installing rear sliding window

[Don in Missouri]

Do you put sealer between the window and the rubber and between the rubber and the cab?



What works better eurathane or butyl tape?

 

[tugboatphil]

Don,



I've watched 2 of my windshields replaced by a Glass Man, and I don't ever recall seeing a sealer applied. They were so tight, I thought the glass was going to shatter though. However, if your directions say to seal, then you should definitely do it. I am not familiar with those two items to offer an opinion.

 

[1stgen4evr]

no sealant

Just use something to slick the job. It the rubber is old, it may not seal very well but in the event that you needed to change any of it later, you don't want it glued in. If you are changing from a regular rear glass to a slider, you must have a different rubber.



James

 

[Don in Missouri]

It went is easy with just soap and water. The origional rubber has no sealer on it. I put it back the same way.



The frame of the new slider is made dimensionaly the same as the original glass where it goes in the rubber, so why do you say I need a different rubber?

 

[1stgen4evr]

Why new - - -

Obviously you don't. When I broke the left part of my 93, I couldn't find an affordably replacment and so I used a single glass from an earlier model. The rubber was not the same in that case and I thought you might encounter the same problem. Were you installing a slider in the place of a single glass or were you replacing a slider with a slider?



By the way, I like the single piece better than the slider. I never used the slider anyway. But that is just my preference.



Glad it went well.



James

 

[Don in Missouri]

I put an aftermarket slider in place of the original one-piece glass in my '84 crew cab.



I agree teh single pane is easier to see out, adn less likely to leak, etc. I have a slider on teh camper, so I figured it would be nice to be able to travel or bring stuff through the window. Like refershments from the cooler when I take long trips with 4 buddies.

 

[Don in Missouri]

I got a chance to see a MOPAR sliding window and it does have a different gasket than the single pane in my truck. The aftermarket slider window uses the same gasket as the MOPAR single pain.

 

[Fire Marshal Bill]

What about leaking windows?

I think i've traced down my wet floorboard problem to the back sliding window leaking. I was thinking i need to put some kind of sealer around it to stop the leak. The gasket looks to be in good shape and still pliable. The gest i'm getting from this thread is "no sealer". Any suggestions?

 

[Don in Missouri]

If it is leaking , I wouldn't be afraid to put some eurethane in it. The only drawback is it willbe tougher to remove should you ever need to. Eurethane is better than silicone.