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Rear Window Install
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Cargo Master
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From: Alberta Canada
Rear Window Install
Been having cool, wet weather, ideal for twisting wrenches............so we went camping for the weekend ??
Got back at the truck today, to install the rear window, which I've been looking forward to since Christmas. Got the window in the opening with rubber pulled out over lip all around..needed to "adjust" the glass outwards on the bottom to make rubber seat. Gave it a couple "slaps" just like the manual called for and........yep, broke it !
I love this hobby.. I love this hobby .... I love this hobby....
I'll need to either have one cut or order one from CA. Either way, going to have glass shop break the next one. LOL Willl have windshield installed at the same time.
Keep on truckin'
Tom
Got back at the truck today, to install the rear window, which I've been looking forward to since Christmas. Got the window in the opening with rubber pulled out over lip all around..needed to "adjust" the glass outwards on the bottom to make rubber seat. Gave it a couple "slaps" just like the manual called for and........yep, broke it !
I love this hobby.. I love this hobby .... I love this hobby....
I'll need to either have one cut or order one from CA. Either way, going to have glass shop break the next one. LOL Willl have windshield installed at the same time.
Keep on truckin'
Tom
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Cargo Master
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From: Alberta Canada
Inside job
I worked the inside, while significant other pulled the cord out. She couldn't apply enough outward pressure against the glass.
Just couldn't get the bottom to go out, so applied more pressure.....
Work in progress...
Later
Just couldn't get the bottom to go out, so applied more pressure.....
Work in progress...
Later
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Boy that sounds familliar,my wife helped me put in some smoked recentley same set up wife in cab while i worked the cord ,every time i got to an inch or so,(pop) finally after many tries , more hand lube,some very sore fingers, plastic putty knives,and a screw driver or to. we got it . I love my wife. JIMMY
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Cargo Master
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From: Alberta Canada
Sage advice
I think the issue I had was I'd used weather strip sealant like the manual suggested, to hold the rubber to the glass first. If I were to attempt it again, and believe me, I am stubborn enough, I would try this method.
Julie; I tried every form of hand-jive to ease the glass up, out, over, under....well you get what I mean. I also tried tapping a short piece of board, with rubber mallet on the inside.
Going to glass shop today; hoping they make house calls.
Julie; I tried every form of hand-jive to ease the glass up, out, over, under....well you get what I mean. I also tried tapping a short piece of board, with rubber mallet on the inside.
Going to glass shop today; hoping they make house calls.
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Are you sure the glass was cut to the correct size and shape? Unless the rubber was too thick, it should have gone in without that much difficulty.
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Cargo Master
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Glass Shop
Went to the glass shop today, dropped both old (broken) and new (broken) rear windows, they will make me another. They are also coming to my place next week to install both the rear glass and windshield.
I will ask them if both original and new glass were the same dimensions; the rubber seals look identical to me.
I will ask them if both original and new glass were the same dimensions; the rubber seals look identical to me.
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Went to the glass shop today, dropped both old (broken) and new (broken) rear windows, they will make me another. They are also coming to my place next week to install both the rear glass and windshield.
I will ask them if both original and new glass were the same dimensions; the rubber seals look identical to me.
I will ask them if both original and new glass were the same dimensions; the rubber seals look identical to me.
I didn't use any kind of adhesive on mine and it doesn't leak at all. But it was like a squirming worm trying to get it set. I just had to keep popping at it with the heal of my hand - five times on one side five times on the other. Finally it whent slllllllllip pop! and was in!
My neighbor Edgar helped me, he's an elderly Africam American gnetleman (looks alot like a skinny Danny Glover) but he mumbles things constantly.
He was mumbling all kind of things while we were putting mine in and I almost peed my pants he was so funny!
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From: Ardmore, TN / AL
I broke my side glass and the interior shop broke my rear during my build. I was able to get the smoke safety glass locally at a family own lumber yard at 1/3 of the price of a glass shop. Just some input for people to look at different options when buying glass.
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You need lots of dish soap on it to help it slip in. And of course it has to be the right size!
The procedure is outlined in the shop manual, and should be duplicated in the instructions you recieved with your seal!!