<VV> adjusting windows

[Daniel Monasterio]

Hi Cliff,It is harder to explain than making the adjustments.Front windows must be adjusted first, checking that there is minimal play between front and rear channel. After this adjustment lift up the window to look for parallel alignment between glass and the rubber on the roof. If not parallel make adjustments on both front and rear channels. After this, check the maximum height of the glass to get it's top just behind the upper lip of the rubber. Last adjustment is to get the top of the glass slightly pushing on the rubber by screwing or unscrewing the nuts on lowest side of the channels. There are two 1/4" nuts on each side of the door inner panel.After doing fronts, go to rear quarters which (if remember well) have 4 adjusters which run in angled slots. With the window in the closed position loose all adjusters and play moving the glass so to get the rubber on the front side aligned with the rear of the front window. Tighten adjusters just to keep them in position. The nuts (two on each one) on these adjusters allow for final adjustment of the top to fit just behind the upper lip on the roof weatherstrip.Last adjustment is for the top height which is made with a bolt which tighten a piece like a square nut with split ends.At my first time (30 years ago) got trouble on realizing the way to adjust rear quarters, mostly because of the angled (90º) slots but finally got them adjusted.Hope you get the image.
Daniel Monasterio

> From: tibbitts at qx.net
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:06:13 -0500
> Subject: <VV> adjusting windows
> 
> Before I get out the wrecking ball, can anyone with experience adjusting
> side glass on a Late Model Coupe give me some suggestions?
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> I believe the doors are correctly adjusted.  I have the same gap along the
> front and the rear edges.  When the front windows are fully up, they line up
> with the indentation in the stainless steel roofline trim.  The quarter
> windows won't line up fro anything.  When the quarter windows line up with
> the door windows, the top of the quarter window doesn't follow the contour
> of the body.  When the quarter window follows the contour of the body, then
> the leading edge of the quarter glass is too far forward at the bottom. 
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> I don't know if any of this is making any sense.  I have about driven myself
> out of my mind trying to figure this out.  
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> FWIW, I have the body service manual and understand the procedure based on
> what is in the book.  It just looks like the glass is the wrong shape.  And
> no, the glass is not out of a convertible. 
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> Cliff Tibbitts
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> Lexington, KY
> 
> 66 Monza Coupe
> 
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