Hm. I haven't looked at the sliding window assemblies closely. But if it requires pulling the whole thing a la a windshield then I haven't the fortitude to tackle it. You seem to have mechanical skills just like mine: very good! -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 83.5 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") KG6RCR
On 5/18/2005 7:45 PM John Bange wrote: >Well, I've never actually pulled the side windows, but as far ar I can >tell it looks about the same as a windshield. I would probably rate it >s 4, but then I guessed that putting in new wing window assemblies >would be a 2 and it turned out to be about a 5. I also thought >changing the 2nd gear brake band seal on my transmission would be a 5, >and it turned out (for me) to be at least an 11 (broke it!). So using >my tendency to underestimate as a guide, it's probably about a 9. If >it was ME doing it, I'd probably end up ruining the rubber seal on the >first one before I figured out how to get 'em back in properly. Surely >there's someone here who's actually pulled a side window, no? Anyone? > > > >> What's the disassembly routine like in terms of difficulty on a scale of 1 >>to 10 ( 1 being opening a jar of olives for your wife, 10 being pulling the >>refrigerator ) - or pick your own scale. >> >> >> > > > |
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