Replacing Driver's Door Glass....
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From: manahawkin nj
Replacing Driver's Door Glass....
I haven't yet taken the door panels off and started this project, but according to my shop manual I need a special socket tool in order to remove the nuts that go on the studs that hold the glass to the regulator.
Does anyone have a comparable tool for this or means to get this done?
thanks,
Does anyone have a comparable tool for this or means to get this done?
thanks,
Melting Slicks
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From: St. Charles, MO Route 66 Corvette Club
Re: Replacing Driver's Door Glass.... (edsalinas)
I think "the tool" is going to a minor problem as you look back on the experience. The major "big problem" will be to adjust the glass where you do not have the pesky, wind noise. I have been trying to get a quiet ride in my 89 for some time and have not found the correct technique. I would like to see a glass adjustment procedure.....and you will too! OMG...400 posts and this car is addictive!!! :lol:
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[Modified by Sam Lam, 5:59 PM 2/24/2004]
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From: VA
Re: Replacing Driver's Door Glass.... (steelwindmachine)
One side of mine was tight enough to need no tool (to hold the stud while turning the nut.)
The other side I was able to get with right-angle needle-nose pliers.
The other side I was able to get with right-angle needle-nose pliers.
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From: Magnolia Mississippi
St. Jude '03-'04-'05-'06-'07
Re: Replacing Driver's Door Glass.... (Sam Lam)
Guys, I have a window procedure from another forum member... email me and i'll send it out... It works.... :thumbs:
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From: Henryville IN
Re: Replacing Driver's Door Glass.... (ld85)
:iagree:
Yep I just used a set of right angled needle nose. There is a disk there with 2 holes in it that spins off like a nut. So the needle nose fits right in the holes and it comes off pretty easy.
Yep I just used a set of right angled needle nose. There is a disk there with 2 holes in it that spins off like a nut. So the needle nose fits right in the holes and it comes off pretty easy.
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From: Gulfcoast Salvage Englewood, Fla
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Re: Replacing Driver's Door Glass.... (1hot90)
My 86 had 10mm nuts holding it on ...piece of cake... adjustment was trail and error but pretty painless... I have three more of these to do and hopefully I'll feel the same way afterwards :auto:
Drifting
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From: Denver CO
Re: Replacing Driver's Door Glass.... (steelwindmachine)
The tool they are talking about is called a spanner wrench. It is for the spanner nuts.
In my 12 years of replacing auto glass I have never used one, I always went the route of the needle nosed pliers.
I had a bitch of a time trying to get the guide on the front of the glass off. The 10mm nut just spun. I ended up ducttaping the glass and breaking it to get it out. After 12 years in the business all it took was a Vette to make me humble again. These can be a pain to adjust. :sad:
In my 12 years of replacing auto glass I have never used one, I always went the route of the needle nosed pliers.
I had a bitch of a time trying to get the guide on the front of the glass off. The 10mm nut just spun. I ended up ducttaping the glass and breaking it to get it out. After 12 years in the business all it took was a Vette to make me humble again. These can be a pain to adjust. :sad:
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
Re: Replacing Driver's Door Glass.... (Glasman66)
The tool they are talking about is called a spanner wrench. It is for the spanner nuts.
These look just like the wrenches used to remove grinding wheels from your die-grinder.
They have two pegs sticking out sideways, spaced a certain distance apart that go into the holes in the window stud's base.
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Drifting
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From: Denver CO
Re: Replacing Driver's Door Glass.... (CentralCoaster)
The tool they are talking about is called a spanner wrench. It is for the spanner nuts.
:iagree:
These look just like the wrenches used to remove grinding wheels from your die-grinder.
They have two pegs sticking out sideways, spaced a certain distance apart that go into the holes in the window stud's base.
That's the spanner socket alright.
[Modified by CentralCoaster, 4:38 PM 2/25/2004]
:iagree:
These look just like the wrenches used to remove grinding wheels from your die-grinder.
They have two pegs sticking out sideways, spaced a certain distance apart that go into the holes in the window stud's base.
That's the spanner socket alright.
[Modified by CentralCoaster, 4:38 PM 2/25/2004]
