How to take apart the front window on our Westerner

The seal for the center window is glazing tape. To remove the fixed glass you must first remove the glazing clips. These are the metal strips angled into the glass on the outside. They lock onto the glass edges,so to remove you will need to slide something really thin between them and the glass,push in enough to release them from the glass edge and then pull them upward. They are very easy to damage so be patient..

If you want to replace the back frame seals on the opening windows,you can first remove the levers,then open up one of the tabs at the end of each hinge. Do this by curling them open with some needle nose pliers. Do not try to unbend at the factory bend as they will likely break off. So curl open only enough the slide the hinge apart.

With the sashes removed,you will need to remove the reveal covers (name?) that are inside between the fixed and the opening units. One side of these locks on,the other just held by built in spring load,so grab with both hands and try to roll/peel it off. Again these are easily damaged..

Ok,now you can see all the screws that hold the opening unit to the main back frame, take em out. Now the header above the top hinge is riveted to the main frame,so here you have to ask yourself,do I want to go through all that,or will a simple bead of gutter seal suffice for this portion. With the screws out you should be able to lift the back frame from the main frame enough to replace the back frame gaskets..

 Have fun and rest that back...

If your screens are intact I would skip drilling out the rivets. Rebuilding the windows is time consuming and tedious but not really that difficult. Good luck and post some pictures when you are done.

Here are mine almost done.