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i'll try larger rope, i've only used 1/8" but larger makes sense, and of course lube everything.. I have only done one windshield for my bus, but i've played with a lot of suggestions/research, and others mistakes of breaking it.. when i do my notch i will try a larger nylon. rob --- Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote: > On 13 Sep 2003 at 13:12, Rob Carpenter wrote: > > > It is very important when replacing windshield and > rear glass to make > > sure it is centered, and apply pressure to rubber > only.. > > While I don't see anything wrong with this method, > I've never done it this way > and never had a problem. The tempered glass is just > so strong that you really > can't break it. > > The only windshield I installed I was so concerned > about the process that I > hired a pro to do it. He agreed that the windshields > were much more fragile, > but he installed mine by basically "slapping" the > glass with his open hand. > This in addition to the wrapped cord, of course. > > It's important that the cord also be lubricated, and > a larger diameter cord is > less likely to cut into the rubber seal. I made a > mistake on my first efforts > and used too small a cord. ;-( The larger cord > also holds the groove in the > rubber open, making installation easier. > > -- > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | > mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com