Window Replace 1935 Tudor

[Dennisfly]

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Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Virginia
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I have a new passenger door window from Vintage Auto Glass and need to replace the current one which has de-laminated. I have never done this before. I have viewed a few Youtube videos which were pertinent but not exact. I apparently need to remove the inside window trim molding, remove the roller pin at the bottom that holds the window channel, and pull the window in and up to remove it.

Question:

Do I remove the window pane with the regulator intact after it is unscrewed? I attempted this but the window crank rod sticking through the inner door panel seems to prevent it.

I know that proper placement of the new window in the channel is important and I have marked channel position of the old window to facilitate this

Any direction or suggestions are appreciated.

 

[Brian]

Unscrew the window regulator. It helps to have an assistant to hold the window in place...operate the window winder as if to raise window all the way to the top. this should position both arms close[r] together. Slide one arm out of the channel by moving the entire mechanism sideways, then, once one arm is out of the channel, reverse the direction to slide 2nd arm out. Allow winder mechanism to drop into bottom of door. now you should be able to lift window up and out.

 

[Dennisfly]

Thank you Brian. Just the information I needed.

 

[Dennisfly]

The window came out and I replaced the glass with new and put it in the channel with new rubber. I have the regulator and window in the door, not attached, but I'm having trouble trying to get the regulator arms engaged in the channel. Should the window be low, middle, or high when I try to hook up the regulator arms? I know I have to provide pressure sideways against the springs in the roller arm ends to lock into the channel. I'm trying with the regulator in the up position with the arms about 5" apart. Is this right or wrong? Any hints would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Brian]

Reassembly should just be a reversal of the method you used to dismantle. As I said earlier, if you can get an assistant to hold the glass it'll make the job much easier. I always struggle away by myself!!

 

[Dennisfly]

I finally got it back in! I tried connecting the regulator to the window channel before the regulator was screwed to the door with no success. I tried this solo and with a person holding the window, in low, middle, and high positions, but no joy. I was successful when I obtained some suction cups from Harbor Freight (only $5.00 ea) and held the window in the full up position while the cups rested on the sill. I then loosely screwed the regulator into position and used an angled pick to push on the roller springs from above to guide the rollers into the channel as I slowly turned the window crank. There may be a better way but this is what finally worked for me. Quite a bit of trial and error first though.

 

[Brian]

Glad to hear you got there in the end. Thanks for posting the results with pictures; might help someone else facing the same dilemma. Don't forget to fit the stud/roller thingee that engages in the slot to move window forward/aft.

 

[Dennisfly]

Brian,


Got the stud/roller in and it works nicely. Key to that was measuring the old window position accurately and getting the new glass installed in the channel in the same position.

 

[FlatheadTed]

By rolling the handle a stud should appear ( fixed to one of cogs )in one of the holes ,by removing it that allows the arms to come together to feed into the Glass channel .You can use some packaging tape over the top of the door onto each side of the glass to hold it up. .