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Dec 19, 2023 | 04:37 PM

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Still leaking help

I recently replaced my weatherstripping and I have a terrible wing window leak now I can’t get the wing windows to push in any more and it’s supposed to rain soon how can I fix this?
It does it on both sides and I assume that the wind noise I posted about is related to this.

Dec 19, 2023 | 05:05 PM

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If they are tight, the frames can flex a little from the force of opening and closing. A minor readjustment might help.

But, go to Home Depot, or wherever, and get some of that thin foam weatherstripping. Something similar to this...https://www.homedepot.com/p/M-D-Buil...6593/100355591

Cut to fit and place on whichever side has the gap.

Dec 19, 2023 | 05:37 PM

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In the top picture it does not look like the window is closed and latched. There is a gap between the frame and the seal.

Dec 19, 2023 | 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by My4Fordtrucks

In the top picture it does not look like the window is closed and latched. There is a gap between the frame and the seal.

It is closed as far as I can get it to. It is latched.
I was told to put lithium grease on it to help with the gap and I’ll see if I can try that thin weatherstrip and cut it to put it in between.

Dec 19, 2023 | 08:31 PM

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I was inspecting/using a bottle opener I had to shove the rubber under the window and I saw this hole. Everything is a piece of crap I even got the nice precision seals and it still had a hole. I don’t know if it came like that or it was from install but I do know I was careful putting it on.

Dec 19, 2023 | 09:27 PM

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The only hole I had in mine was for the post at the bottom to go through. You have to completely disassemble the wing window to replace the seal. I assume that is what you did?

Dec 19, 2023 | 09:30 PM

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Yea I did that. To avoid doing that again I was told to try a bike tube patch and cut it to fit or caulking?

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Dec 21, 2023 | 02:54 PM

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I thought you said the window was closed? I replaced all the seals on my truck over the Summer. I didn’t use any grease.

Dec 21, 2023 | 04:12 PM

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It was closed as in latched. But the gap was still there between the rubber and the window on the outside. So I had to get it to push even farther to close the gap. Cause the gap is gone now between the rubber and the window.