Greetings. any hints for installing windshield and back glass on 1949 C cab 1/2 ton truck?
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Be nice to have the shop manual. jimmijimOriginally posted by davidj View PostsigpicAnything worth doing deserves your best shot. Do it right the first time. When you're done you will know it. { I'm just the guy who thinks he knows everything, my buddy is the guy who knows everything.} cheers jimmijim*****SDC***** member -
I still have that job to do on my truck so I can't speak from experience, but I would welcome any tips also. I do know that you need to be careful to install the rubber around the back glass the correct side out. I have seen some installed wrong."In the heart of Arkansas."
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It's basically the same process for early C cabs and M trucks. It takes at least two people, three is better. Use lots of Windex as a lubricant for the rubber.
Gary Ash
Dartmouth, Mass.
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Cut yourself a couple of wooden wedges to keep the two piece windshield spaced in the middle . If you don’t use them the glass will have a tendency to push together in the center and you want a gap there to accommodate the center strip.sigpic
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The glass is installed from the INSIDE, unlike later cars. This is why that back glass rubber sometimes gets installed backwards.Restorations by Skip TowneComment
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I have installed 2 using poly baler twine and stopcock grease. I stays the same viscosity over a huge temp range and never hardens. The poly twine is slippery. So far no leaks. It is about $18 for a 60g tube . you'll need 2. It is Dow Corning stopcock or vacuum grease pn 146355D (and ,of course, the price has gone up!)Last edited by Jeffry Cassel; 11-11-2018, 02:06 PM.Comment
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