Lowering the windshield
10-20-2003, 02:31 AM
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Re: Lowering the windshield
L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> Real Jeeps come with open drains, and all we have to do is keep
> them open and no rust will ever form. Just like all passenger cars, the
> water runs freely into the door and out the drains, with only a thin
> plastic sheet sealing the inner panel.
This must be why there are so many CJ's rolling around with no rust. I'm
curious do you do the whole "real jeep" thing as a lark? Or have you
actually managed to maintain the high school level mentality that says
anything you don't like isn't "real"?
Just what is a "real" jeep anyway? Please explain; also can you explain
why an AMC made Jeep is a "real Jeep" when so many different
manufacturers have made Jeeps, many of them before AMC?
10-20-2003, 11:28 AM
#32
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Re: Lowering the windshield
On or about 20 Oct 2003, Onlyinajeepcj7 of onlyinajeepcj7@aol.com wrote:
> >Hmmm... maybe I should leave well enough alone... That's exactly
> >what I was doing. I just wanted to see what it was like.
>
> No. It is a function that makes a CJ a CJ and it should work. After
> using oil in the hinges, slowly move the windshild back and forth and
> see if it goes down further each time....if so, you caught it in time
> before it completely rust shut. Once it is working, clean the seal and
> wax the paint on top of the cowl (where the seal rest) to help keep it
> from leaking. You should lower the windshield once a year at least to
> inspect for rust or any problems.
I'd do it more often than that. Folding down the windshield in a CJ
allows the cowl seal to relax and expand a bit. If you don't let it
relax, it leaks.
Lee
`79 CJ-5 (almost finished)
`89 Cherokee (almost done)
> >Hmmm... maybe I should leave well enough alone... That's exactly
> >what I was doing. I just wanted to see what it was like.
>
> No. It is a function that makes a CJ a CJ and it should work. After
> using oil in the hinges, slowly move the windshild back and forth and
> see if it goes down further each time....if so, you caught it in time
> before it completely rust shut. Once it is working, clean the seal and
> wax the paint on top of the cowl (where the seal rest) to help keep it
> from leaking. You should lower the windshield once a year at least to
> inspect for rust or any problems.
I'd do it more often than that. Folding down the windshield in a CJ
allows the cowl seal to relax and expand a bit. If you don't let it
relax, it leaks.
Lee
`79 CJ-5 (almost finished)
`89 Cherokee (almost done)
10-20-2003, 11:28 AM
#33
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Re: Lowering the windshield
On or about 20 Oct 2003, Onlyinajeepcj7 of onlyinajeepcj7@aol.com wrote:
> >Hmmm... maybe I should leave well enough alone... That's exactly
> >what I was doing. I just wanted to see what it was like.
>
> No. It is a function that makes a CJ a CJ and it should work. After
> using oil in the hinges, slowly move the windshild back and forth and
> see if it goes down further each time....if so, you caught it in time
> before it completely rust shut. Once it is working, clean the seal and
> wax the paint on top of the cowl (where the seal rest) to help keep it
> from leaking. You should lower the windshield once a year at least to
> inspect for rust or any problems.
I'd do it more often than that. Folding down the windshield in a CJ
allows the cowl seal to relax and expand a bit. If you don't let it
relax, it leaks.
Lee
`79 CJ-5 (almost finished)
`89 Cherokee (almost done)
> >Hmmm... maybe I should leave well enough alone... That's exactly
> >what I was doing. I just wanted to see what it was like.
>
> No. It is a function that makes a CJ a CJ and it should work. After
> using oil in the hinges, slowly move the windshild back and forth and
> see if it goes down further each time....if so, you caught it in time
> before it completely rust shut. Once it is working, clean the seal and
> wax the paint on top of the cowl (where the seal rest) to help keep it
> from leaking. You should lower the windshield once a year at least to
> inspect for rust or any problems.
I'd do it more often than that. Folding down the windshield in a CJ
allows the cowl seal to relax and expand a bit. If you don't let it
relax, it leaks.
Lee
`79 CJ-5 (almost finished)
`89 Cherokee (almost done)
10-20-2003, 11:28 AM
#34
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Re: Lowering the windshield
On or about 20 Oct 2003, Onlyinajeepcj7 of onlyinajeepcj7@aol.com wrote:
> >Hmmm... maybe I should leave well enough alone... That's exactly
> >what I was doing. I just wanted to see what it was like.
