C3 Corvette Door Glass Install

For power window corvettes raise the glass prior to disconnecting the battery.

C3 corvette door glass install. It gets tight between the seal strip and door opening on the inside. To gain access to your corvette s door components the glass must be in the up position. Our inventory selection includes dated and undated door glass for both coupes and convertibles along a windshield and rear window seal kit to aid in your corvette restoration. Allow the rear lower corner of the glass to come completely out of the track and wiggle the roller clear of the door such that you now have the front roller still in the door in its track but the rear roller and bottom of the glass is completely clear of the door.

I snipped the 4 little prongs to get the old bushing removed and swapped over the o ring but for the life of me i cannot push hard enough to snap the new backing onto the new bushing. Watch the front glass to track stud as it goes past the outside seal strip. Start by disconnecting the battery. Let the rear track fall into the door.

What is the secret trick to install a new glass bushing. The 7 16 screw to the right adjusts the upper door glass limit at the rear of the door. On the 1953 1959 installation. Carefully slide the glass up all the way.

Ten part video documenting the maintenance of the door locking and latch on a 1981 c3 corvette. Whether you re maintaining your shark corvette or completing a full restoration our selection of c3 corvette body and fiberglass parts is unsurpassed. Our project 77 corvette was a non power corvette so we could raise and lower the glass as needed. The door glass studs are placed through the horizontal track followed by installation of the 7 16 20 hex nuts.

However it is designed this way so that it will fit both 1953 1957 and 1958 1959. First if your car is a 1953 1957 you will think the end is way longer then it needs to be. Remember the door will be open for some time. Our 7 16 socket is on the rear window glass retaining nut.

This is the nylon bushing closest to the a pillar.