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Old Oct 7, 2015 | 12:09 AM
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What to install Window into track?

I think I need to change out my drivers side window... What did you guys use install the window into the track?




I think it will leak a little..
 
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Old Oct 7, 2015 | 05:22 AM
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I turned the glass upside down and laid it on something soft (like a folded towel). Then I used a rubber mallet to gently hammer the track onto the lower edge of the glass.
 
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Shane is right on with the assembly method. You'll also need a piece of glass setting butyl tape to go between the lift channel and glass. Your glass store will have that and you can get it from them when you have them cut your new window. You might even consider having them do the hammering if you don't want to risk breaking it. Leave the liability with them. It could be cheaper in the long run. Just a thought.
 
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Originally Posted by 52 Merc
Shane is right on with the assembly method. You'll also need a piece of glass setting butyl tape to go between the lift channel and glass. Your glass store will have that and you can get it from them when you have them cut your new window. You might even consider having them do the hammering if you don't want to risk breaking it. Leave the liability with them. It could be cheaper in the long run. Just a thought.
Butyl tape aka "glass tape."
 
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Old Oct 7, 2015 | 01:23 PM
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If you do it yourself wet the butyl with a little light oil and it will slide in real slick and cause the butyl to swell slightly.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2015 | 01:26 PM
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Great advice Allan, any special oil, engine, mineral, etc...
 
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That's what I'm looking for... Thanks!
 
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All good advice, I put mine in using the setting tape and a rubber mallet, no oil. It went together ok. Oil may be better as it does swell the setting tape. I was more concerned about the spacing end to end, glass to track. I just divided it evenly and it worked out ok.
 
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The passenger window on our '54 F250 just stopped working the other day.

I found that one of the lift channel rollers fell off because the PO used a hitch pin that was too big in place of the original clip.

The channel also come off of the window.
The window was just glued onto the channel.

Should there be channel rubber in the window track also like in the LMC catalog?
 
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Old Oct 11, 2015 | 10:23 AM
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Hey Moe, I'll let you have my old window for free! It don't leak (much), and only has a minor crack and a bit of bubbling around the edges. I'll even throw in the vent window. They're both clean anyways.


 
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