sadly i did not buy mine from Carpenter. that has been a hard lesson to have learned. LMC's stuff is crap. Nevertheless, just to confirm one last time - no bedding compound on the glass side of the rubber gasket, right? this does not seem like its that bad of an install but i am scared of it because so many of my other restoration tasks have not gone well when i thought it was going to be relatively easy. this is the only reason why i am asking so many questions. i really appreciate your input and patience with my questions.

what clear sealant did you use on the leaks after everything was installed? i am not expecting leaks but would be nice to know before i get to that point what my options are.

 

one last question - when you apply the rubber lube, is there a trick to getting that lube liquid inside the rubber channel? isn't that rubber gasket pretty unwieldy? its not like that cavity is wide open. are you prying it open with something after you put the bedding compound and the pull rope in?

 

Regarding the bedding compound - Once it was on the glass the pinch weld seam stayed fairly open, and I was able to run a bead of bedding compound all around the cab exterior side of the rubber. The bedding compound did not go deep into the pinch weld slot where the rope was placed. Since you pull the rope from the inside during install, I ended up with no bedding compound on the rope whatsoever.

Bedding compound goes in both front and back windows.

Yes, I used some cheap plastic bodywork tools from a set I bought from Amazon. You will need to have some different shapes and tools handy to pull the rubber around corners and whatnot. Just go slow and be gentle about it or you can rip the rubber pretty easily. Same goes for pulling the rope. If properly lubed the rope should pull quickly and easily. If it's hard to do, stop and evaluate.

To get the lube in the channel I just used an open container and a paintbrush. Half of it was getting the channel lubed up before walking the window over to the truck. If I had to do it again (and I will be soon with my rear window) I'd also get a squeeze bottle like you have seen for mustard at a BBQ.

Once it's in and cleaned up a bit, you can use a flowable silicone like DOWSIL 734 or Permatex 81730. I used a medical syringe (non-needle style) guide it in under the rubber and that worked great.

Hope this helps. Take some pictures!
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The internet is a wonderful tool but it has it's limitations. First thing you need to do is fit that rubber on the glass and make sure it is a tight fit. If you can put it on without stretching it over that last corner you might as well throw it in the garbage. If it passes that test. Buy yourself one of these books. Ford - Body And Interior Assembly Manual - 1965 Pickup - 64 Pages - Macs Auto Parts
It will tell you everything you need to know about sealants, trim and how things go together etc. I use Gastrol Red Rubber grease on the cord. In fact there are some glaziers who swear by that stuff and use it instead of sealant. I don't recommend that. If you get a leak Permatex makes a liquid silicone #81730 that is just for those little leaks. You can get it at any parts house.

 

thanks guys for those great tips. i don't see this as being wildly tricky but like all my full restoration tasks, there are always ways for things to sideways fast. just trying to be as prepared as i can to get this right.