Windshield removal tips n tricks?

ElDiabloJoe · 12-14-2020, 04:56 PM

I'm trying to take off my windshield temporarily for trailering it a few hundred miles. I'll be putting the cart on my trailer facing rearward so the overhang will be above the trailer tongue and then the cart will fit on my 5X8 utility trailer.

So, I've removed the acorn nut cap and hex screws. However, the rubber C-channel holding the lower half of the windshield onto the cart is tighter than a nun new to the convent. Any tips or tricks on making this removal easier? Maybe some dawn detergent or soap to help it along? I don't want to use a flat bladed screwdriver to pry it because I don't want to slip and scratch the windshield or the cart.

Thanks!

pilotdane · 12-15-2020, 06:59 PM

What cart do you have? What windshield do you have?

ElDiabloJoe · 12-15-2020, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotdane

What cart do you have? What windshield do you have?

2021 Yamaha Adventurer 2+2 Sport. I believe the windshield is either Yamaha factory or Madjax.

ElDiabloJoe · 12-16-2020, 12:32 PM

Ahhhh, figured it out - and the perfect tool for it!

A Snap-On non-marring trim tool. I just put a little Gorilla tape over the sharp ends. Just slid it between the frame and c-clip and just used the leverage of the tool's elbow to pop it off the frame without leaving a scratch. I also put a plastic shim between the elbow and the frame to spread the prying pressure a little more evenly. Kinda $pendy though. Still, it was cheaper than replacing a wind-ripped-off windshield that would'a ended up on the side the interstate.

https://toolguyd.com/snap-on-instinc...ol-set-102020/

ElDiabloJoe · 12-16-2020, 07:40 PM

Stupid follow up question. My cart has an extended roof. Should I take it off and leave the struts standing by themselves when I trailer it on the Interstate for hundreds of miles? Won't the top act like a sail with a lot of wind getting underneath it and lifting up?

pilotdane · 12-19-2020, 09:32 AM

I remove the top from my cart when I pull it at highway speeds. Even if it doesn't hurt it now I'm afraid of cracks eventually forming from all the buffeting. I leave the frame in place. If I just have to take the cart to town at 55 mph I leave the top on.

ElDiabloJoe · 12-20-2020, 09:02 AM

Please see the following thread for additional:

https://buggiesgonewild.com/showthread.php?t=171973

12-14-2020, 04:56 PM	#1
ElDiabloJoe Getting Wild Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 83	Windshield removal tips n tricks? I'm trying to take off my windshield temporarily for trailering it a few hundred miles. I'll be putting the cart on my trailer facing rearward so the overhang will be above the trailer tongue and then the cart will fit on my 5X8 utility trailer. So, I've removed the acorn nut cap and hex screws. However, the rubber C-channel holding the lower half of the windshield onto the cart is tighter than a nun new to the convent. Any tips or tricks on making this removal easier? Maybe some dawn detergent or soap to help it along? I don't want to use a flat bladed screwdriver to pry it because I don't want to slip and scratch the windshield or the cart. Thanks!
ElDiabloJoe Getting Wild Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 83

12-15-2020, 06:59 PM	#2
pilotdane Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 58	Re: Windshield removal tips n tricks? What cart do you have? What windshield do you have?
pilotdane Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 58

12-16-2020, 12:32 PM	#4
ElDiabloJoe Getting Wild Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 83	Re: Windshield removal tips n tricks? Ahhhh, figured it out - and the perfect tool for it! A Snap-On non-marring trim tool. I just put a little Gorilla tape over the sharp ends. Just slid it between the frame and c-clip and just used the leverage of the tool's elbow to pop it off the frame without leaving a scratch. I also put a plastic shim between the elbow and the frame to spread the prying pressure a little more evenly. Kinda $pendy though. Still, it was cheaper than replacing a wind-ripped-off windshield that would'a ended up on the side the interstate. https://toolguyd.com/snap-on-instinc...ol-set-102020/
ElDiabloJoe Getting Wild Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 83

12-16-2020, 07:40 PM	#5
ElDiabloJoe Getting Wild Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 83	Re: Windshield removal tips n tricks? Stupid follow up question. My cart has an extended roof. Should I take it off and leave the struts standing by themselves when I trailer it on the Interstate for hundreds of miles? Won't the top act like a sail with a lot of wind getting underneath it and lifting up?
ElDiabloJoe Getting Wild Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 83

12-19-2020, 09:32 AM	#6
pilotdane Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 58	Re: Windshield removal tips n tricks? I remove the top from my cart when I pull it at highway speeds. Even if it doesn't hurt it now I'm afraid of cracks eventually forming from all the buffeting. I leave the frame in place. If I just have to take the cart to town at 55 mph I leave the top on.
pilotdane Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 58

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12-20-2020, 09:02 AM	#7
ElDiabloJoe Getting Wild Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 83	Re: Windshield removal tips n tricks? Please see the following thread for additional: https://buggiesgonewild.com/showthread.php?t=171973
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