Pleasant Surprise

[Imagineer]

In preparation for replacing the windshield this upcoming long weekend, last evening I was planning on starting to apply some PB Blaster to the windshield frame hardware . . . in hopes that I’ll be able to loosen them, remove the frame from the Jeep and replace the glass on a workbench.

Some history on this Jeep. So far, EVERY fastener I’ve needed to loosen has been rusted solid. Most fasteners have snapped or the drives have stripped out. My prior ’97 TJ was bad regarding rusted fasteners, but this one is just plain awful. I’ve been putting together alternate plans for when (not if) the windshield related fasteners won’t come loose. Plan B - replace the glass with the frame still on the Jeep. Or Plan C – Cut and remove the hinge pins.

And to make it worse, because I’ve been soaking other areas of this project in penetrant, my last can of PB Blaster was just about empty (I usually by this stuff by the case).

Just for giggles, I grabbed a 3/8” drive T40 socket bit and made an attempt at the windshield frame hardware. To my utter shock, ALL the windshield frame fasteners loosened without much effort . . . and the roll bar bolts at the top also loosened.

 

[jeepguy03]

Niice! For what it's worth, living in the rust belt I find PB Blaster completely useless. Not sure why, but it doesn't seem to do much of anything. I've had much better luck with Kroil, Liquid Wrench penetrating oil, or a 50/50 mix of ATF and acetone.

 

[Rut Row]

Niice! For what it's worth, living in the rust belt I find PB Blaster completely useless. Not sure why, but it doesn't seem to do much of anything. I've had much better luck with Kroil, Liquid Wrench penetrating oil, or a 50/50 mix of ATF and acetone.

I've tried the 50/50 mix in the past and went back to Kroil. Love that stuff!

 

[glowell222]

Liquid Wrench is my go to.

 

[hear]

PB Blaster is all I've ever found in stores, ever. And honestly, it's never not done the trick for me. The 50/50 mix looks cool, but IDK how to make that an aerosol, and the mix breaks down over time, right? I don't have the patience to do chemistry whenever I have a stuck bolt.

 

[BlueC]

The 50/50 mix looks cool, but IDK how to make that an aerosol, and the mix breaks down over time, right? I don't have the patience to do chemistry whenever I have a stuck bolt.

You can figure this out.

 

[TheBoogieman]

I had my windshield replaced for $225 and they came to my house.

 

[Strizzo]

PB Blaster is all I've ever found in stores, ever. And honestly, it's never not done the trick for me. The 50/50 mix looks cool, but IDK how to make that an aerosol, and the mix breaks down over time, right? I don't have the patience to do chemistry whenever I have a stuck bolt.

Mix it up in a Zep spray bottle so you don't have to think about it when the time comes.

 

[lBasket]

Mix it up in a Zep spray bottle so you don't have to think about it when the time comes.

Can you store acetone in a plastic container without it eating through it?

 

[Strizzo]

Can you store acetone in a plastic container without it eating through it?

Good point.

https://www.uline.com/BL_4040/Chemi...cKqWwGS6xIC4LlFg7joPEqbxnJbL07BxoClAkQAvD_BwE

 

[lBasket]

Good point.

https://www.uline.com/BL_4040/Chemical-Resistant-Spray-Bottles?pricode=WU485&AdKeyword=spray bottles for acetone&AdMatchtype=p&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21344531898&gbraid=0AAAAAD_uetM5YBYEfjtA0s7Wy8u6ywRQM&gclid=CjwKCAjwsZPDBhBWEiwADuO6ywKuSEDfVbBVWYozQbkhQ0cKqWwGS6xIC4LlFg7joPEqbxnJbL07BxoClAkQAvD_BwE

I've made that mistake before lol. Not fun to clean up

 

[hear]

Mix it up in a Zep spray bottle so you don't have to think about it when the time comes.

I thought the mix degraded over time, that was my point about needing to do chemistry at go-time. With how often I actually need it, it's bound to have gone bad when I do need it.

 

[Imagineer]

I had my windshield replaced for $225 and they came to my house.

The windshield was already cracked when I bought the Jeep. I can replace it myself for about $100 less than having SafeAuto come out and do it.

 

[Apparition]

I had my windshield replaced for $225 and they came to my house.

The windshield was already cracked when I bought the Jeep. I can replace it myself for about $100 less than having SafeAuto come out and do it.

I have windshield coverage, they come to my house and all I have to do is pay my insurance company $10/year.

 

[Imagineer]

I have windshield coverage, they come to my house and all I have to do is pay my insurance company $10/year.

I have that coverage as well, on all our cars. It seems dishonest though to have them replace the glass when it was broken before I bought the Jeep.

 

[Apparition]

I have that coverage as well, on all our cars. It seems dishonest though to have them replace the glass when it was broken before I bought the Jeep.

Depending on the crack, drive it until you crack it again.

I've got multiple cracks in mine over the last couple years and won't have it changed until it's an issue. One large crack in the upper drivers corner and another right in the center thanks to an RV in Moab. Nothing in my immediate vision so I don't worry about it.

These windows seem to be rock magnets and they don't bounce them off well at all.

 

[Imagineer]

Depending on the crack, drive it until you crack it again.

I've got multiple cracks in mine over the last couple years and won't have it changed until it's an issue. One large crack in the upper drivers corner and another right in the center thanks to an RV in Moab. Nothing in my immediate vision so I don't worry about it.

These windows seem to be rock magnets and they don't bounce them off well at all.

Unfortunately, the initial spot where the crack started was right in the middle. And it's spread considerably since April which has prompted getting it replaced.

 

[hear]

I have that coverage as well, on all our cars. It seems dishonest though to have them replace the glass when it was broken before I bought the Jeep.

If you need instructions on how to crack it after you bought it LMK.

 

[mjonesjr84]

I had my windshield replaced for $225 and they came to my house.

Just had Safelight replace mine today, at my house, for $240. I wouldn't even attempt it for that.

 

[Apparition]

Anybody tried this Knocker Loose stuff before? First I've heard of it.

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