Removing side window glass on 71 Sportwagon?

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  1. WyoSportwagon

    WyoSportwagon New Member

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    I am working on fixing the rust along the rear side glass on my wagon. What is the best way to get it out. With out braking it?

    Thanks

    Kym
     
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    elB Well-Known Member

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    Pull the chrome trim off (they make a tool for it). If it's original, by now the butyl tape has hardened\dried out and you might get lucky and it'll easily pull out. If it's been replaced any time recently or has urethane, guitar wire or piano wire is a pretty easy way to see-saw it out. They also make a tool with a metal pick on it that slides in to the sealant to get it out, but as I said if the glass hasn't been replaced in 20+ years, if ever, it'll be easy to pull out.

    Biggest concern here is don't drop it! Have a place ready to go for it that is nice and stable before you pull it out.
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    Those suction cups used for dent pulling (the older style, not the newer ones) are usable on glass to give you a handle for holding the pane, and you just need a flat surface or a pair of sawhorses to set the glass on.
     
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