Date:         Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:06:35 -0800
Reply-To:     Brett Ne <brettn777@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Brett Ne <brettn777@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: replacing window glass seals
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The storm has faded away today & looks like 4-5 days of dryness.  I went
and pulled out the sliding door window this morning and was pleased with
what I found.  A little bit of rust in the screw holes and two of them have
rusted enough to cause a slight expansion between the two layers of sheet
metal, but everything's still pretty solid.  I'm going to take the window &
screen to Parkrose Hardware & see if they have any ideas on how the screen
can be attached to the aluminum window frame rather than through the window
seal and into the body.


On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 10:21 AM, Brett Ne <brettn777@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Stacey!  I will use the angle method.  I was just going to have a
> buddy hold the glass up in place firmly while I pull on the rope.  I will
> have a decent amount of beer on hand for *after* the work to either
> celebrate or commiserate.
>
> Now, this is a Riviera rather than a Westfalia, and they chose to mount
> the screen on the outside of the sliding windows by screwing them into the
> body panel *through* the window gasket.  I'm sure that is why this window
> is leaking and I'm hoping to not find too much rust underneath.  For now,
> I'm planning on remounting the same way, after cleaning up and sealing any
> rust underneath.  After re-establishing the screw holes in the gasket of
> the re-installed glass, would it it be helpful to squeeze some grease into
> those four holes to provide a barrier to moisture getting in?
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>     It's all about the angle of which the rope is pulled . On sliders
>> there is almost no clearance between the edge of the slider and the pinch
>> weld .  I start them at the bottom and tilt the top out and slowly bring it
>> in while I bring the sides up . I then pull the window away from the
>> opening while I finish roping it in .
>>      If you just put it in the opening and pull the rope towards you it
>> will rip everytime .
>>
>>
>>                                       Stacy
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Brett Ne <brettn777@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 9:28 AM, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > I consider myself fairly experienced at replacing VW glass, I've done
>>> it
>>> > on a Splitty, many Bays, a Super Beetle, and a few Vanagons. The WORST
>>> > experience of all of the was last spring trying to replace the seal o
>>> n my
>>> > sliding door window. The first seal shredded during installation.
>>> (Cord and
>>> > soapy water method)  I had bought the seal from Go Westy! and they
>>> sent me
>>> > another one. I managed to get it installed, but not without it ripping
>>> in a
>>> > couple of spots. As time goes on it is starting to tear even more, to
>>> to
>>> > the point that someday the window is probably going to blow out of the
>>> door
>>> > at highway speeds from the pressure. Not looking forward to replacing
>>> it
>>> > again. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
>>> >
>>>
>>> Yikes!  Any suggestions??  I was thinking that the sliding door window
>>> was
>>> going to be the easier of the two.
>>>
>>>
>>> Brett in Portland, OR
>>> "Albert" '82 VanaFox I4 Riviera
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>    1989 Swedish Tristar with Aluminum gates and Atiwe 16" Wheels.
>>     Oldest son is an Eagle scout.
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Brett in Portland, OR
> "Albert" '82 VanaFox I4 Riviera
>



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Brett in Portland, OR
"Albert" '82 VanaFox I4 Riviera