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freak · 03-22-2015, 03:55 PM

On a 1930 4 door... anyone have any tips on removing the screws that hold the windshield frame together?

Mitch//pa · 03-22-2015, 05:57 PM

i used an impact driver many times with great success.

wrndln · 03-22-2015, 06:21 PM

Carefully applying some heat will work.
Rusty Nelson

freak · 03-22-2015, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

i used an impact driver many times with great success.

That's what I'm using right now and only got 1 to move then broke the tip.

Mitch//pa · 03-22-2015, 06:39 PM

a good quality one with good bits.. mine is snap on ....... HF quality will do that

freak · 03-22-2015, 06:54 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

a good quality one with good bits.. mine is snap on ....... HF quality will do that

This one is really old and probably chinese. I've reground the tip and got two out. Might soak the other two with pb blaster overnight. Those impact drivers are a godsend.

freak · 03-22-2015, 07:05 PM

Last one broke off. Oh well. I can fix it. What do those two screws at the top on the outside of the frame do?

Mitch//pa · 03-22-2015, 07:42 PM

those 2 little screws in the front ... hmm i think they screwed into the adjoining frame that is slid in ..

i once submerged the frame corners in evaporust..that worked good also

jw hash · 03-23-2015, 02:53 AM

the two screws on the front are screwed into a nut on the backside. the nuts is hidden under the windshield seal. unless you are trying to save the paint heat the nuts up and the screw will come out most of the time. on the two on each side of the frame I heat them up three or four time before I try removing them. I also use Windex for penetration and cooling the screws.

Doug in NJ · 03-23-2015, 09:53 AM

Heat! As in actual red-hot heat.
Those screws on my windshield came out rather easily after using a small
acetylene torch on them. Probably one of those MAPP torches would also work.
And of course wait until they cool off before trying to unscrew them.

The same strategy got all 15/16 of my door hinge screws out.
(The last one broke and I had to carefully drill it out, but the threads
in the body were unharmed.)

Doug

freak · 03-23-2015, 08:53 PM

No heat!!! Trying to save the paint!

03-22-2015, 03:55 PM	#1
freak Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Pemberville, Ohio Posts: 456	windshield frame screw removal? On a 1930 4 door... anyone have any tips on removing the screws that hold the windshield frame together?

03-22-2015, 05:57 PM	#2
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: windshield frame screw removal? i used an impact driver many times with great success.

03-22-2015, 06:21 PM	#3
wrndln Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lakeville, MN Posts: 5,164	Re: windshield frame screw removal? Carefully applying some heat will work. Rusty Nelson

03-22-2015, 06:39 PM	#5
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: windshield frame screw removal? a good quality one with good bits.. mine is snap on ....... HF quality will do that

03-22-2015, 07:05 PM	#7
freak Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Pemberville, Ohio Posts: 456	Re: windshield frame screw removal? Last one broke off. Oh well. I can fix it. What do those two screws at the top on the outside of the frame do?

03-22-2015, 07:42 PM	#8
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: windshield frame screw removal? those 2 little screws in the front ... hmm i think they screwed into the adjoining frame that is slid in .. i once submerged the frame corners in evaporust..that worked good also

03-23-2015, 02:53 AM	#9
jw hash Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Auburn Washington Posts: 2,552	Re: windshield frame screw removal? the two screws on the front are screwed into a nut on the backside. the nuts is hidden under the windshield seal. unless you are trying to save the paint heat the nuts up and the screw will come out most of the time. on the two on each side of the frame I heat them up three or four time before I try removing them. I also use Windex for penetration and cooling the screws.

03-23-2015, 09:53 AM	#10
Doug in NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Princeton, NJ Posts: 965	Re: windshield frame screw removal? Heat! As in actual red-hot heat. Those screws on my windshield came out rather easily after using a small acetylene torch on them. Probably one of those MAPP torches would also work. And of course wait until they cool off before trying to unscrew them. The same strategy got all 15/16 of my door hinge screws out. (The last one broke and I had to carefully drill it out, but the threads in the body were unharmed.) Doug __________________ My '31 S/W sedan project:http://31ford.dougbraun.com My restoration diary: http://dougbraun.com/blog

03-23-2015, 08:53 PM	#11
freak Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Pemberville, Ohio Posts: 456	Re: windshield frame screw removal? No heat!!! Trying to save the paint!