Adhesive for bottom of door glass? (1 Viewer)

[IamtheBruce]

The passenger's side second row door window glass keeps getting pulled out of the channel when the window rolls down. I have fixed it two or three times by using the force of the window motor to seat the u-shaped channel and rubber gasket to the base of the glass, but due to the lack of space I haven't been able to get any more force on it than that. Should I use weatherstrip adhesive or something like it to adhere the rubber to the glass? Fixing it every couple weeks is getting old.

Thanks.

 

[Spike555]

You're not getting it seated well enough.
It takes a lot of force to get the glass to seat properly in that rubber gasket thingy.
When I replaced the window lift channel on my Land Rover driver door I lubed the rubber with motor oil, then I pushed like hell down on the glass starting at one end and forced it all the way down.
It took a long time to do, tons of work and I was afraid I was going to break the glass and sever my fingers.
But I didn't. It all worked out and worked well for many years.

But if I had it all to do over again...I'd let a glass shop do it

 

[IamtheBruce]

Thanks- useful info. I thought about pushing down rather than up, but I didn't want to put that much force on the scissor mechanism that raises the glass. I'm quickly getting to the point that a glass shop is the right call.

 

[86aggie]

I just did this on my 62. I had soaked the rubber for a few weeks in 303 and took the glass out of the door. I don't know how it is on a 100, but there is just three screws that hold the division bar in place. Once that was out, and the door panel was off, of course, the glass came right out. I cleaned it and got the rubber started at the rear of the channel. I slid the first few inches onto the rear of the glass, and proceeded to feed the rubber into the channel. There was a point where there was too much friction with the glass, so I pulled the channel forward and the rubber followed onto the glass. Then I was able to use a rag to slide the channel to the rear, while holding the rubber in place. I had to do that a few times, back and forth to get the channel in the exact position. Funny, I had a rubber mallet out, thinking I would have to go that route. Never picked it up. Also, I took the opposite door panel off and lowered the window, so I could see and measure exactly where the channel was supposed to be. I felt like the root of my issue was that the channel was not in the right spot so the lift mechanism was putting it in a bind, and it slowly pulled the channel off the glass.

 

[IamtheBruce]

I took the opposite door panel off and lowered the window, so I could see and measure exactly where the channel was supposed to be. I felt like the root of my issue was that the channel was not in the right spot so the lift mechanism was putting it in a bind, and it slowly pulled the channel off the glass.

That is a great suggestion. I'll take a look.

 

[Spike555]

I used a block of wood to keep the window lift mechanism from being pushed down.

 

[IamtheBruce]

Thanks again for the suggestions. I used a block of wood, and the window is definitely seated in the metal channel with the rubber gasket intact. One last request for thoughts/suggestions on adhesive. For now I have the switch disconnected, but I'd really like to have a functional window.

 

[gxgarcia]

I used some weatherstrip adhesive. It served as a lubricant and once it dried, gave a little additional grip. Has worked well thus far.