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Fri May 30, 2003 11:42 pm

Howdy! I am brand new to this list. I appreciate your sharing info here.

Has anyone ever replaced the front window cable drive on a 71 bus? This runs from the window crank to the base of the window glass.

I cant get the drive mechanism out. I have unscrewed the lower attachment of the wing vent strut and the lower end of the rear channel. I tried to remove the window but dont have enough clearance, even when loosening the front and back struts.

Any suggestions?

THANKS!

bruce

Sat May 31, 2003 1:08 am

It has been a while but I have done it. There are a bunch of screws, some hidden. I took out the vent window to get the glass out.

Sat May 31, 2003 8:19 am

From what I've seen, the shop manual describes this procedure fairly well. Lessee...
Pulled directly from my shop manual (sorry I cannot include the pix):
Removing and Installing Window Lifter and Door Window Glass:
The door window glass can only be removed after you have removed the window lifter mechanism. The window lifter is a crank-operated flexible cable that is carried inside curved tubes. The window lifter is attached to the door panel at three points.
To remove lifter and glass:
1. Remove the door trim panel as described in 5.3 Removing and Installing Front Door Trim Panel.
2. Remove the plastic sheet that is beneath the door trim panel.
3. Remove the bolt indicated in Fig. 5-19.
4. Lower the window. Then remove the two bolts indicated in Fig. 5-20 and disconect the window lifter cable bracket from the window lifter channel.
5. Working near the bottom of the door inner panel, disengage the plastic cable guide tube from the tab on the door inner panel.
6. Remove the two bolts from the cable drive gear. (The bolts are located on either side of teh shaft to which the window lifter crak attaches.)
7. Remove the four bolts indicated in Fig. 5-22.
8. Press the window front guide channel forward off its bracket. Then, through the gap thus formed, pull the window lifter assembly downward and out of the door.
9. If necessary, slide the door window together with its lifter channel downward and out through the same opening.
10. If the glass must be replaced, knock the lifter channel off using a rubber hammer and a wooden or plastic block. Inspect the rubber in the lifter channel If it is in poor condition, it too should be replaced.
11. When installing new glass in the lifter channel, the dimension indicated in Fig. 5-23 must e the same on both sides of the glass.

Sat May 31, 2003 2:12 pm

Thanks! That is a help. My two manuals were not so specific. Which one do you have?

Thanks again.

bruce