Packard Forum Index » Post-War (1946-54)

Topic: 53 Cavalier Windshield Replacement

Bottom

Previous Topic

Next Topic Register To Post

« 1 (2) 3 »

53 Cavalier

Re: 53 Cavalier Windshield Replacement

#11

Home away from home

Thanks guys, some great advice! I saw my glass guy last night at a Cruise In and I told him what I had been finding out and he said it shouldn't be a problem at all. I told him I would take care of trim removal and re-installation and let them take care of the rest. My "new to me" windshield needs a little repair so they will take care of that before installing it. Maybe a project for next week. In 20 years I might run out of projects! LOL

Posted on: 2023/9/15 21:05

53 Cavalier

Re: 53 Cavalier Windshield Replacement

#12

Home away from home

Quote:

kevinpackard wrote:
The lower exterior trim pieces need to come off first.

To do that, remove the lower trim on the inside of the windshield above the dash. Then get under the dash and loosen the towers that hold the wiper arms. No need to fully remove them. Then remove the nuts that hold the exterior trim pieces. They have bolts that go through the rubber gasket. Also remove the screws that hold the exterior side pieces to the A-pillar.
The two exterior side pieces come out easily. The center piece needs to be slid out to one side or the other, then the retaining clips and bolts and can be removed.

The rest of the exterior trim on the Cavalier is different than my Panama, but it should be held in the same way. It is held in a channel in the rubber. It should just pull out without much issue. Don't bend it.

Don't forget to remove the rest of the interior trim around the windshield.

-Kevin

Great tips! I only needed to loosen the driver's wiper tower and was able to slide the center trim sideways and then lift it out. All came apart rather easily, other than I discovered no matter how much you want a 5/16" nut driver to fit on an 11/32" nut, it just doesn't. LOL

Posted on: 2023/10/6 12:47

53 Cavalier

Re: 53 Cavalier Windshield Replacement

#13

Home away from home

Windshield is out and going to do a little clean up, but pretty impressed by the lack of corrosion.

The gasket is in good shape, but not as soft as it could be. Any tips for conditioning it before installation?

I have this trim restorer??

Attach file:

20231006_112209_resized.jpg (230.92 KB)

20231006_113705_resized.jpg (192.99 KB)

20231006_113756_resized.jpg (156.38 KB)

Posted on: 2023/10/6 12:57

JWL

Re: 53 Cavalier Windshield Replacement

#14

Home away from home

PB Blaster penetrating lubricant has been found to be a good rubber weather stripping softener. I used it on the weather stripping around front door vent windows and it worked amazingly well.

Posted on: 2023/10/6 13:04

We move toward
And make happen
What occupies our mind... (W. Scherer)

JWL

Re: 53 Cavalier Windshield Replacement

#15

Home away from home

PB Blaster penetrating lubricant has been found to be a good rubber weather stripping softener. I used it on the weather stripping around front door vent windows and it worked amazingly well.

Posted on: 2023/10/6 13:04

We move toward
And make happen
What occupies our mind... (W. Scherer)

53 Cavalier

Re: 53 Cavalier Windshield Replacement

#16

Home away from home

Quote:

JWL wrote:
PB Blaster penetrating lubricant has been found to be a good rubber weather stripping softener. I used it on the weather stripping around front door vent windows and it worked amazingly well.

I have a couple of cans of PB sitting on the shelf, I'll give that a go! Thank you!!

This forum is so helpful! Love it!

Posted on: 2023/10/6 13:20

Packard Don

Re: 53 Cavalier Windshield Replacement

#17

Home away from home

The product I use on the rubber roof seals of our VW EOS retractable hardtop is great and I would recommend it for your purpose if it came in some kind of a spray which it may very well. As a stick as I have it would be difficult to apply to such a large piece but maybe the same company makes a spray version. It’s on Amazon, made in Germany, and is called Gummi Pflege Stift which means simply rubber care stick.

Posted on: 2023/10/6 13:28

All generalities are false.

Don Pierson
Packard / IMPERIAL page
CA DMV Licensed Vehicle VIN Verification

1951 Henney-Packard 3-Door Long Wheelbase Air Force Ambulance
1954 Packard Patrician
1954 Packard Patrician Parts Car
1956 Clipper Custom Sedan

53 Cavalier

Re: 53 Cavalier Windshield Replacement

#18

Home away from home

Quote:

Packard Don wrote:
The product I use on the rubber roof seals of our VW EOS retractable hardtop is great and I would recommend it for your purpose if it came in some kind of a spray which it may very well. As a stick as I have it would be difficult to apply to such a large piece but maybe the same company makes a spray version. It’s on Amazon, made in Germany, and is called Gummi Pflege Stift which means simply rubber care stick.

Liqu Moly has a gummi plege in a spray, but takes a couple of weeks to get, so I'll get the stick so I can keep my project going. If I works well, which it has pretty good reviews, I'll be doing all my car's seals.

Attach file: