anyone ever removed the rear side window seals

[digitalmo]

anyone ever removed the rear side window seal and window to get at the rust? is there a special tool?
Thanks in advance for any help.

83 BJ60 wagon, only 400,000km

 

[Hymie]

Rear window removel

Done it more than once, I have always very carefully levered them out until I can get a razor blade in behind them to cut the adhesive away. Work from the inside and keep a firm pressure on the window frame to make the cutting easier. The adhesive will clean up easily enough, pick enough off to make a ball about 5 - 10mm in dia and the press it hard into the residue you want to remove and pull it away. Eventually it will lift the bulk of it away and any remaining can be dissolved with mineral turps.

 

[digitalmo]

Done it more than once, I have always very carefully levered them out until I can get a razor blade in behind them to cut the adhesive away. Work from the inside and keep a firm pressure on the window frame to make the cutting easier. The adhesive will clean up easily enough, pick enough off to make a ball about 5 - 10mm in dia and the press it hard into the residue you want to remove and pull it away. Eventually it will lift the bulk of it away and any remaining can be dissolved with mineral turps.

Hello Hymie,
when you say "work form the inside" do you mean inside the truck or between the window and seal? will the window fall out or is there a second part holding it in?

 

[Hymie]

I have had a look at both my 60's (and a little from memory). To remove the rear windows, first remove the trim from around the inside of the window, this will expose the metal edges where the inner and outer skins are welded. Now I have always put a large flat blade screw driver in and levered the window frame out, use just enough pressure so that the body skin joint dosen't distort. Carefully run a long razor blade between the body and the window frame to cut the adhesive, you don't want to scratch the paint under the frame although if you are already doing a rust repair and some repainting it might not be so importent. The adhesive is sticky as hell. You should be able to work around the bottom and sides of the window with out any worry of the whole window falling out but a safety body on the outside couldn't hurt. Once three side are cut the window should still stay in place move out side and cut the last of the adhesive. This will leave you with the rear window frame in you hot little hands.
To get the glass out, there are two sets of two small phillips screws that hold the center divider in place, I remove both sets. Next set the frame at a slight angle, almost upright, on the ground. Position both panes in the center and lift the top of the window frame up until the panes come free, I had to stand on the bottom of the frame.

My windows are only held in with a black pitch like adhesive and I am assuming that they are the same the world over. I got it in small rolls from an auto glass place. I hope this helps.

 

[Hymie]

I re read my post and had another look at the picture and realised you can disregard the bit about glass removal. I have the split sliding windows in both my 60's. I need to pay more attention.

 

[zebrabeefj40]

All the windows on the FJ60's I've seen here in the US use a lock strip to hold a rubber gasketed piece of glass in the body. No adhesive goop to be seen. Pull the lock strip out of the outside of the rubber gasket. Then carefully work the inside lip over the body freeing the window glass and gasket from the vehicle. Pretty easy from my experience.

Nick