Early Door Glass Installation, Stainless and rear guides are not glued on |
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Early Door Glass Installation, Stainless and rear guides are not glued on |
Chaznaster |
Nov 22 2021, 07:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 302 Joined: 22-November 15 From: Concord, MA Member No.: 19,389 Region Association: North East States |
Hi All,
I am working on reinstalling the glass on an early 914 door - the door style where the plastic button rides on the curved track. It has not been in since I bought the car as it has been all top down driving and parking in safe places. I have the window (pic below) and, as expected, there are three parts that should be bonded/glued to it - the rear, bottom, corner glide that fits into the rear channel, the bit at the bottom in the middle where it bolts to the button/slide, and the front, stainless strip with the 4 little wheels. The problem is that only the bit at the bottom in the middle is glued on. The rear corner piece I can figure out as it only fits on one way. I’d appreciate any guidance on a few questions: 1) where on the front edge does the stainless strip attach? Does it line up at the top of the glass or the bottom? Or is there a measurement from either top or bottom to position it? It looks like will need to be in the right place to ensure the whole window rides up an down without an binding. 2) I was planning on using black silicone sealant to attache the parts. Is that a good choice? As always - thank you very much! |
Mikey914 |
Nov 23 2021, 12:59 AM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,677 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
The placement of the front edge shouldn't be critical as it only acts as a fixture for the glass to roll up and down.
As I recall it's about where you have it. Perhaps someone will have a pic they can post up. Just make sure the button that is on the worm drive isn't too worn or it will pop off and can break. You will want to use epoxy (JB weld works) to hold the metal to the glass. Just clean the glass and track out. |
Chaznaster |
Nov 23 2021, 08:55 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 302 Joined: 22-November 15 From: Concord, MA Member No.: 19,389 Region Association: North East States |
The placement of the front edge shouldn't be critical as it only acts as a fixture for the glass to roll up and down. As I recall it's about where you have it. Perhaps someone will have a pic they can post up. Just make sure the button that is on the worm drive isn't too worn or it will pop off and can break. You will want to use epoxy (JB weld works) to hold the metal to the glass. Just clean the glass and track out. Thanks Mike - this is really helpful. The button looks good but I may pick up a new one from your site next time I place an order just to be safe. A follow-on question - I have your rollers/washers for the front strip. One spins freely on the little posts and the others are tight. Would you recommend reaming out the tight ones so they all move freely? |
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