Windshield trim

[John Peterson CLC# 20620]

Thank you for the info, so the SS trim is held in place only by the windshield gasket. How about using a heat gun to soften the rubber, or just cut away at the gasket with a (box cutter) utility knife.

[Bruce Reynolds # 18992]

John,

The safest way to remove any windscreen that has been in for a long time, and if you have a replacement gasket, is to carefully cut the rubber away from inside the car.

That way, you keep the glass and stainless steel mouldings in one piece, and undamaged.

Make sure you use the sharpest blade, and replace blades as soon as it becomes blunt.

I would never recommend using a heat gun.

Bruce,
The Tassie Devil(le),
60 CDV

[Bill Ingler CLC 7799]

John-  There are two gaskets in the windshield. The first gasket which holds ONLY the glass is called in Steele`s catalog a vulcanized windshield channel. The second gasket and the one that fits under the ss reveal molding is called a pinchweld seal 70-0096-52 in the Steele catalog. This seal fits under and over the inside lip of your reveal molding Then the reveal molding with the pinchweld seal slides over the outer edge of the outer frame of the windshield. After the reveal molding is installed then the big vulcanized windshield channel holding the glass is pushed in the windshield frame. So if this vulcanized channel will not pull out towards the inside of the car then use the knife to cut away the vulcanized channel and remove the glass. You still now have the pinchweld gasket holding the reveal molding, you might be able to cut part of it but about 1/2 will still be holding the molding and the metal edge of the windshield frame. Now use your block of wood and hammer as I said in the other thread.