One of the door frames on my Kenco Cab (953 Cat) needs welded back together and I need to remove the glass from the rubber molding to effect the repair. A call to Kenco resulted in helpful info, but I still don't see how to "unlock' the rubber gasketing. The rubber is pushing 20 years old and somewhat stiff. Really hate to pay a glazier to come out here and remove it for me, but breaking the glass and having to replace same would cost more than the labor fee to have it done. Anyone out there ever removed the glass and/or reinstalled it in a Kenco cab?
Only two kinds of lock rubber I've ever seen, one uses a separate rubber spline that squeezes into a channel in the main rubber to tighten it onto the glass. the other type is all molded as one, but it's the same theory, it has a rubber spline molded with a hinge along one edge as part of the main rubber piece and the other side gets pushed into the channel and locks in. Look for where the ends meet or a gap in the actual spline, even if they glued the ends so it's a one piece rubber around the glass, there will be a joint line. Pry the spline out and then pull it all the way around. In or out a bit of soapy water helps After unlocking the rubber seal, the glass comes out the side with the lock, usually toward the outside....
Over the road trucks used the same seal materials to hold windshields and even some tin door panels in, 99% were of the lower version or roll in spline where most of the heavy equipment I have seen used the upper style. Best tool for the lower one is silicone spray and a ancient Craftsman cotter pin puller I still have, the upper still silicone but has a regular feed tool to draw the spline in but it can be kneaded in.