Re: Driver's door window removal

Posted by HH56 On 2017/3/11 16:04:24

It depends on how the side channels are fastened to the door. On some there is a bracket on the ends of the channels which fasten to the door sheetmetal and can be unscrewed. That allows one channel end to be moved aside enough to clear the glass. On others the side channels are held in a separate welded frame assy which has the bottom ends tied together by a spreader bar. That bar will not allow any motion on the channels.

I can't speak directly to your year but on later years which have the channels tied together, the lower window stop removes. Once that is out and the regulator arm pin is out of the slot in the window guide the window will be able to be held and lowered down into the bottom of the door enough that with some maneuvering you can get the glass out of the channels and turn it 90 degrees. If the door is relatively thin (like the 47 rears), the arm and pin being out of the slot may interfere with the thick bottom guide as you try to lower it. You may have to crank the arm as if you were raising the window so the pin gets to the top of the glass and will allow the glass to move down past the mechanism. Once it is turned then lift it up and out the opening. One thing to be aware of is on some windows the slot the regulator arm pin fits into is offset toward one end of the glass. If yours is offset, make sure you take note of which end the slot is on before removal so you can get the glass back in the door without having to pull it out again and turn it around.

Installation is just the reverse. Put glass in the opening making sure of orientation and lower it to the bottom where you can turn it 90 degrees again and guide it into the channels. Raise it up enough to reinstall the arm in the slot and then do the adjustment for the bottom stop.