addage "A gallon of knowledge in a shot glass of brain"....yup...there's going to be some spillage..

Thanks!!!

 

Can the glass be unbolted from the bottom and lifted straight out?

Do you have to loosen the front and rear tracks if adjustment is good?

My painter wants the door glass removed prior to body work starting.

Thanks

 

http://www.corvettemagazine.com/comp...side-seal.html

This is a good link that goes over a outside door glass seal replacement. It has details on glass alignment too.

 

THANKS! I did get the glass out, but I did manage to unbolt everything....Lots of cleaning in front me...

I do feel a little intimidated by the "puting it back together" process. I think the adjustment is going to be fun...The write up will help!

 

I just adjusted mine this weekend. See my Replaced weatherstrip thread.
It's easy, but takes time to get it right, and I had difficulty sealing the glass against the side rear WS>
Good luck.
Glenn