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Triumph TR6 - Windscreen removal HELP!!

Can anyone out there please tell me how to remove the windscreen assembly from a TR-6? Does the dash have to come out as well?
JOhn

You can remove the windscreen assembly without removing the dash but it's a bit of a fiddle, you need to remove a nut at each end of it up behind the dash, it might be easier to remove the air pipes and vents for better access, then remove the three nuts on top of the dash, sometimes it needs a big heave to get it out its end mountings.
Best of luck,
Ron
R. Algie

The dash does not need to come out. Now to the task at hand, in addition to the three cap nuts and plates on top of the dash there are two post that protrude into the body at the outer ends. At the bottom of each is a 5/16" nut (1/2" head) that must be removed. Once that is done, it is time to turn attention to the post clamps. There are two 1/4" (7/16" head) bolts on the clamps at each side. Loosen/remove these bolts and lightly pry the clamps open. The windscreen frame is then lifted (yea, right) out and upward at an angle slightly steeper than the windscreen rake.

Reality says that the windscreen will likely be somewhat stuck in place. I find this easier with the seats out, so remove the seats. Straddling the transmission tunnel, rock and tug the windscreen up and out. On some cars, this isn't too bad. On others, a good soak in a pentrating oil is needed. In bad cases (such as mine), it is necessary to apply the hot wrench. In my case, the antenna seal had allowed some seepage and the water had wicked its way into the post/clamp interface, rusting them together in a very solid manner. Since everything was coming out anyway, we pulled all carpet, and soft melty type bits out of the area plus moved the wiring harness out of the way. Then using an ox/acetylene torch set low, heated the clamp. The flame was put out and while the unit was still hot, proceeded with rocking and pulling the windscreen frame. Out it came, that bracket was then removed once it had cooled. It was then cleaned up and repainted. On installation of the windscreen, a thin coat of grease along the post to impede future corrosion in that area is not a bad idea.

Whatever you do, resist the temptation to try and pry it out along the bodywork. You'll only wind up bending sheet metal and the windscreen frame will still be stuck in place.
SteveP

Wow Steve, I must have been lucky, mine at least came out after a fair struggle with two of us heaving and pulling.
Ron
R. Algie

Ron
I was even "luckier"....bought my project with the windscreen already out:)

Good post Steve.
Rick C

PS John, when you get it out and you feel like doing a clean and paint to the frame, do not attempt to remove the glass yourself. For a few bucks, take it to a auto glass place and have them do the re and re.
Rick Crawford

Thanks for all the help. It took longer to get the nuts off the bottom of the posts than to drive them loose with a 32oz. hammer. It came out just fine. Thanks again, John
John

[Preface: This may be a lame-brained idea for this particlar car, as I've not done this on a TR6]

On a few other cars, I've used two toilet plungers and a friend (one of us standing by each fender) to free the windscreen from the frame (once the hardware was loosened or removed). Just wet the plungers, stick them on the glass and pull. It popped right out every time, and no glass fragments in the fingers.
T. M. Brex

John,

Take a close look at the bottom surface of the windscreen frame. These cars LOVE to rust there.

Jim
Jim Deatsch

This thread was discussed between 19/07/2004 and 21/07/2004

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