How To: 66 Coronet Windshield Removal, a Bit "Stuck"

[SassyPants]

Hello Folks,

Yet another chance to help with a problem that I am having with Sassy the 66 Coronet Convert. Here is a Pic of where I am. So, any Coaching on how to remove the Windshield from here?



Thank you in advance,

B.

 

[5.7 hemi]

Cut the gasket and it'll come out.

 

[SassyPants]

Cut the gasket and it'll come out.

Thank you. Razor blade best tool to cut it out?

 

[gdrill]

Take a razor knife, extend the blade and lay it flat on the glass cutting "the top" off of the gasket. Run it along carefully not to scratch the glass or nip your fingers! I hope they repop them as I did this too!

 

[hotrod]

piano wire works the best for the old butyl seal,poke it through a place and saw it out

 

[Mocajava]

Had a "glass removal specialist" help me with my 68 Coronet. He had all the tools and went around it several times and still busted the front window when he tried to push it out. Age, hairline cracks...who knows, but am now forced to get a new windshield. Can't say i am that broken hearted as I probably needed it anyway.

 

[YY1]

Yep, cur the brittle old gasket as flush with the windshield, as possible on the same plane.

Might want to put a couple layers of thick tape around the border where the knife will slide.

After the 1/2 of the gasket comes off, then run your piano wire/guitar string, etc.

Should be much easier without that outside 1/2 of gasket.

What ever you do, don't torque or twist the glass corner to corner. (it's easier than you might think)

Also be very careful how you store the glass, especially if the climate is going to cycle through hot/cold.

I've had one pop just because it was not supported properly. Best is to store it perfectly vertical IIRC.

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You might also want to make sure the glass (and gasket) isn't different for a vert versus a 2 door HT.

 

[SassyPants]

Thank you again to everyone. It seems that "take it slowly" if the correct option. Time is our friend.

 

[Jeremiah]

Hello,

I am 99% sure the glass from a hardtop will interchange with a convertible however the reproduction tinted glass will be incorrect due to the dark band across the top. If you really want to make the car look %100 correct and the windshield is very nice (no cracks, large chips, delamination, etc.) it should be saved. Cutting the gasket makes sense because you will have to use a new gasket to reinstall without breakage.

I am assuming, being a convertible, your '66 500 model has tinted glass?

More pics! : )

 

[Ghostrider 67]

My 67 Coronet 500 w/ tinted glass. I removed front and back, by myself, by first using a new blade in a razor knife to sliced vertically all the way around the glass next to the edge of the glass. I then laid the blade sideways and sliced in to meet that first cut at a 70 degree or so angle so as to not scratch the glass with the knife. Lift/peel off the outer gasket. Next go inside and repeat. The glass lifted right out without any pressure at all. Very loose in the frame. IIRC i also pulled the inside gasket like peeling away masking tape at an angle. Yes, store the glass upright in a temp controlled area.

 

[69b3rt]

I have never really had any trouble removing windshields if the glass was good with no cracks. I even save the gasket by opening up the seam. Folding gasket into seam to open gasket up around windshield. Then with lots of WD-40, work the lube into where glass seats into gasket with plastic trim knife. You can then start pushing the top of windshield out. Be very careful of the top corners of glass when pushing.