On my '36 Plymouth coupe, I need to remove and replace the door windows in both the driver's side and passenger's side. There are two brackets that descend from the crank mechanism and terminate in a groove in the window channel. Looks simple enough, right? For the life of me, I can''t figure out how to position the brackets to where they can exit the groove and I can slip out the channel and window. There are numerous fasteners that secure the crank mechanism and I've tried backing them off to see if they free anything up. I have to believe it was made to allow quick and cheap R&R of the glass so the installer could make a buck. I expect to be embarrassed when I learn how simple. I don't have a service manual and I haven't found any online source, but maybe there's someone who has done it or knows of a resource that describes it. I'd appreciate any information or referral. Thanks
i do not know how that one works specifically, but on some doors you put the window up, unbolt the regulator and slip it out of the channels. some have screws that allow the channel to be removed from the bottom of the glass channel. some you have to remove the side channels so the glass can slip out and turn. some you have to remove the vent windows. or any combination of the above. no such thing as quick and cheap glass removal. the engineers hide the stuff behind upholstery you need to keep clean, grease it up just enough to get your hands greasy so the glass seams heavier, leave just enough room to get it past nice paint, all the while reaching through too small an access hole all of which have sharp edges. the ones that look the easiest will have a combination of moves, flips, and rotations that rival a rubics cube.
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