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01-05-2017, 01:06 PM | #1 |
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1935-36 Windshield Question
I have a 36 passenger car windshield frame that I need to take apart and clean/restore. Screws are soaking with penetrating oil. My question is what size/thread are the screws that hold the two halves together. Would like to be sure before I run a tap thru to clean up the threads.
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01-05-2017, 02:09 PM | #2 |
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Re: 1935-36 Windshield Question
This was one of the hardest jobs on my restore. you will be lucky to save the joining bar that the screws thread into without ruining the threads. I made new bars and used 10/32x3/8 oval head screws
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01-05-2017, 05:06 PM | #3 |
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Re: 1935-36 Windshield Question
I agree with Jim. I tried thread pitch of 20, 24 & 28 and never did feel comfortable with any of them. I ended up running a thread tap thru. It tighten down and held find.
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01-05-2017, 05:16 PM | #4 |
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Re: 1935-36 Windshield Question
Add a 50/50 mix of Acetone and auto trans fluid to use as a penetrating oil also
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01-06-2017, 12:08 AM | #5 |
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Re: 1935-36 Windshield Question
All the ones I have taken apart have had 10-32 screws; but the heads seem to be a little flatter than a regular oval head.
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01-06-2017, 01:19 AM | #6 |
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01-06-2017, 02:28 AM | #7 |
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Re: 1935-36 Windshield Question
Can't remember for sure from the last time I messed with one, but sometimes Ford liked to use some less common thread sizes (at least less common today?). Might they be 12-24?
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01-06-2017, 02:52 PM | #8 |
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Re: 1935-36 Windshield Question
Pictures:
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01-07-2017, 03:15 PM | #9 |
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Re: 1935-36 Windshield Question
Pulled one out of a frame I just picked up, funny head 10-32 like I remembered and just like Randy's pictures, now I just need to find the bag of them I bought a few years back.
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01-09-2017, 04:12 PM | #10 |
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Re: 1935-36 Windshield Question
Thank you for the responses. 10-32 was what I was looking for. Just wanted to be sure from people who have been there, done that.
Here is a pic of my project. Stan. |
01-10-2017, 09:51 AM | #11 |
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Sweet
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01-10-2017, 10:09 AM | #12 |
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Very nice Stanley!
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01-11-2017, 11:57 AM | #13 |
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Re: 1935-36 Windshield Question
I recently had to take apart a '37 GMC windshield frame. They are very similar to the Ford frames.
I soaked the screws with PB Blaster, after letting them soak for awhile I put a good hammer head screw driver into the slot, striking same with a light ball peen hammer, repeated the process many times. Having not much luck I brought in the "big guns". A friend of mine that is one of the best metal men I have ever encountered, had told me about one of his secrete weapons to loosen rusted bolts.. An electric heat gun.. I heated the windshield frame in the area of the screws repeatedly with the heat gun, applied more "Blaster", let it sit, more heat gun. After a couple of days the screws and joint blocks came right out in perfect condition.
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