Possible to remove rear glass and re-use gasket?

[65PlymSatellite]

Hey All,

Addressing all the visible rust on my 1965 Satellite, I see some spots creeping out under the rear glass gasket.

Has anyone removed the rear glass and re-used the gasket? There’s nothing wrong with the glass or gasket, and it would be nice to reuse it.

 

[WileE]

Is it original ? Been in there since 65 ? Been out in the elements ? May not be re-usable. It could be hard. It could crack.

 

[R413]

Yes it is possible to reuse it, depends on how well it aged. Only way to know it's to take it apart. The razor knife is the wrong tool for this.

Remove trim, unlock the lock strip and open up the gasket. On a warm day put the car out in the sun before you try pushing the glass out.

 

[65PlymSatellite]

Is it original ? Been in there since 65 ? Been out in the elements ? May not be re-usable. It could be hard. It could crack.

Yes original. Been in the SoCal elements since new. Rubber isn't hard or brittle though as I can dig my fingernail into the exposed areas an it "rebounds"

 

[65PlymSatellite]

Yes it is possible to reuse it, depends on how well it aged. Only way to know it's to take it apart. The razor knife is the wrong tool for this.

Remove trim, unlock the lock strip and open up the gasket. On a warm day put the car out in the sun before you try pushing the glass out.

Unlock the locking strip? Have you ever done this? What does it look like? Where is the locking strip?

Pardon my ignorance, never removed any glass before.

 

[R413]

Yes, easy. With trim off it exposes the seam. You take a dull tool and separate at the seam and it opens up. Then you can pull the gasket off the glass towards the body to expose the glass edge