[Daves55Sedan]

Looks like I caught this part of the discussion too late, but yes you can remove the latch without removing the window glass. Once the latch mounting screws are removed, the latch needs to be pushed in about 5/8 of an inch and allowed to slide down. It is necessary to remove the very bottom mounting screw for the glass run so that you can slide that glass run channel aside to allow the latch to be manipulated down to the bottom of the door, then you can pull it out thru the access hole at the bottom corner of the door. Looks like you figured it out. Good job!