BN7/BT7 Windscreen Installation Advice

[RDKeysor]

I have a new windscreen on order, having wearied of the two stone chips and the assorted diamond ring scratches on the present glass. These, of course, are clustered right in the center on the driver's side. I guess one could reverse the glass, probably a bad idea. So I have the glass coming and also ordered the windshield sealant, windshield glass seal (rubber) and the bracket set for the corners. I soaked the four exposed brass screws, two on the top at either side, and don't think the slots will survive much screwdriver torque. At this point I haven't removed the windshield/windscreen, but I know the screws on the inside the windshield posts on either side will remove when I'm ready. I assume the windshield lifts out after that, but I anticipate first loosening the slotted screws visible atop both sides of the windshield frame and the two bolts on the door posts. I am forewarned about the spacers there. Any sage advice on getting this done? I didn't come up with anything relevant in the site search.

 

[Randy Forbes]

There's three (3) bolts at each door-post; the third (3rd) one must be accessed from under the dash (it's a 5/16" NF bolt). You'll figure it out...

Same the shims and just put them back where you found them, no big deal.

As soon as the parts arrive, straighten out the rubber seals, and "hang" them, ideally with a weight at the bottom. If you could leave them this way until February__and it's reasonably warm__it might get the kinks and curls out before you install them.

I believe there was a slight curve in the glass, so you'd have to get it really-really hot before you could reverse it!

I'll update with some pictures, once I find them...

 

[Randy Forbes]

Well, unfortunately, this thread is on the old bcf website: https://www.britishcarforum.com/bcf...ics/73223/Re_Windshield_Replacement#Post73223

Seems there was a way to retrieve old posts, so if you want to dig for it, you'll find not just my tips, but those of others that've gone boldly before you...

In the meantime, here's some visuals without the commentary: https://www.spcarsplus.com/gallery3/index.php/Healey/chromeplating_work

 

[andrea]

I have a new windscreen on order, having wearied of the two stone chips and the assorted diamond ring scratches on the present glass. These, of course, are clustered right in the center on the driver's side. I guess one could reverse the glass, probably a bad idea. So I have the glass coming and also ordered the windshield sealant, windshield glass seal (rubber) and the bracket set for the corners. I soaked the four exposed brass screws, two on the top at either side, and don't think the slots will survive much screwdriver torque. At this point I haven't removed the windshield/windscreen, but I know the screws on the inside the windshield posts on either side will remove when I'm ready. I assume the windshield lifts out after that, but I anticipate first loosening the slotted screws visible atop both sides of the windshield frame and the two bolts on the door posts. I am forewarned about the spacers there. Any sage advice on getting this done? I didn't come up with anything relevant in the site search.

I have learned a lot from Randy photos when I go to change my windshield - here my work Google album I hope this help in the NO easy work
https://picasaweb.google.com/112770819864514987162/PARABRISE
Cheers
??MG TF 58 during militay service in Italy?

 

[RDKeysor]

Thanks for the photos. This looks like a challenging job. I do gather that removing the screws inside the windscreen will allow the entire unit to be removed. Per Andrea's comment on the MG TF and military service in Italy, I was sent to Italy in December 1956 as an Army private after volunteering for the draft. I was assigned to a postal unit in Verona briefly, then spent a couple of months in Livorno before being sent to Rome in March '57, where I joined a postal unit in the U.S. Embassy Annex. We were responsible for all military mail, including U.S. air mail, for all of the Army, Navy and Air Force bases in Italy, at that point including Naples, Udine, Pordenone, Vicenza, Verona and Livorono. I lived at 14 Via De Liburni (probably not the correct Italian version) near the University of Rome and spent most of my time at Ciampino Airport, which then served as the commercial airport for Rome. Pretty nice assignment that included civilian clothing and extra pay. The TF was shipped out of Livorno (I was also aboard) on an MSTS ship in June 1958 and successfully arrived at Brooklyn Army Terminal. I was separated from the Army and drove the TF home to Ohio, where, unfortunately, I soon sold it.

 

[andrea]

Thanks for the photos. This looks like a challenging job. I do gather that removing the screws inside the windscreen will allow the entire unit to be removed. Per Andrea's comment on the MG TF and military service in Italy, I was sent to Italy in December 1956 as an Army private after volunteering for the draft. I was assigned to a postal unit in Verona briefly, then spent a couple of months in Livorno before being sent to Rome in March '57, where I joined a postal unit in the U.S. Embassy Annex. We were responsible for all military mail, including U.S. air mail, for all of the Army, Navy and Air Force bases in Italy, at that point including Naples, Udine, Pordenone, Vicenza, Verona and Livorono. I lived at 14 Via De Liburni (probably not the correct Italian version) near the University of Rome and spent most of my time at Ciampino Airport, which then served as the commercial airport for Rome. Pretty nice assignment that included civilian clothing and extra pay. The TF was shipped out of Livorno (I was also aboard) on an MSTS ship in June 1958 and successfully arrived at Brooklyn Army Terminal. I was separated from the Army and drove the TF home to Ohio, where, unfortunately, I soon sold it.

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and NOW, Oldest man with a lot to tell

It is not a difficult job, when you slash the little screws around the windscreen, and have the new brackets and screw to replace the oldest https://www.ahead4healeys.co.uk/BRACKET-SET---FRAME--INCL--SCREWS--id4148.aspx ....and new rubbers
If you have also 3 hands, helps a lot
Cheers