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terriphill
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OMG is there a trick to getting the rubber seal onto the bottom of the windshield? I know..we still have to flip it out and get it set....Without killing each other first. Help!!!
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Windshield installation????
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bcliff
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Use lots of slippery liquid soap. It will turn an impossible task into one that is merely extremely difficult. It also cuts the time it takes to do it down to just hours instead of days or weeks. Seriously, the tasks associated with windshield replacement on the MGB are among the most feared, and cursed things encountered with owning one of the beasts. I have done it a bunch of times and still hate it.
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I'll post it again: I'd rather do three clutch replacements than one windshield R&R on a B roadster.
Tape looping around it can help, using stout tongue depressors (NOT popcicle sticks) and chopsticks can help curl it out, too. Just DON'T use screwdrivers or other metal implements.
Lining up the four bolts under the dash is a joy as well. You need the hands of a six year old. A "wobbly" socket helps a lot to tighten 'em. The U-joint type.
Usually takes about six months after it's done to forget all the aggro and pain.
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EDIT: I see you don't have the dashboard in yet! Good!! Get the windscreen in first, makes the bolts a moot issue.</span>
Tape looping around it can help, using stout tongue depressors (NOT popcicle sticks) and chopsticks can help curl it out, too. Just DON'T use screwdrivers or other metal implements.
Lining up the four bolts under the dash is a joy as well. You need the hands of a six year old. A "wobbly" socket helps a lot to tighten 'em. The U-joint type.
Usually takes about six months after it's done to forget all the aggro and pain.
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EDIT: I see you don't have the dashboard in yet! Good!! Get the windscreen in first, makes the bolts a moot issue.</span>
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Terri, I pull the bottom rubber out with a very soft (New) 1/4 to 3/8 <span style="text-decoration: underline">(Pure)</span>nylon rope. I also place plastic sheeting, contractors grade, under the rubber as it's very slick and protects the paint.
Lay the rope behind the rubber with one end sticking out on top of the plastic sheeting. Holding the frame down, pull the rope out slowly and the rubber will go where it's supposed to. I hold the frame down using two small ratchet straps one end hooked to the lip behind the hood hinge above the firewall, over the top of the frame post and down to a door hinge. One on each side. As you put the frame in place you can gently tighten each strap to hold everything where you want it. It allows you to gently rock the frame back and forth to align the bolt holes and by tightening the straps, pull the frame down into place without loosing everything you have accomplished. After the windshield is bolted in, gently pull the plastic out from under the rubber. Works for me, but there a lot of different methods.
I agree with Doc when he said he'd rather replace three transmissions than one windshield.
Lay the rope behind the rubber with one end sticking out on top of the plastic sheeting. Holding the frame down, pull the rope out slowly and the rubber will go where it's supposed to. I hold the frame down using two small ratchet straps one end hooked to the lip behind the hood hinge above the firewall, over the top of the frame post and down to a door hinge. One on each side. As you put the frame in place you can gently tighten each strap to hold everything where you want it. It allows you to gently rock the frame back and forth to align the bolt holes and by tightening the straps, pull the frame down into place without loosing everything you have accomplished. After the windshield is bolted in, gently pull the plastic out from under the rubber. Works for me, but there a lot of different methods.
I agree with Doc when he said he'd rather replace three transmissions than one windshield.
Stewart
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Rc car shock oil will work well, personal lubricants also work well if you search for my last winshield post I have some stuff thats slicker than any of the above and the seal flew down that track with no effort. Stuff was so slick that when the guys I got if from used it to mount tires on the rims of thier crop duster they would hit the brakes and the rim would stop but the tires kept spinning.
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terriphill
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DrEntropy said:
Unfortunately, the transmission AND clutch are still ahead....oh well, another day. We survived this one and its behind us now!