Cadillac 60 Series 1963 Shop Manual page 478

BODY
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Fig. 16-10 Windshield Glass Removal
12. Windshield Glass
Removal and Installation
a. Removal
1. Place protective covering over front seat and
instrument panel.
2. Place protective covering over hood and
front fenders.
3. Remove garnish moldings.
4. Remove windshield wiper arms, escutcheon
nuts and escutcheons. Refer to Note 4.
5. Remove shroud top ventilator frame. Refer
to Note 6.
6. Remove windshield reveal moldings.
NOTE: If glass is broken or cracked, mark
centerline of glass and body so alignment of
glass to body opening may be checked to locate
cause of glass break (glass off center, strain
break, or similar condition).
7. Working on inside of body loosen lip of
rubber channel from pinchweld flange along top
and side of windshield as follows: with palm of
hand, apply pressure to glass near edge, Fig.
16-10. At same time use a blunt putty knife
or other suitable tool and carefully assist rubber
channel over pinchweld flange.
8. After windshield channel is free from
pinchweld flange, with aid of helper, carefully
lift windshield assembly from opening and place
on a protected bench.
b. Checking Body Windshield Opening
It is important that the body windshield opening
be checked thoroughly before installation of a
Fig. 16-11 Windshield Checking Blocks
replacement windshield glass. The following
procedure outlines the method to be used in
checking the windshield opening.
1. Remove windshield from body.
2. Check windshield rubber channel for any
irregularities.
3. Clean off old sealer around windshield open-
ing and check entire body opening flange for any
irregularities.
4. Install five Windshield Checking Blocks,
J-8942, Fig. 16-11, as follows: along lower re-
taining flange place one block twelve inches in-
board of each lower corner and one at center of
windshield opening. Along upper pinchweld flange,
position one block midway between center block
and each outboard block on lower retaining flange,
Fig. 16-11.
5. With aid of helper, carefully position re-
placement glass on blocks in windshield opening.
CAUTION: Care should be exercised to make
certain glass does not strike body metal during
installation. Edge chips can lead to future
breaks.
6. With windshield supported and centered in
body opening by checking blocks, check relation-
ship of glass to body opening around entire peri-
meter of glass. Check glass to body relationship
as follows:
a. Inside surface of glass should be a uniform
distance from pinchweld flange. Dimension should
be from 1/4 inch to 5/16 inch, Fig. 16-12.
b. Outer edge of glass should be a uniform dis-
tance from body metal, measured in plane of the
glass. This dimension should be from 5/16 inch
to 3/8 inch.
7. Mark any sections of body to be re-formed,
remove glass and reform opening as required.
8. Recheck windshield opening as outlined
above. Then mark centerline on glass and body so