How to remove the belt line wheatherstrip on a 69 Chrysler (2 door) 300?

[Stargazer]

Hello guys,
like the title says, how to remove the wheatherstrip on the door? I'm in the progress of pulling out the left door glass including front track.
That seems impossible with the wheatherstrip still in place. The manual says to remove it. But how?

I'm doing this because the (manual) window has been very hard to raise ever since I bought the car.
With the rest of the assembly out of the door, I'm convinced the problem is a non original rivit/sliding block in the front track.
There still is some resistance.

On the subject, where to find rivits and sliding blocks for C bodies? Are they different from B bodies?

 

[Stargazer]

This roller in the regulator arm doesn't look stock either, like the original slider block.
Another friction point?

 

[Stargazer]

It looks like I need to find this part. This is the passenger side glass/track.

 

[ayilar]

@71Polara383

 

[CBODY67]

The things listed in the factory service manuals, back then, probably were designed more for "professionals" than for DIY operatives, I suspect. Yet some OEM service manuals were more like a training manual which fully explained the "theory of operation" of each vehicle system, which is neat. So there can be some "gaps" in what is specifically covered.

Usually, those lower belt molding weatherstrips were attached in two ways. One is with wire clips and another is by short countersunk Phillips head screws. SMALL ones with very short threads. Both methods attach directly into the door structure itself.

Additionally, if your phone is small enough, you might manage to get a picture of the area in question, looking up from the center of the door structure. To see what is poking through the sheetmetal lip. A metal clip or screw threads.

You might CAREFULLY touch the backside of the lip the moldings mount onto. If you feel the pointy end of the wire clip, you'll need to find a way to laterally compress the clip so it'll slide back out of the hole it is retained by. Otherwise, the screws can be seen screwed through the rubber weatherstrip and can be removed easily.

Just some thoughts,
CBODY67

 

[Stargazer]

The things listed in the factory service manuals, back then, probably were designed more for "professionals" than for DIY operatives, I suspect. Yet some OEM service manuals were more like a training manual which fully explained the "theory of operation" of each vehicle system, which is neat. So there can be some "gaps" in what is specifically covered.

Usually, those lower belt molding weatherstrips were attached in two ways. One is with wire clips and another is by short countersunk Phillips head screws. SMALL ones with very short threads. Both methods attach directly into the door structure itself.

Additionally, if your phone is small enough, you might manage to get a picture of the area in question, looking up from the center of the door structure. To see what is poking through the sheetmetal lip. A metal clip or screw threads.

You might CAREFULLY touch the backside of the lip the moldings mount onto. If you feel the pointy end of the wire clip, you'll need to find a way to laterally compress the clip so it'll slide back out of the hole it is retained by. Otherwise, the screws can be seen screwed through the rubber weatherstrip and can be removed easily.

Just some thoughts,
CBODY67

Ok, checked right away, both doors. No screws to be found, so it must be clips. But with the glass still in the door, up or down, there is no way to touch the backside of the lip. You just cannot reach up there..

 

[Sixpactogo]

Those weather strips are commonly called "cat whiskers".
They normally have clips every 4-6". You can try sliding a putty knife or slim tool between the metal strip and door and pry them away from the door. My experience with them has not been great since they break or pull out of the strip instead of the door. You may be finding new replacements if that happens. Maybe you will get lucky. Here is a pic of what the clips look like. Also, you may have to drop your window down stop a bit to get the glass down and out of the way. Good Luck.

 

[Stargazer]

Those weather strips are commonly called "cat whiskers".
They normally have clips every 4-6". You can try sliding a putty knife or slim tool between the metal strip and door and pry them away from the door. My experience with them has not been great since they break or pull out of the strip instead of the door. You may be finding new replacements if that happens. Maybe you will get lucky. Here is a pic of what the clips look like. Also, you may have to drop your window down stop a bit to get the glass down and out of the way. Good Luck.

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Ok, that´s helpfull. I will give that a carefull try.

 

[Stargazer]

Those weather strips are commonly called "cat whiskers".
They normally have clips every 4-6". You can try sliding a putty knife or slim tool between the metal strip and door and pry them away from the door. My experience with them has not been great since they break or pull out of the strip instead of the door. You may be finding new replacements if that happens. Maybe you will get lucky. Here is a pic of what the clips look like. Also, you may have to drop your window down stop a bit to get the glass down and out of the way. Good Luck.

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Well you were right, clips. 12 of them, Only 2 survived... Carefull or not, they are thin and brittle. They are positioned a bit different than the green ones you posted. Mine are in the middle of the strip. Hopefully I can find new ones. Along with the other glass roller parts.

 

[Sixpactogo]

Your luck looks to be like mine. I have not tried any of these but you may want to look into finding new cat whiskers here for you Chrysler. Not sure how many are out there for C bodies.
1969 Dodge Polara

 

[Stargazer]

Your luck looks to be like mine. I have not tried any of these but you may want to look into finding new cat whiskers here for you Chrysler. Not sure how many are out there for C bodies.
1969 Dodge Polara

Thanks, looks they have the correct ones for 69 300's. I will ask them.

 

[69bfan]

Contact Todd at Quirey Quality Design at 814-509-6410 as they are the manufacturer of the window felts.

 

[Stargazer]

Contact Todd at Quirey Quality Design at 814-509-6410 as they are the manufacturer of the window felts.

Thank you