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Decided to start stripping my old doors of all fittings as I now have NOS ones to build up to replace the terminally rotten original.
Came up against a challenge on the first one which was one of the rears. Try as I might there was no way I could unstick the quarterlight from the frame. Ended up having to cut through the frame and bend it up to free it, as doors are scrap that wasn't a big issue but how the hell do you do it if the door is a keeper? Only other way I could see would be to cut the (unobtainable) rubber?

Thanks

Sean

Place the hinge edge of the door on the ground, wear rubber gloves and put a palm on each side of the glass and squeeze your hands together as hard as you can whilst pushing downwards.

xvivalve wrote: ↑Sat Jun 05, 2021 9:15 pm Place the hinge edge of the door on the ground, wear rubber gloves and put a palm on each side of the glass and squeeze your hands together as hard as you can whilst pushing downwards.

Will try that when I do the other side.

Thanks

Sean

I used to get a blunt screwdriver or whatever and go all around the rubber inside & out, freeing it as best I could & squirt some WD40 in the seals. Then I would use a 'G' cramp clamped onto the quarterlight with a couple of bits of cardboard to protect the glass, near the top. Then pull on the cramp. It sounds ominous but I did it many times on my restos. Just pull a bit then go around the rubber seal again.

Mad Mart wrote: ↑Sun Jun 06, 2021 10:26 am I used to get a blunt screwdriver or whatever and go all around the rubber inside & out, freeing it as best I could & squirt some WD40 in the seals. Then I would use a 'G' cramp clamped onto the quarterlight with a couple of bits of cardboard to protect the glass, near the top. Then pull on the cramp. It sounds ominous but I did it many times on my restos. Just pull a bit then go around the rubber seal again.

I tried the WD40 but don't think it got far enough in to do any good. I wasn't brave enough to grip the glass with anything, if I had access to one of those glass carrying sucker things I think I'd have prevailed.

Thanks

Sean

Keep trying with Alun's rubber glove method. Start at the top of the glass you should get a bit of movement then move to the bottom. Keep repeating and it will come out, once you get a bit of movement add some wd40. It takes a while and is really hard but perseverance will see it shift.
Not tried Martin's clamping method but worth a go, he should know having restored many Sprints!

I was told of a tip for getting these out was to tip the door over and get the quarter section into some form of receptacle to hold water. I used an old plastic tool box then filling it with warm water and keep raising the temp. Once you’re happy it’s all been submerged and hot enough put the hinged side of the door against something solid and using the rubber gloves to get a good grip push the glass out towards the hinges. Worked for three doors I had to strip.

Put the rear door with the hings above. Pour some boiling water into the channel behind the rubber. Put the door with the hinges down but watch out for the glass falling out...

Jeroen