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DEXTER

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Guys, I'm a new comer to this Forum.
I'm a proud owner of a 1976 TR-6.
Last year I had a paint job done on my car. Obviously the windshield was removed. After Installation I'm having difficulty rolling up the windows of my doors without interfering with Windshield frame. Can anyone tell me how do I go about re-adjusting the windshield frame so that both windows can be rolled up without interference? When I looked under the dash I see a long bolt looking like something you would see on a door hinge. Is that what I need to adjust with. If that is the bolt I don't see how that can be adjusted.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Regards
Dex.............
 
Hey Dex,
Welcome to the forum. I think you'll find it the best forum for British car enthuiasts this side of the moon.
As to your windshield, it should be like my TR250 (if it isn't, I'm sure someone will chime in to set us both straight). The windshield has two long threaded pins, one on each side, that fit into a rolled bracket, much like a leaf on a door hinge. These pins hold the windshield tight to the body. The rolled brackets are fixed to the body by three bolts. It is these you'll need to loosen to adjust your windshield. You may also have to loosen the chrome brackets on top of your dash at the base of the windshield (I think those chrome pieces are common to TR6'S as well).
 
Couple of questions.
Does the top still align to the windscreen the same as it did?
Did they remove the door glass as part of the paint job?
The windscreen is only adjustable by heaving on the upper edge, thus bending the cowl a little. But the door glasses are adjustable.
I would pull the inner door panals and start by trying to adjust the door glass.
 
Does the top still align to the windscreen the same did? YES

Did they remove the door glass as part of the paint job? NO

The windscreen is only adjustable by heaving on the upper edge, thus bending the cowl a little. But the door glasses are adjustable.

I would pull the inner door panals and start by trying to adjust the door glass. tHE DOORS WERE NEVER REMOVED.
 
Dex,
From what you are calling "a paint job", it is rare that a paint shop would have removed your windshield to paint the car. Sounds as though you had a "good" paint job where the bodyman did it right. Anyway, I assume when they removed and replaced the windshield frame that they used a new rubber gasket between the cowl and the frame. Sometimes when the windshield frame is re-placed it is not rare for the person doing this to not torque the two long threaded bolts down to their max for fear of cracking the glass, which is possible. Often this will cause the frame to sit a little high and back a bit. Where are talking millimeters here. If the old gasket was reused you will have a problem because that old rubber won't compress very well. I would think that if you loosened the clips on the dash and really torqued down the threaded bolts that you can get some compression on the gasket which will bring the whole frame slightly forward. Beware that there is a possibility that your may crack the glass. If all the rubber is new, including the glass bead rubber, you stand a good chance of correcting this without a new windshield. I went throught the same problem with my TR6 windshield frame and sucking the frame in more solved my door glass fit. But I installed the windshield last. The door windows are indeed adjustable but remember that you are dealing with a top frame as well when you start to move the door glass around. Good luck.

Bill
 
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