OP, don't leave us hangin'!
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Quoted from LTG:Not if it isn't tempered.
LTG : )
I had a service call once to replace the top glass on a game.
Seems two young brothers were horsing around, and one flipped the other one off the couch, and the kid landed flat on his back on top of the pinball machine!
Glass was not tempered, and it was pulverized! Took me an hour to remove and vacuum the glass out of the game. Only a few small parts on the playfield were damaged, and apparently the kid wasn't injured.
Quoted from Williampinball:My was tempered and it went everywhere though my bacement I found little glass for weeks lol
Yup. That's always the way it is.
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Quoted from Skybug:My 1969 Bally Joust seems to have the lockdown bar glued to the glass, after unlatching it all lifts upwards as one piece, chrome edging and glass. Not normal, right?
It's normal. The glass, lockdown bar and side trim, all lift up in one piece, and are removable from the game if desired. There are thin metal prop rods in the top edges of the cabinet sides which can be pulled out to support the glass assembly if you choose to leave it on the game when servicing it. Bally made several models with this type of arrangement.
Quoted from LTG:Not normal. I'd try and soak it a little. 1/2 water half soap. See if the beer seal loosens up enough to get the lockdown bar off.
LTG : )
Never owned a late '60s- early '70s Bally? 
Quoted from Skybug:I found the metal rails!! So thin, they are practically buried into the wood so I couldn't find them at first.
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Hopefully the glass is in good condition and you keep it that way. It's a bit of a pain to replace it, and it's not a standard sized glass.
Quoted from Skybug:And today I found out I can lift both glass and playfield! But is it safe? So convenient though.
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You can also remove the glass assembly from the game, pull the playfield forward some, and tip it back against the lightbox to allow better access under the playfield.
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