>
> No. It is a function that makes a CJ a CJ and it should work. After
> using oil in the hinges, slowly move the windshild back and forth and
> see if it goes down further each time....if so, you caught it in time
> before it completely rust shut. Once it is working, clean the seal and
> wax the paint on top of the cowl (where the seal rest) to help keep it
> from leaking. You should lower the windshield once a year at least to
> inspect for rust or any problems.
I'd do it more often than that. Folding down the windshield in a CJ
allows the cowl seal to relax and expand a bit. If you don't let it
relax, it leaks.
Lee
`79 CJ-5 (almost finished)
`89 Cherokee (almost done)
> >Hmmm... maybe I should leave well enough alone... That's exactly
> >what I was doing. I just wanted to see what it was like.
>
> No. It is a function that makes a CJ a CJ and it should work. After
> using oil in the hinges, slowly move the windshild back and forth and
> see if it goes down further each time....if so, you caught it in time
> before it completely rust shut. Once it is working, clean the seal and
> wax the paint on top of the cowl (where the seal rest) to help keep it
> from leaking. You should lower the windshield once a year at least to
> inspect for rust or any problems.
I'd do it more often than that. Folding down the windshield in a CJ
allows the cowl seal to relax and expand a bit. If you don't let it
relax, it leaks.
Lee
`79 CJ-5 (almost finished)
`89 Cherokee (almost done)
10-20-2003, 12:34 PM
#35
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Re: Lowering the windshield
It should fold down flat now. The hinges are very tight, and it can be hard
to fold down.
"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dg16pvshso37lrs27fffo4lfr8bp0hh4ak@4ax.com...
> On the '76 CJ-5 I just bought, I unscrewed the two large hand-screws
> on each end of the windshield so that I could fold the windshield
> forward, but found something was kinda hanging me up even after
> completely removing those two large hand screws. Is there some kind
> of lock mechanism that needs to be released in order to fold the
> windshield forward, or should it fold down just by removing those two
> large hand screws? Thank you.
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
to fold down.
"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dg16pvshso37lrs27fffo4lfr8bp0hh4ak@4ax.com...
> On the '76 CJ-5 I just bought, I unscrewed the two large hand-screws
> on each end of the windshield so that I could fold the windshield
> forward, but found something was kinda hanging me up even after
> completely removing those two large hand screws. Is there some kind
> of lock mechanism that needs to be released in order to fold the
> windshield forward, or should it fold down just by removing those two
> large hand screws? Thank you.
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
10-20-2003, 12:34 PM
#36
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Re: Lowering the windshield
It should fold down flat now. The hinges are very tight, and it can be hard
to fold down.
"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dg16pvshso37lrs27fffo4lfr8bp0hh4ak@4ax.com...
> On the '76 CJ-5 I just bought, I unscrewed the two large hand-screws
> on each end of the windshield so that I could fold the windshield
> forward, but found something was kinda hanging me up even after
> completely removing those two large hand screws. Is there some kind
> of lock mechanism that needs to be released in order to fold the
> windshield forward, or should it fold down just by removing those two
> large hand screws? Thank you.
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
to fold down.
"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dg16pvshso37lrs27fffo4lfr8bp0hh4ak@4ax.com...
> On the '76 CJ-5 I just bought, I unscrewed the two large hand-screws
> on each end of the windshield so that I could fold the windshield
> forward, but found something was kinda hanging me up even after
> completely removing those two large hand screws. Is there some kind
> of lock mechanism that needs to be released in order to fold the
> windshield forward, or should it fold down just by removing those two
> large hand screws? Thank you.
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
10-20-2003, 12:34 PM
#37
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Re: Lowering the windshield
It should fold down flat now. The hinges are very tight, and it can be hard
to fold down.
"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dg16pvshso37lrs27fffo4lfr8bp0hh4ak@4ax.com...
> On the '76 CJ-5 I just bought, I unscrewed the two large hand-screws
> on each end of the windshield so that I could fold the windshield
> forward, but found something was kinda hanging me up even after
> completely removing those two large hand screws. Is there some kind
> of lock mechanism that needs to be released in order to fold the
> windshield forward, or should it fold down just by removing those two
> large hand screws? Thank you.
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
to fold down.
"travis" <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dg16pvshso37lrs27fffo4lfr8bp0hh4ak@4ax.com...
> On the '76 CJ-5 I just bought, I unscrewed the two large hand-screws
> on each end of the windshield so that I could fold the windshield
> forward, but found something was kinda hanging me up even after
> completely removing those two large hand screws. Is there some kind
> of lock mechanism that needs to be released in order to fold the
> windshield forward, or should it fold down just by removing those two
> large hand screws? Thank you.
