Frank,
I placed the glass in the rubber seal after running a bead of sealant
(purchased at an auto glass shop) in the gasket. Then I ran a piece of
string around the gasket in the outside channel and pressed the glass /
gasket against the top. When the string is pulled out of the gasket
toward the inside, it pulls the lip of the gasket over the metal flange
of the window opening. Use the sealant sparingly as it is messy and
difficult to clean up if it oozes out of the channels. The string
installation process is described in the Haynes manual I believe, and
works well. I did it without a helper, but assistance would have made
the job easier.
Hope this helps,
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
CF38690UO
CF37325U
Frank & Carol Bandre wrote:
>
> To the list:
>
> Tha factory hardtop for my 76 TR6 is back from the trim shop with a new
> headliner. Now the job is to reinsert the glass. Questions are:
>
> 1) Should the galss be put in the rubber moulding then installed into the
> top (removed this way), or rubber in first followed by the glass?
>
> 2) What should be used as a sealant for the rubber/glass and rubber/metal
> joints?
>
> TIA.
>
> Frank
>
> '76 TR6
> CF57005U
> (Starting to get cold enough to make sure the top is ready for winter
> driving)
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