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73 Passenger Door Glass retainer stuck, How can I remove?

Started by WH23G3G, August 29, 2006, 08:17:21 PM

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WH23G3G

I haven't messed with anything on my Charger in months. I decided today I would leisurely strip the door I had off so that I can take it to a guy to soda blast everything. Well I decided to remove the door belt molding and so I had to remove the glass. Well I followed the illustration in the 73 Charger body manual and removed all the glass to stabilizer bar retaining screws up until the last one. It decided to strip out and just turn and turn. I spent two hours trying every stupid thing I could come up with to try and jam the anchor bottom so that I could get the screw to at least start to turn out. Well I didn't accomplish anything at all in 2 hours, and decided I had to stop before I break the glass. I photographed the remaining screw I'm trying to remove. I didn't know but thought I could remove the entire regulator and glass assembly but I couldn't figure out how to remove it. I'm hoping someone here has run into this problem and has figured out how to get the screw out when this happens. Two of the other screws I removed had the metal anchor insert broken on the bottom, so it doesn't look like it's too hard to destroy, but I don't want to break the glass. What can I try?

Nacho-RT74

that is just RUST on the fastener keeping stucked with screw.

Brake fluid will help A LOT on remove and loose the screw... W40 also, but IMHO brake fluid works better.

It is possible anyway remove the glass with the bracket from door, just need to loose the window vertical chanels... the problem will be the alignt again the glass with roof and quarter glass.
Venezuelan RT 74 400 4bbl, 727, 8.75 3.23 open. Now stroked with 440 crank and 3.55 SG. Here is the History and how is actually: http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,7603.0/all.html
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,25060.0.html

WH23G3G

I tried the brake fluid as a rust loosener on the one screw I had left and it seemed to work real quick. But of course there was one more screw that I didn't realize I missed on the front part of the window. Well this one is proving impossible to remove in the door. I tried every kind of rust breaker there is. It just makes me so frustrated because it's loosened and then halfway the whole bottom starts to spin, but because of clearance under the back of the glass you can't hold the bottom of the retainer to quit spinning. I removed the entire regulator. But I just cannot figure out how to get this stuck screw out and it appears it will not be coming out unless the entire stabilizer channel assembly with glass is removed as a unit. Is that possible? I've removed every screw and bolt on the door backing. I removed two on top towards the back of the door. There's a couple more bolts on top. Is there a way to remove everything completely out at once and then dissassemble it?

Nacho-RT74

Quote from: WH23G3G on August 30, 2006, 10:26:23 PM
unless the entire stabilizer channel assembly with glass is removed as a unit. Is that possible? I've removed every screw and bolt on the door backing. I removed two on top towards the back of the door. There's a couple more bolts on top. Is there a way to remove everything completely out at once and then dissassemble it?

that's what I'm saying to do, but then you will need lot of time to align glass with body when get joined again. Is the only problem but not imposible.

Once glass is out maybe you will get the way to loose the screw easily
Venezuelan RT 74 400 4bbl, 727, 8.75 3.23 open. Now stroked with 440 crank and 3.55 SG. Here is the History and how is actually: http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,7603.0/all.html
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,25060.0.html

chgr500

That's the way I ended up removing my glass and then disassembled everything on the bench.  Use the OEM body manual to reassemble the regulator and glass runs as it explains all the adjustments required to realign the glass in good detail.

Nacho-RT74

Quote from: chgr500 on September 01, 2006, 01:53:27 AM
That's the way I ended up removing my glass and then disassembled everything on the bench.  Use the OEM body manual to reassemble the regulator and glass runs as it explains all the adjustments required to realign the glass in good detail.

THAT IS A GOOD STUFF if you can transcript and share to the board. I have done but just by try and error method LOL. My glasses are still not PERFECT aligned
Venezuelan RT 74 400 4bbl, 727, 8.75 3.23 open. Now stroked with 440 crank and 3.55 SG. Here is the History and how is actually: http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,7603.0/all.html
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,25060.0.html