C2 vent window questions

[Kevin Brown]

I've been looking for the "trick" to removing the vent window frame on a 1966. I have the entire assembly out of the door and have removed the glass from the frame. It looks as if the two small rivits on the bottom "hinge pin" (the one that goes into the regulator) will have to be drilled out. Is this correct? Also, how does the vent window weatherstrip come out? How is the Fuzzy liner in the main window channel held in and how do you replace it? Thanks!

[Scott Butville]

Re: C2 vent window questions

If it's a coupe, you need to drill out the upper pivot rivet. That rivet has a shoulder, so make sure you have another before you ruin it. On a convertible, you have to get the frame down far enough that the pivot comes out of the hole in the die cast frame. My memory might be fuzzy here, but aren't there screws holding the lower horizontal channel to the die cast frame that you could remove to allow the glass channel to move down?

[Tim E.]

Re: C2 vent window questions

As Scott points out, no drilling is necessary to remove the glass frame on a convertible. Remove the regulator by removing the lower glass frame pivot shaft bolt and 2 screws that attach the regulator to the diecast frame. This provides enough play to slip the upper pivot shaft out of the diecast frame.

I can send you some photos and diagrams that another forum member and I shared when we were trying to understand how to disassemble the fuzzy channel. Send me an email (tehlers@hess.com) if you still need those instructions!

[Jean C.]

[Kevin Brown]

C2 vent window questions

Thanks to all for the info- The car is a convertible, and I was able to put enough pressure on the vent frame to compress the rubber and pull the upper pivot out of the hole without damaging anything. The upper pivot on my car had been replaced in the distant past with what appeared to be a piece of a 20- penny common nail brazed to the frame, and the lower T-pivot is broken at the hole where the bolt goes through it and the regulator. I'll get these items repaired and be on my way to making the vent window operational.