Re: Replacing the Window Glass Runway

Posted by Daniel Leininger On 2009/8/8 11:17:59

JD,
I would be inclined to agree with your patch idea, especially if you have a rebuild plan in the next year or so.

I did a recent driver window glass replacement myself. I found that once you remove the old glass from the sash channel and seat the new glass (with glass tape or friction tape), the window works smoothly (with a bit of fresh grease on the regulator gears). It seems that the "whiskered-sides" of the channel are more important to guiding the glass than the bottoms of the channel. (Most channels have rivet heads in the bottom, but the glass does not go there if everything else is working smoothly.

I had a "stuck" driver window that would not roll down because the 'wedge' of broken glass in the bottom corner was digging into the felt channel and catching on a rivet. It works fine now with new glass and lubricated regulator gears and glides.https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=2439&forum=4&post_id=24330#forumpost24330

Good Luck in KC.

DanL