Driver's door window removal

Posted by Packard Newbie On 2017/3/9 14:42:59

I have a crack in the driver's roll-up window of my '39 Six. Oddly enough, it is from a bird flying into the car and frantically trying to exit. Hard as I find this to believe, a friend with a '46 Ford told me a bird had gotten into his car and taken out ALL the windows! I guess the glass is extraordinarily brittle in 70-80 year old cars.

I am unsure of how to remove the glass. There are two triangular shaped openings in the inner door skin, one small and one quite large - looking like the window could be tilted and manipulated out through there. Or does the guide frame have to be 'opened up', the window detached from the bottom at the crank frame and the glass lifted out the top?

I have the luxury of recent restoration; the door panels are new, and all the hardware securing the crank mechanism to the inner door panel boasts shiny new bolts, so I am hoping the disassembly isn't too arduous, but I would really appreciate the 'cook's tutorial' on the procedure.

Thanks to any and all responders.