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std1940 · 01-27-2022, 04:22 PM

I have installed new windshield rubber on my 40 coupe windshield glass.
I now need to install the windshield divider bar.
Looking for hints for best install for no leaks.
Is there a top or bottom on the stainless divider. I did not pay attention when I removed it. Both ends look the same to me.
What is the correct length of the 3 machine screws that are used to bolt the inner and outer divider together.
I had ordered replacment divider screws from 2 different suppliers and they are two diferent lengths. One is half the size of the other.
Thaks Tom.

19Fordy · 01-27-2022, 06:02 PM

Here's a thread with photos that may help.
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...ld+divider+bar
When I installed my bar I first installed sealant (not silicone) on the surfaces of the rubber that fit underneath the divider bar. As I recall there is a lap joint where the divider sits.
I don't recall the screw length.
Hopefully other will chime in. JIM

Here's another thread that talks about the divider bar. Scroll down and read each post carefully.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...how-to.929811/

A Google search reveals the following. Scroll down and peruse each link that looks relevant.
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+install+windshield+in+1946+ford&oq=how+to +install+windshield+in+1946+ford&aqs=chrome..69i57 j33i22i29i30l9.10800j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

fortyfords · 01-27-2022, 08:01 PM

I used a piece of angle iron and bolted it in place of the divider bar so I could squeeze the overlapping rubber together for a couple of days. The divider bar went on a lot easier and take a measurement of the screw hole depth so you don't put in too long of a screw and bulge the divider bar.

19Fordy · 01-27-2022, 08:16 PM

THAT is a great idea.

fortyfords · 01-28-2022, 07:51 PM

Thanks 19Fordy

Mart · 01-29-2022, 04:03 AM

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If working alone a ratchet strap around the pillars and across the windshield will hold the outer divider bar in place while trying to get the screws started.

Mart.

std1940 · 01-30-2022, 04:05 PM

Thank you for all the advise.

01-27-2022, 04:22 PM	#1
std1940 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: nh Posts: 105	1940 windshield divider bar install I have installed new windshield rubber on my 40 coupe windshield glass. I now need to install the windshield divider bar. Looking for hints for best install for no leaks. Is there a top or bottom on the stainless divider. I did not pay attention when I removed it. Both ends look the same to me. What is the correct length of the 3 machine screws that are used to bolt the inner and outer divider together. I had ordered replacment divider screws from 2 different suppliers and they are two diferent lengths. One is half the size of the other. Thaks Tom.

01-27-2022, 06:02 PM	#2
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,951	Re: 1940 windshield divider bar install Here's a thread with photos that may help. https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...ld+divider+bar When I installed my bar I first installed sealant (not silicone) on the surfaces of the rubber that fit underneath the divider bar. As I recall there is a lap joint where the divider sits. I don't recall the screw length. Hopefully other will chime in. JIM Here's another thread that talks about the divider bar. Scroll down and read each post carefully. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...how-to.929811/ A Google search reveals the following. Scroll down and peruse each link that looks relevant. https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+install+windshield+in+1946+ford&oq=how+to +install+windshield+in+1946+ford&aqs=chrome..69i57 j33i22i29i30l9.10800j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Last edited by 19Fordy; 01-27-2022 at 06:10 PM.

01-27-2022, 08:01 PM	#3
fortyfords Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: faucett, mo Posts: 419	Re: 1940 windshield divider bar install I used a piece of angle iron and bolted it in place of the divider bar so I could squeeze the overlapping rubber together for a couple of days. The divider bar went on a lot easier and take a measurement of the screw hole depth so you don't put in too long of a screw and bulge the divider bar.

01-27-2022, 08:16 PM	#4
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,951	Re: 1940 windshield divider bar install THAT is a great idea.

01-28-2022, 07:51 PM	#5
fortyfords Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: faucett, mo Posts: 419	Re: 1940 windshield divider bar install Thanks 19Fordy

01-29-2022, 04:03 AM	#6
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,756	Re: 1940 windshield divider bar install Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) If working alone a ratchet strap around the pillars and across the windshield will hold the outer divider bar in place while trying to get the screws started. Mart.

01-30-2022, 04:05 PM	#7
std1940 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: nh Posts: 105	Re: 1940 windshield divider bar install Thank you for all the advise.