I know this has been discussed ad nauseum on here but I need some advice on gl*** removal. Specifically, how do you get the vent window gl*** out of the frame in a 1955? New gl*** is on the way so I'm not concerned about preserving the original gl*** but would like to get it out in one piece if at all possible. We have tried using heat but it still wouldn't budge. There has to be a trick to this.
I pulled & Pulled on mine till I had white knuckles. My latch broke so I had to remove the gl***. Gave up & took it to a gl*** installer. He cracked it trying to remove it. Makes ya wonder if they grow roots in that frame.
That old dried up vent gl*** rubber seal really holds it in there. For me it came down to breaking the gl*** and chiseling/picking it all, the gl*** and seal out of the vent frame.
My '52 Merc book says to put carbon tetrachloride between the gl*** and frame and let it soak a few minutes then remove.. Not sure if that is still available in hardware stores or not,, but brake fluid would probably work too just take longer
Turns out the trick was to hold the gl*** between two blocks of wood in a vise and then use a heat gun to heat up the frame. The gl*** slid right out. Thanks for the suggestions.
Your trick is worth remembering for sure and agree haven't seen carbon tet around for ever,, but then I haven't looked either.. Heat and wood blocks is a good one.
Carbon tet is long gone.. would guess the 1970's. Trichlorethylene pretty much replaced it, still very bad stuff. We used it as a degreaser at work, right out of the can. I'm having my gl*** guy do my vent windows and door gl***. I have all new vent window seals and everything I need for the door gl*** too.
I tried the heat gun on my 56 and I couldn't get them to budge. I ended up cracking it from the heat I had so much.
soaked mine in the citric acid soup overnite and then to the vice, clamp and heat the frame, not the gl***.. came right out. maybe being wet helped with a "steaming" effect?
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