A Lucky Day with the Windshield
There she is, naked! No windshield. Removing and reinstalling the windshield seemed like a daunting task. I had heard horror stories about the screws around the frame often being rusted, leading to major trouble like tapping and so forth.
But today was my lucky day. I disassembled two frames: one with a good frame but broken windshield glass, and another with a bad frame but good windshield glass. During disassembly, I discovered why the windshield broke on the good frame. There are two sizes of screws, with the top frame screws being longer than those on the bottom. One of the bottom screws was a long screw, likely applying constant pressure directly through the rubber onto the edge of the glass. Additionally, there was a missing screw that holds the bracket on the bottom, which caused added vibration, especially over bumps.
The screws were a mixed bunch: Phillips, hex, and flat head. Initially, I thought I could reuse the rubber around the windshield, but I decided to sell this windshield since it has no markings, and I don't want to go through this again. Instead, I ordered a new one from Laval, QC, complete with the gasket and some other parts necessary to pass the safety inspection.
The old windshield came off easily, but I can imagine there will be some time-consuming positioning and wiggling when I reassemble it with the new glass.
Below are some photos.
