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Nov 11, 2008 | 02:34 PM

heymrdj

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Passenger side window squealing

Hello yall. The front passenger side window on my Expedition has been squealing horridly for the past 3 months now when i roll it down. It doesn't seem to do it when it rolls up. I think it's that weather seal rubbing against the window but I'm not absolutely sure. Any easy fixes without having to tear a bunch of crap up?

Nov 11, 2008 | 02:57 PM

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The rubber strip won't cause a squealing noise. You probably have to pull of the door panel off and lubricate the window tracks.

Nov 11, 2008 | 03:02 PM

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The rubber strip won't cause a squealing noise. You probably have to pull of the door panel off and lubricate the window tracks.

I really didn't want to hear that

Nov 11, 2008 | 06:31 PM

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It takes about 6 minutes to pull off the door panel, it's not really a big deal.

Nov 11, 2008 | 06:50 PM

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Check your seal that the window slides through. Sometimes you can get sand/dirt stuck in this that can cause a squealing sound as the glass slide through it. I've had this happen to me a time or two. With the window all the way down, run your fingers along this seal to clean any sand/dirt that may be in the seal out of it.

Nov 11, 2008 | 08:01 PM

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It takes about 6 minutes to pull off the door panel, it's not really a big deal.

I know it's pretty easy, and I need to do it to that door to check my speaker anyways. But I have 0 tools here on the oncampus apartment, and will have to wait to get home, which probably won't be to till the 17th of December.

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I'll give that a try when I have some time to look at the truck, probably won't be till Saturday afternoon.

Nov 12, 2008 | 12:50 PM

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My driver side window does the same thing when its a little cold outside. I too figured that it was the seal. Seams like its a little stiffer when its cold and squeals against the window. Does anyone know if there is a conditioner or something for the rubber seal, to keep it soft?

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Nov 12, 2008 | 01:16 PM

04expo

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Yeah this might work as a temporary fix, but what ever you use could cause the rubber to dry out even worse, depending on the chemicals that are in it.