[ROVERNET - UK] P5 Windshield, request for removal tips

[Eric Russell]

Sheesh!  That's put ME off.  Glad I own a P6  :-))

Eric

--- Kent Kinard <kentkinard at verizon.net> wrote:

> Hi Geoff,
> 
> Thank you for the suggestion, but the P5 really is a
> different animal.  
> There is no question of trying to save the seal. 
> Trim strips on the 
> early P5's (possibly only Mk. I's) are plated steel
> rather than 
> stainless and the plating will crack and peel when
> you try to remove the 
> trim.  Underneath the trim strips are dozens of
> metal retainers attached 
> through the rubber seal with Phillips screws, most
> of which are severely 
> rusted in place and defy removal.  Once you get
> these out, you can cut 
> away as much of the rubber seal as possible, but the
> screen will still 
> be stuck like it was welded in.  I use a cutting
> wire to saw behind the 
> glass, but there are some critical areas that won't
> allow the wire to 
> pass.  I have broken two screens after having them
> 90% loose. 
> 
> I talked to Dirk today and he advised soaking the
> rubber in kerosene to 
> soften and decompose it and break the bond with the
> screen.  I have some 
> rubber that you couldn't cut with a laser so I may
> try a couple of 
> months of soaking.  Dirk also advises numbering the
> steel retainers 
> since they deform and placing one in the wrong
> position can stress the 
> screen once everything is in place.  Did I mention
> that there are 
> several different retainers used on the same screen
> and retainers for 
> front screens differ from some rears.  I would put
> P5 screen removal and 
> installation up there with P6 rear brakes on the
> frustration meter.
> 
>  And then there's the P5 dashboard....installed by
> left handed miniature 
> monkeys with twice the screws necessary...a real
> quality piece but....
> 
> Roveremovedly,
> Kent K.
> 
> Geoff Kirkpatrick wrote:
> > Oops, forgot to put the correct subject line...
> >  
> > **********
> >
> > I don't have experience with a P5 windshield, but
> when I have removed windshields from other cars I
> find it easiest to sacrifice the rubber seal and
> simply cut all the way around with a utility knife. 
> Especially if you are removing a windshield from a
> parts car, there is no need to try to preserve the
> integrity of the old seal.  This makes removing the
> windshield intact a pretty simple proposition.
> >
> > Geoff
> >  
> > "This is the final test of a gentleman: his
> respect for those who can be of no possible service
> to him."
> > - William Lyon Phelps
> >
> > Geoff Kirkpatrick, 382 Riverside Avenue, Ben
> Lomond, CA 95005, USA
> >
> > ***************
> >
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:09:30 -0500
> > From: Kent Kinard <kentkinard at verizon.net>
> > Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] P5 Windshield,
> request for removal tips
> > To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> > Message-ID: <480F350A.2050004 at verizon.net>
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> >
> > Hi Gordon,
> > I hesitated to respond because I won't have time
> to take one out in the 
> > next few months.  These windscreens are extremely
> difficult to remove 
> > and I have broken two while trying to be very
> careful.  I want to put 
> > the Sundym glass from my Mk. III into my Mk. II
> when I replace the 
> > rubber and that means I have to successfully
> remove both for you to get 
> > one.  I have another in a Mk. I parts car which
> has a repairable rock 
> > chip.  I have doubts about getting that one out
> whole.
> >
> > I'd be interested on any tips on successfully
> removing a P5 saloon 
> > windscreen when the rubber is really rock hard
> (thirty-five years of 
> > Texas sun).
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >      
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