Lmackattack Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 I have never tried to remove the door glass from the channel that it rests in. how hard is it to get it dislodged from the rubber that holds it in?..fyi...im not talking about removing the DOOR panel.. thats the easy part! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/14156-window-removal-from-the-channel/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 I have never tried to remove the door glass from the channel that it rests in. how hard is it to get it dislodged from the rubber that holds it in?..fyi...im not talking about removing the DOOR panel.. thats the easy part!Some are installed with adhesive, some not. The old rubber fuses itself to the glass due to the hot/cold cycles it has endured. I usually just cut the rubber with a windshield cut out knife and replace it. Ensure upon reassembly that the fit between the glass and rubber is a snug fit. Otherwise the window will stay in the raised position while you lower the track.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/14156-window-removal-from-the-channel/#findComment-56339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajt3138 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 i took mine to my local glass shop that does a lot of commercial work for us. he laid the glass flat on workbench and he had a tool that looked like a flat chisel with a cutout on the edge that fit on the window channel without resting on the glass. then he carefully took a hammer and slowly tapped the channel and removed it for me. the rubber was still in good shape and he reapplied it to the new glass and stuck it back in the old channel for me. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/14156-window-removal-from-the-channel/#findComment-56355 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmackattack Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 well got the driver side out tonight. came out easy as there was some rust in there with it. looked to be original glass as I saw a date safty stamp of what looked like 1977...LOL. it came out easy and a new rubber went in nice and snug. While I was in there I installed some Dynamat to help sound dead the truck. This weekend I plan to install dynamat in the other door,floor, rear cab wall and fire wall, Hopefull it will help quiet this truck down as its pretty noisy! im adding a 1/2 thick pad on the floor and fire wall so we will see if that helps Trent Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/14156-window-removal-from-the-channel/#findComment-56358 Share on other sites More sharing options...
convoyduel Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 As a rule, I replace the glass, the rubber insert and the channel. I haven't found an R model yet where the channel wasn't corroded. The new rubber and new channel are relatively inexpensive and make it a fairly simple process. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/14156-window-removal-from-the-channel/#findComment-56537 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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