I need to replace the passenger side window in my F-250 (glass is shattered). I have the new glass and new weatherstripping while I am at it.

I have 2 manuals which give a fair description of the procedure but both mention the need for a special tool to install the new glass into the lifter channel. I see no mention of it in the few threads that I found. Is that really necessary or is there a way around it?

Any advice or links to threads I may not have found would be good.

 

I'm assuming the tools are used to seperate the lifter channel/glass....

The window is "Glued" in place...

So maybe that is the reason...

 

The manuals make no reference to the window being glued in, just the need for some type of tool. You would think that they would reference the glue for re-installation if it was glued in.
I know that GMs use some kind of tape in the channel because I have a friend who has worked on lots of GM trucks.
Hope I haven't gotten in over my head (money-wise) by needing to purchase a special tool for one window.

 

The channel at the bottom of the glass is the part that is glued. Many new glass replacements come with new ones. Used should also still have it attached. Beyond that, no special tools at all.

 

I concur. If the replacement glass has the metal piece already on the bottom of it, no special tools or supplies are needed.
Removing the glass from the door makes replacing the window channel rubber a much easier task, and that can be done with just a few simple hand tools.

 

The window glass was purchased from LMC and does not have a metal piece on the bottom.

 

I looked in the shop manual, seems they want you to use a special tool that apparently inserts the glass into the metal channel.

I thoroughly dislike dealing with the insides of doors, anything more involved than a speaker tends to be a huge pain in the butt for one or another reason.

 

Essentially it will spread it out a bit for it to slide in to the channel. I have seen on occasion where the glass had come out of the channel. You might get it to push in once the glass is in the door. Otherwise it will be hard to know how to get it positioned. You might take it and the channel to a glass shop and have them help you.