How do you adjust the vent window frame

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Mike69barracuda

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My 69 barracuda passenger door vent window frame is preventing my passenger door window from going all the way up to meet the convertible top roof rail weatherstripping. There is more room at the top of the vent window frame to adjust it go up higher, therefore i'm allowing the passenger door window to go higher.

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I,m not totally sure, but if you remove the inner door panel, next to the splined shaft the window crank fits to, you'll see a jam nut and screw driver slot adjustment. This has a cam like dohicky, on the inside, that adjusts the up travel of the window regulator.
 
I agree with above. I would try the regulator stop first.
 
in the FSM there is adjustment procedures, if they are not in the Barracuda FSM look at the 67 dart FSM
 
Silver68GTDart said:
I,m not totally sure, but if you remove the inner door panel, next to the splined shaft the window crank fits to, you'll see a jam nut and screw driver slot adjustment. This has a cam like dohicky, on the inside, that adjusts the up travel of the window regulator.
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I'm following you, but the top of the vent window frame still would prevent the door window from going up because the window slides up in the vent window frame. I did not know about the regulator stop. go info. I need to raise the vent window frame upwards.
 
Any chance the side window is NOT from a convertible? the top front corner of the convertible glass has a notch
(And yes it is November in Colorado and the top is still down! Drove it just a few days ago!)
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Mike69barracuda said:
My 69 barracuda passenger door vent window frame is preventing my passenger door window from going all the way up to meet the convertible top roof rail weatherstripping. There is more room at the top of the vent window frame to adjust it go up higher, therefore i'm allowing the passenger door window to go higher.

Here are some pics for discussion.

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Oh that's not going to be fun those are a pain to adjust I'm pretty sure when you adjust the vent up you have to adjust the window track up with it. There adjusting nut at the very of the door I think it may have a plug over it. Take the door panel off and have a lot of time and patience
 
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The vent frames are all the same, Dart/Barracuda hardtop/convertible/Fastback
If I recall there are no adjustments on the frame. I had an alignment issue and looked.
The only thing you can try is to loosen the bolt at the front and the bottom and see if rotating the frame will help, you will not get any lift out of it, that is fixed.
The door may be out of alignment, maybe it needs to be lifted.


Alan
 
Mike does your gap look anything like Dana's
Maybe it is normal?


Alan
 
Cross posted... Alan's post answered my ASSumption!:BangHead:


This is from a post about 63-66 (my assumption is that same is true for 67 up, we know what happens when I assume)


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There is a screw inside the top of my frame and if it was sticking out might prevent glass from going all the way up. just a thought.

Did the glass seal correctly ever and what if anything have you done to change it?
 
Ok I'm reading the initial post again.

With the door open is the door glass going to the top of the frame?
When rolled up the top of the glass should be flush with the top of the frame.
If not the up stop may need adjustment.
If it is and you still have a gap that is most likely a door adjustment.


Alan
 
"67-"69 are a little different than previous ones. The "A" frame is secured in four places. The front of the main frame is secured by one bolt and one nut (which is also an adjustment) in the front door jam area. The adjustment here "tilts" the "A" frame to mate with the front weatherstrip. There is also a screw behind a rubber plug just below the vent window that must be loosened during adjusting and will secure the assembly in the adjusted position. Then there is a bolt securing the bottom of the track on the bottom of the door (may have a rubber plug over it) which not only holds the assembly in place but is responsible for adjusting the "in and out" tilt of the top of the "A" frame. There is little adjustment to go "up and down" with the whole assembly. If the door is properly adjusted, then the weatherstrip (in your case, the top) needs to be shimmed to match. The door glass has its own "up" stop that can be adjusted independently.
 
Thanks for all your insight and help. Yes my top of the vent window frame is flat for a Convert. A member here sold me some pretty originals. But I did not put them on until I get a repaint. I'm still thinking the vent frame needs to go up. I'll post a picture tomorrow. Driverside is A .......OK.
 
Murray said:
"67-"69 are a little different than previous ones. The "A" frame is secured in four places. The front of the main frame is secured by one bolt and one nut (which is also an adjustment) in the front door jam area. The adjustment here "tilts" the "A" frame to mate with the front weatherstrip. There is also a screw behind a rubber plug just below the vent window that must be loosened during adjusting and will secure the assembly in the adjusted position. Then there is a bolt securing the bottom of the track on the bottom of the door (may have a rubber plug over it) which not only holds the assembly in place but is responsible for adjusting the "in and out" tilt of the top of the "A" frame. There is little adjustment to go "up and down" with the whole assembly. If the door is properly adjusted, then the weatherstrip (in your case, the top) needs to be shimmed to match. The door glass has its own "up" stop that can be adjusted independently.
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Thank you Murray. As soon as the snow melts I'll get my Fish out.
 
Cuda Al said:
Ok I'm reading the initial post again.

With the door open is the door glass going to the top of the frame?
When rolled up the top of the glass should be flush with the top of the frame.
If not the up stop may need adjustment.
If it is and you still have a gap that is most likely a door adjustment.


Alan
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Yes. Window glass is up snug to the top inside of the vent window frame, but the vent window frame has a gap at the top...So I'm thinking both need to go up to the vert. top weatherstrip at the roof rail. I'll post a picture or two tomorrow. THX
 
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