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I went ahead an bought new glass myself for the rear door. It came with the hinges and latch. It's been sitting here for a while, last night I finally opened the box. Has anyone replaced this before?
I am just not sure whether I want to drill out the pop-rivets and try to screw/bolt the new hinges(and glass) to the door, or try to wrestle with that phillips screw and smooth nut. Ideally, just unscrew and discard the old parts, re-screw and mount the new assembly, but I have a feeling it's not going to be that easy, or without damage to the new perfect replacement. If I drill out the old rivets, I am going to have to likely insert some kind of anchor to use bolts I assume. If was Summer, and I had money in my pocket I might not be so concerned. I would prefer to get rid of the rivets and have it bolted in - ready for future modifications. You have to have a van with opening rear windows to understand what I am talking about.
Anyways, someone with experience would be appreciated.
New Glass, Complete with Latch New Glass, Complete with Right-Top Hinge New Glass, Complete with Left-Top Hinge New Glass, Complete Assembly Truck Door, Existing Latch Mount (Riveted) Truck Door, Existing Left-Top Hinge (Riveted) Truck Door, Existing Right-Top Hinge (Riveted)
It seems to be pretty simple fix. Drill out the old rivets. Rivet the New Assembly in place. The only problem is that I no longer have a Rivet Gun. I had one thirty years ago, but I think I said to myself one day.. who needs this? They are cheap, I know. I think I would rather bolt the hinges in using something like this Short Jack Nut. Anyone have any other ideas?
The Hillman Group 59126 Short Jack Nut, 1/4-20-Inch
Forget the Phillip Screws in the Photo. They seem impossible to remove, especially without damaging the finished smooth nut on the outside of the glass. Which is probably why they just sell these as complete assemblies.
I have no idea when I going to do this. My sleep patterns are all out of whack and I am just not keen on company and getting myself all stirred up in conversation at the moment. I cannot see how to insert a (regular) nut into that tube frame that around the glass opening. I'll probably just drill out the rivets someday soon here, check the size of the holes and buy some inserts / jack nuts. I suppose that is what you mean.
i own a glass company.....no need to drill the rivets for the latch.....you can twist the latch out of the mount and use the old mount connected to the door.....as for the hinges....bolts and nut serts are a great idea....if you want to separate the hinges from the glass be-careful because the factory Phillips screws have blue locktite ...the best way to separate them is to use a 1/16 drill bit in the center of the Phillips screw. dont drill all the way through to the flat outside nut. this will heat the screw enough for the locktite to let go but leave enough of the Phillips screw to still turn it with a screw driver...then disasseble the hinges being mindful of the placement of the plastic round spacers......when you assemble them the flat outside nuts are keyed to the plastic inner spacer..............the nutsserts will be much easier than going through all of the above problems
I still haven't really re-searched the exact nuts to use, but I won't really bother worrying too much about exactly what to buy until I drill out the old rivets. Then I can size the holes for the right bolt/nuts. Anyways, I just thought I'd take another moment to look around the web. These guys claim a tool makes for a much better installation. I don't really want more specialty tools, but since a part of me wants to do some outside the box mods, maybe for $36 this tool would be worth it?
Replacing Rear-Window Glass
