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How to remove glass from Hatch?
- Thread starter Senorx470
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My guess is that you'll need to cut the rubber gasket on the inside and gently push the window out from the inside.
If the gasket was in amazing shape you might be able to save it, but if it's dry and cracked anyway there's no reason to struggle with it and potentially crack the glass.
-G
If the gasket was in amazing shape you might be able to save it, but if it's dry and cracked anyway there's no reason to struggle with it and potentially crack the glass.
-G
Beginner's Luck
Got the glass removed in about 45 minutes. Beginner's luck maybe? As an avid cyclist I'm use to prying stubborn skinny road bike tires over wheels. The idea clicked in my head. Use road bike tire levers. I began by prying the seal every 5 inches or so. Once I had about 5 of them in between the hatch edge and the seal, I gently pushed on the glass from the inside out. The glass began to separate from the hatch. Repeated the process until the glass was free. I had the hatch/glass laying on multiple cushioned blankets while doing this.
Bicycle tire levers are life savers.
Got the glass removed in about 45 minutes. Beginner's luck maybe? As an avid cyclist I'm use to prying stubborn skinny road bike tires over wheels. The idea clicked in my head. Use road bike tire levers. I began by prying the seal every 5 inches or so. Once I had about 5 of them in between the hatch edge and the seal, I gently pushed on the glass from the inside out. The glass began to separate from the hatch. Repeated the process until the glass was free. I had the hatch/glass laying on multiple cushioned blankets while doing this.
Bicycle tire levers are life savers.
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