Removing vent and main glass from door

30 years ago I took my car apart having no clue about how to do it, never thought about the service manual having that info (I had the factory service manual).
I ended up pulling the vent out leaving the door glass in the door and then taking the glass out, not sure the particulars but that is what I did.

20 years later (life) I'm putting the car back together and I tried to understand the factory service manual and gave up. After fighting with it for a few days I came up with a way that was so simple it is hard to think it isn't the proper way.

No felts, fuzzies or sweeps installed or the rear upper seal (the rubber coated seal near the rear top corner). Take the window and vent assembly with the door glass up and the assembly right side up, from the rear of the door lift the assembly high enough to get the bracket at the bottom of the vent assembly to go through the opening at the back of the door, keep the assembly elevated and move forward, once the front of the assembly clears the brace in the door lower it into place, done, takes about 10 seconds. Obviously the reverse should work to take it apart.


Alan