80 Window repair

[BLACKGOLD]

Anyone ever disassemble a 80 door to fix a window?

My window was simply off the track inside the door...the roller ball for the up-down came out of the track.

Well...I fixed it...but it seems to just roll off the end of the track again and again.

Anyone know of a fix for this? It seems if you could shift the track where its attached to the window by just a 1/4 or 1/2 inch, you could fix it...but for the life of me I cannot get that track to shift at all.

Anyone have any thoughts?

 

[Atticus]

Anyone ever disassemble a 80 door to fix a window?

My window was simply off the track inside the door...the roller ball for the up-down came out of the track.

Well...I fixed it...but it seems to just roll off the end of the track again and again.

Anyone know of a fix for this? It seems if you could shift the track where its attached to the window by just a 1/4 or 1/2 inch, you could fix it...but for the life of me I cannot get that track to shift at all.

Anyone have any thoughts?

Search. This has been discussed frequently. Check the FAQ's, also.

 

[CJF]

Search. This has been discussed frequently. Check the FAQ's, also.

In the renewed spirit of friendliness to newbies, I don't think this was a fair response.

1) Are you saying you know there's something about this in the FAQ? I took a quick look but didn't see anything.

2) Yes, window repair has been discussed a lot, and admittedly my first thought also was, "Oh no; not again." But after a close reading of his post, he's asking a very specific question; one that I, for one, couldn't find an answer to with a search. (Advanced search, search for "window" in title, which indeed comes up with a lot of threads.)

BLACKGOLD, tell us more: The usual problem is that the glass falls out of the metal clasp at its base, and silicone or something is needed to keep it in there. You're saying you've got the opposite problem??

Curtis

 

[Atticus]

In the renewed spirit of friendliness to newbies, I don't think this was a fair response.

1) Are you saying you know there's something about this in the FAQ? I took a quick look but didn't see anything.

2) Yes, window repair has been discussed a lot, and admittedly my first thought also was, "Oh no; not again." But after a close reading of his post, he's asking a very specific question; one that I, for one, couldn't find an answer to with a search. (Advanced search, search for "window" in title, which indeed comes up with a lot of threads.)

BLACKGOLD, tell us more: The usual problem is that the glass falls out of the metal clasp at its base, and silicone or something is needed to keep it in there. You're saying you've got the opposite problem??

Curtis

You're right. I didn't pay close enough attention to his post. My mistake.

Although, as for his problem, it sounds to me like the glass is falling out of the clasp and silicone or something is needed to keep it in there.

Good luck with the repair.

 

[BLACKGOLD]

I did a search and found a bit of info, but not a lot..nothing in the FAQ, unless I missed it.

So...more detail.

The arm that raises/lowers the window is actually only attached to the window by a plastic roller in a track/rail. The track/rail is what is attached to the bottom of the window glass itself...inside the door.

During the up/down motion...the roller rolls/slides along that rail as the window raises and lowers. There is a point in the motion when the roller reaches the very end of the track/rail, and in my case simply falls off the end of the rail. At that point the window is "broken".

From what I have found by searching...it seems that the rail itself can possibly be moved...and probably has moved slightly over the years, thus the roller now falls. But...unless someone has another idea, it seems that the "fix" is to take the entire window out of the door...and then you can adjust the position of that rail to the glass. I've tried "brute force" with it still in the door, to try and get it to slide (it wouldnt need much) but there isn't much leverage, and no luck.

 

[tucker74]

But...unless someone has another idea, it seems that the "fix" is to take the entire window out of the door...and then you can adjust the position of that rail to the glass.

Bingo - had to do this on my FZJ when the driver's window kept falling down. After you take it out, rub the bottom with a little soapy water and it should slide right in the gasket still in the clip. I watched the mechanism go up and down with out the glass a couple times to get the proper placement -

Good luck!

Tucker

 

[Beowulf]

Blackgold,

See if this thread helps.

-B-

 

[baxter650]

You are going to have to move the rail to the rear on the glass it has slid forward. Did it two days ago.