Turtle
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Loc: shellman bluff ,ga,usa
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08-10-08 10:44 AM - Post#1496224
i need some help i have removed the windows from the truck but how do you take the glass out of the frame.i need to do some welding on the frame.thanks 1962 gmc
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 Vaughn
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Loc: Colorado Springs, CO
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08-10-08 11:36 AM - Post#1496257
In response to Turtle
Front windows, rear windows? Wing windows?
Removing wing windows involves drilling out the rivets holding the top pivot, and removing the bolt/nut/spring post at the bottom. Once the top pivot is drilled out and the nut and spring are off, you can pull the wing window up off the frame at the bottom.
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Turtle
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Loc: shellman bluff ,ga,usa
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08-10-08 02:45 PM - Post#1496397
In response to Vaughn
the sliding windows on the sides.sorry
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Vaughn
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08-11-08 10:55 AM - Post#1496968
In response to Turtle
Haven't had much experience with the suburban sliding windows - but, given my experience with the other window tracks - I'd suggest brazing the metal on the window tracks, because a regular welder (MIG or stick) will just burn right through the thin metal. If you have access to a TIG machine it might be OK, otherwise braze it.
It doesn't help you with the window disassembly, I know - but it may save you from an expensive mistake.
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LT1BURB
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Loc: Roseburg Oregon
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08-11-08 05:46 PM - Post#1497269
In response to Vaughn
You have to cut the rubber out of them and they will fall out.
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