>
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
10-20-2003, 12:44 PM
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Re: Lowering the windshield
Both of my CJs and my YJ were not hard to lower, but they were in
exceptional shape at the time. There isn't any other locking mechanism
and like others have suggested, be gentle and don't bend anything. A
little lube goes a long way.
CRWLR wrote:
> It should fold down flat now. The hinges are very tight, and it can be hard
> to fold down.
>>On the '76 CJ-5 I just bought, I unscrewed the two large hand-screws
>>on each end of the windshield so that I could fold the windshield
>>forward, but found something was kinda hanging me up even after
>>completely removing those two large hand screws. Is there some kind
>>of lock mechanism that needs to be released in order to fold the
>>windshield forward, or should it fold down just by removing those two
>>large hand screws? Thank you.
>>
>>
>>--
>>Travis
--
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exceptional shape at the time. There isn't any other locking mechanism
and like others have suggested, be gentle and don't bend anything. A
little lube goes a long way.
CRWLR wrote:
> It should fold down flat now. The hinges are very tight, and it can be hard
> to fold down.
>>On the '76 CJ-5 I just bought, I unscrewed the two large hand-screws
>>on each end of the windshield so that I could fold the windshield
>>forward, but found something was kinda hanging me up even after
>>completely removing those two large hand screws. Is there some kind
>>of lock mechanism that needs to be released in order to fold the
>>windshield forward, or should it fold down just by removing those two
>>large hand screws? Thank you.
>>
>>
>>--
>>Travis
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
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10-20-2003, 12:44 PM
#39
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Re: Lowering the windshield
Both of my CJs and my YJ were not hard to lower, but they were in
exceptional shape at the time. There isn't any other locking mechanism
and like others have suggested, be gentle and don't bend anything. A
little lube goes a long way.
CRWLR wrote:
> It should fold down flat now. The hinges are very tight, and it can be hard
> to fold down.
>>On the '76 CJ-5 I just bought, I unscrewed the two large hand-screws
>>on each end of the windshield so that I could fold the windshield
>>forward, but found something was kinda hanging me up even after
>>completely removing those two large hand screws. Is there some kind
>>of lock mechanism that needs to be released in order to fold the
>>windshield forward, or should it fold down just by removing those two
>>large hand screws? Thank you.
>>
>>
>>--
>>Travis
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________
exceptional shape at the time. There isn't any other locking mechanism
and like others have suggested, be gentle and don't bend anything. A
little lube goes a long way.
CRWLR wrote:
> It should fold down flat now. The hinges are very tight, and it can be hard
> to fold down.
>>On the '76 CJ-5 I just bought, I unscrewed the two large hand-screws
>>on each end of the windshield so that I could fold the windshield
>>forward, but found something was kinda hanging me up even after
>>completely removing those two large hand screws. Is there some kind
>>of lock mechanism that needs to be released in order to fold the
>>windshield forward, or should it fold down just by removing those two
>>large hand screws? Thank you.
>>
>>
>>--
>>Travis
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
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10-20-2003, 12:44 PM
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Re: Lowering the windshield
Both of my CJs and my YJ were not hard to lower, but they were in
exceptional shape at the time. There isn't any other locking mechanism
and like others have suggested, be gentle and don't bend anything. A
little lube goes a long way.
CRWLR wrote:
> It should fold down flat now. The hinges are very tight, and it can be hard
> to fold down.
>>On the '76 CJ-5 I just bought, I unscrewed the two large hand-screws
>>on each end of the windshield so that I could fold the windshield
>>forward, but found something was kinda hanging me up even after
>>completely removing those two large hand screws. Is there some kind
>>of lock mechanism that needs to be released in order to fold the
>>windshield forward, or should it fold down just by removing those two
>>large hand screws? Thank you.
>>
>>
>>--
>>Travis
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
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exceptional shape at the time. There isn't any other locking mechanism
and like others have suggested, be gentle and don't bend anything. A
little lube goes a long way.
CRWLR wrote:
> It should fold down flat now. The hinges are very tight, and it can be hard
> to fold down.
>>On the '76 CJ-5 I just bought, I unscrewed the two large hand-screws
>>on each end of the windshield so that I could fold the windshield
>>forward, but found something was kinda hanging me up even after
>>completely removing those two large hand screws. Is there some kind
>>of lock mechanism that needs to be released in order to fold the
>>windshield forward, or should it fold down just by removing those two
>>large hand screws? Thank you.
>>
>>
>>--
>>Travis
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
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