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Post By DonC
08-11-2014, 04:33 PM
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Easiest windshield removal
I'm in the process of brushing my previously polished stripes.
I need to remove the windshield to access the stripes underneath.
***All I need is access to the stripes*** I'm not replacing anything.
The way I see it, I can remove the entire assembly (with brackets/legs), or just the windshield/frame from the brackets/legs.
Since the brackets are nut/bolted to the frame, I foresee a royal PITA.  The nuts aren't easy to access, believe me.
When you guys remove or replace, how are you doing it???
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08-11-2014, 04:53 PM
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ERAs have a nut block welded to the tube. Two bolts per side and it pulls up. Nuts are captive.
Another Shelby 'better idea'??
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08-11-2014, 06:33 PM
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Chas,
I didn't bother to check that those nuts might be captive.
I just used the 'finger through the hole' check. It's served me well all these years but may have failed me this time. 
Thanks for the heads up.
So you're saying it's best to remove the whole windshield assembly?
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08-11-2014, 08:11 PM
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Ok, I just checked. The nuts are not attached to the frame.
So if I remove the entire windshield assembly, the nuts and washers fall to the floor, which is bad because they would be hard to put back in.
Have any of you removed the glass/frame while leaving the legs in the car??
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08-11-2014, 09:34 PM
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On a Factory Five car, you simply unscrew the frame from the up rights, and remove the windshield frame. I would try that first. If it doesn't work, you're not out anything.
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08-12-2014, 12:31 AM
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Have done mine a couple of times on my ERA. 4 screws on each side hold the windshield frame in the uprights. Two more in the bracket that mounts between the top of the dash and the center of the windshield frame. Undo those and the frame just lifts out from between the uprights.
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08-12-2014, 06:09 AM
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Leaving the legs in place may be the best approach. But be careful removing and reinstalling the four screws holding the frame to the posts on each side as they are short and thread into a brass nut strip. The threads could be stripped if not careful. Use some blue threadlocker and don't put too much torque on them.
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08-12-2014, 07:39 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DonC
Have done mine a couple of times on my ERA. 4 screws on each side hold the windshield frame in the uprights. Two more in the bracket that mounts between the top of the dash and the center of the windshield frame. Undo those and the frame just lifts out from between the uprights.
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Yes that's what I said. Except Rod's is a KMS. I'm really surprised the very sharp KMS guys don't do it this way.
No matter-frame or just the glass, get a second set of good hands (no wife) with you.
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08-12-2014, 08:38 AM
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X2 on the second set of hands. The glass windshields are surprisingly heavy and you're at a less then perfect angle to support it working from the side if you're by yourself.
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08-12-2014, 10:59 AM
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Thanks, guys! Appreciate it.
I got a couple of teenage football players at home to do the dirty work, while I carry the phillips head screwdriver ever so gingerly.
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