Date:         Mon, 8 Oct 2007 12:09:19 +1000
Reply-To:     Stephen Overmyer <S.OVERMYER@UWS.EDU.AU>
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From:         Stephen Overmyer <S.OVERMYER@UWS.EDU.AU>
Subject:      Re: Windshield Removal and Installation
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Date:    Sun, 7 Oct 2007 09:40:26 -0700
From:    David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Windshield Removal and Installation

Well, since it is already cracked so maybe breaking it is the way to go.
I will tape the windshield all over both sides and use a hammer to
further cracking it. Then I will push it from inside toward the front.

Is this the way to do it?


 
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David,

Don't hit it with a hammer for goodness sake!

To remove , push the windscreen from inside the van by sitting on the
seats and pushing up and out with your legs & feet (in shoes of course).
If it is still being recalcitrant and you are not intending to re-use
the seal (I wouldn't) you can aid removal by cutting away the inside of
the lip on the seal with a sharp knife....although if you use gentle but
firm constant pressure with you legs, the screen will pop out. Obviously
it prudent to have a second person on the outside to catch the screen as
it pops out but not entirely necessary if you don't care about the
screen....

Cheers,
Steve O
NSW Australia
'92 Transporter WBX Kombi
'00 Transporter Double Cab
'03 Transporter Double Cab (work truck)
'07 Passat Variant TDI
'78 Land Rover Series 3 109 soft top ute (ex-Aust.Army)