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peanut1943 · 07-31-2013, 05:21 PM

The two screws on the face of 1930 pickup windshield frame, what are they for and how do you get the seal in with them in place? Thanks ahead of time.. Dwight

KGBnut · 08-01-2013, 10:20 AM

If you are talking about the ones in the upper corners... they actually pass through the bracket that holds the corners together. They are not structurally critical, because there are other screws that do most of the work. I find them missing on a lot of cars, but they look funny without them.

On my '30 Coupe, I found that once the seal was in place it was damned-near impossible to get a wrench in there to hold the nut on the back of those.

I just took a thin piece of steel, shaped it like a nut with an arm sticking out of it, and drilled and tapped a hole. I then cut down a screw so that was just long enough to pass through it and then pinch the seal. As I tightened it up, I didn't need a wrench, because the arm hit inside the seal channel, and that little bit of pinch helps keep the ends of the seal in place.

John Kuhnast · 08-01-2013, 12:00 PM

How do I remove the windshield on my 1931 pickup? Thanks

peanut1943 · 08-01-2013, 01:36 PM

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Tanks very much for your Info, that is what I needed and I also had to put the screw in after the fact. Dwight

07-31-2013, 05:21 PM	#1
peanut1943 Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Rapid River, MI Posts: 90	windshield fram The two screws on the face of 1930 pickup windshield frame, what are they for and how do you get the seal in with them in place? Thanks ahead of time.. Dwight

08-01-2013, 10:20 AM	#2
KGBnut Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Southwestern Connecticut Posts: 934	Re: windshield fram If you are talking about the ones in the upper corners... they actually pass through the bracket that holds the corners together. They are not structurally critical, because there are other screws that do most of the work. I find them missing on a lot of cars, but they look funny without them. On my '30 Coupe, I found that once the seal was in place it was damned-near impossible to get a wrench in there to hold the nut on the back of those. I just took a thin piece of steel, shaped it like a nut with an arm sticking out of it, and drilled and tapped a hole. I then cut down a screw so that was just long enough to pass through it and then pinch the seal. As I tightened it up, I didn't need a wrench, because the arm hit inside the seal channel, and that little bit of pinch helps keep the ends of the seal in place. __________________ Style beats speed any day, and with a lot fewer tickets.

08-01-2013, 12:00 PM	#3
John Kuhnast Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 564	Re: windshield fram How do I remove the windshield on my 1931 pickup? Thanks

08-01-2013, 01:36 PM	#4
peanut1943 Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Rapid River, MI Posts: 90	Re: windshield fram Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Tanks very much for your Info, that is what I needed and I also had to put the screw in after the fact. Dwight