Date:         Thu, 20 May 2004 19:21:59 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: windshield replacement - sealant
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>Chris writes:
>>no vanagon windshield ive ever removed was glued in..  ive removed and
>>installed them.  no sealant needed.   just rope and some soap.
>>thats rope and soap, not soap on a rope  :<)
>
>****************
>When I had my windshield replaced on my 84 Westy in 1998, the local
>glass shop in Redding, CA came out to the house, I had the new seal,
>they had the glass and while watching them install it, I didn't see
>them use any kind of sealant/glue/adhesive.
>
>Still have the same glass (with the subsequent road
>hash/chips/whatnot) after 6 years, but it's never leaked in even in
>the harshest of downpours.  Guess I'm lucky.
>
>Was that rope-a-dope?  Oh yeah, rope and soap....:-)

When replacing a nonbonded windshield there is a serious potential
for leaks in 2 locations... between glass & rubber, body & rubber.
This is why windshield sealants are made. I have had several vehicles
with leaking seals... and boy, are they difficult to cire!
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut