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#31920 Sun Jan 11 2004 02:49 PM
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Just wondering if this would work. I always install the window rubber then the glass. Although not the most difficult part of a restoration, it can be aggravating. I was wondering if the rubber could be installed first, then the glass. Anyone tried this yet? Only problem I foresee is maybe having to pry the rubber over the window lip and you know what happens when a sharp metal object gets close to freshly painted metal. I may have been doing it backwards all this time anyway, but was wondering if any of you guys have done it this way. Thanks. BTW, I'm specifically talking about a Tok 39 with R-102 rubber.

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#31921 Sun Jan 11 2004 05:15 PM
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I feel your pain Gary. I have always thought it was a pain in the rear to put the glass in. I put some liquid soap on the rubber to help the glass slide in. It makes it a little easier but it still is not that fun.

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#31922 Sun Jan 11 2004 05:38 PM
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I know..I hate doin the glass...I even broke one on a bennett I was doing..rrrrggghhh. sometimes a put a lil vasaline on it so i can glide it in better..the window that is. yes its true becareful with screwdrivers next to new paint when installing glass..been there done that.

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Never used this on a pump, but worth a try.

Tire shops use Ru-Glde to make tire mounting easier, might be able to get a bit from them in a squirt bottle, almost as good that Sunlight or most dish detergents mixed with water works pretty good on tires, should work.
If the rubber goes in first, then put a string or cord on the top and sides, then start the adglass on the bottom, then puull the string slowly to peel back half the rubber and let the glass in. As far as I know a lot of glass is installed that way. Any metal or sharp edge forced against the glass is asking for breakage. Use a popsicle stick if you must.

Hope that helps...dodogas

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VASELINE EH' HUBBACAP????? WHAT DO YOU HAVE A TUB OF THAT LAYING FOR???

#31925 Sun Jan 11 2004 07:18 PM
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For Glass installation of course..LOL

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Try this: Put the rubber in the door. Lay the door down on a flat surface. Take a piece of string, long enough to go around the channel of the rubber plus about two feet. Put the string in the channel, crossing the extra string and let it "hang" toward the bottom of the door.

Lay the glass on the rubber and hold it down with one hand while pulling gently outward on the string. Get both ends of the string started before going too far.

As you pull the string, the rubber will be pulled also, out over the edge of the glass.

Do this carefully and slowly or the string can cut the rubber.

With a little practice this becomes easier.

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I always install the window rubber then the glass.. it seems to be the best way for me..i have tried both... a plastic window bone and baby powder helps on those stubborn bennetts w/103 rubber..we restore a average of two pumps a week and sometimes the glass takes a toll on you.. I would rather paint a whole pump than put the glass in a 966 Bennett.

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My favorite trick with Tokheim 39s, although it probably work on just about any model. Take the door and lay it on a flat, level surface. Place the glass on top with the rubber already installed in the door. Get a running start, then jump up and down on the ad glass with your work boots. For better results be sure to use both feet. This method may not always work but it will sure make you feel better when you're struggling with ad glass. Hope this helps someone out.

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I find steel toe work boots are the best for quick results...LOL

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#31930 Sun Jan 11 2004 08:23 PM
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I like the way Caulk boots with them frilly brush deflectors at the bottom of the laces doe the job!!!...And they work pretty good on wet logs too..dodogas

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If I run into trouble wit hdoor glass . I pump that bee bee gun up and shoot the neighbors dog,

#31932 Sun Jan 11 2004 11:41 PM
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best lube around for putting glass in rubber is GO-JO hand cleaner!!!!!
BUT........ i got to thinkin that this stuff never evaporates!
BUT........ it cleans the rubber awesome as you use it! LOL!

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I used to put flat glass in old VW's all the time. The string in the channel always worked best. I used Armor All as a lube. It slips it in and shine it up when you are done.
Man, after doing all those little skylight windows in my VW microbus I was a pro.


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what do you mean Aqua?
one of those RARE 21 window microbus VWs???
cooooooooooool!!!!!! none & i mean none of those around here that i know of anymore! - nice ones bring big BIG coin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yeah after putting windows in one of those you could call yourself a pro!!!!!!

TOOOOOOOOO MANY WINDOWS IN ONE OF THOSE!!!!!!!

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