can't get windshield gasket to stay on ?!?

[bandy rooster]

new oem toyota windshield gasket and old pre 75 glass, the problem i'm having isn't even installation, i can't even get the gasket to stay on the windsheild before i even attempt to install it. It seems very loose fitting, like it might be for the wider later version when the windsheild changed but we got it from cdan so i'm sure its for a 71 like we asked.


is there any trick to getting it to stay on the glass prior to installing? i mean i didn't think it would be this difficult

 

[Coolerman]

Stole this from some one here I believe. Not responsible for content...
1.Always start with fresh parts. i opted for OEM but that's cuz i'm doing this the right way.
2. Working that nice new weatherstrip on around the nice new windshield make sure the seam where the ends join is placed at the bottom center of the glass.
3. Just keep wiggling the weatherstip on.
It's a total pain in the hands. if your fingers don't hurt, you did something wrong...
4. Ok, so the weatherstrip is on the glass. now work your way around it again and seat it properly
5. Work the cord into the weatherstriping leaving a loop out so thet you can grab it from the inside once the glass is in place on the frame. note that i've started at the seam that will be on the bottom of the frame.
6. Once the glass is laying in place on the frame with the cord on the inside, grab the cord at the loop and start to pull up and to the side so that it pulls the weatherstrip from outside the frame to the inside as the bead flips up over the lip of the windhield frame. then just work your way around. i paused evey few inches to push the weatherstrip down to seat it on the frame, and the glass to seat it completely in the weatherstriping.
7. You can see the way the weatherstrip is half on/half off on the bottom of the frame. that's where i started.
8. This is where you really put some effort in. wear a glove or you'll rip your pulling hand up. go slow so you don't pop the glass at the corner.
9. That's it. Glass is in place. I worked my way around the inside fully seating the weatherstrip all around and then moved around the outside shimmying it into final position. Whole task took around an hour.

 

[Coolerman]

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[K2KK]

Nice description Coolerman. You can also use some window cleaner too. Spray the gasket as you ease it over the lip on the window. Things slide a bit better with it.

 

[phocus]

I put a windshield in a 67 last week, It was very tight, not loose fitting at all.
The hardest part was getting the gasket/weatherstrip to stay on (it was so tight)

 

[Dusty 66]

I tried the rope trick thing too for two days (my failure was not lack of effort but lack of skills ;p ) and gave up took It to a glass shop $80.
It took the glass shop two men and me to lend a hand,The glass shop owner kept complaining that It wasn't OEM weather stripping until I showed him the Toyota labeling bag It came in
I think my weather stripping was old stock It just would straighten out SOR

 

[Zekester]

you must have the wrong gasket, I just did mine, and it's tight and holds itself on once you are all the way around.

Once I was ready, I put folded towels on the hood of my truck, layed the windshield down, then folded the frame down on top. By re-adjusting the towels, I had pressure holding the windshield in place, then used two spoons (the ends) to fold the gasket over...it took me at most 20 minutes...

 

[cruiseronly.com]

I have done a hundred late models but when it comes to the early models with the locking strip in the middle they are a total pita!! it is like you say they will not even stay on the glass while you are trying to get it to go around. without the locking strip the gasket will not grab the glass. i have just let the local glass company put it in for $60. good luck

 

[Zekester]

my bad, I re-read and just caught the year of your truck compared to mine, hey it's the 11th hour of a 12 hour night shift : )

 

[Thornton]

I tried the rope trick thing too for two days (my failure was not lack of effort but lack of skills ;p ) and gave up took It to a glass shop $80.
It took the glass shop two men and me to lend a hand,The glass shop owner kept complaining that It wasn't OEM weather stripping until I showed him the Toyota labeling bag It came in
I think my weather stripping was old stock It just would straighten out SOR

Mine went the same way. Got lucky on the price they only charged $35. I gave them $50. I was glad to get it in A shop I stopped at earlier wanted $175

 

[TemeculaTim]

Has anyone used a non OEM gasket and had success? I spent a few frustrating hours over the weekend trying to put a new WS in. The gasket was a cut to fit type with the center locking locking strip. We got the gasket from the glass shop when we got new glass.

We tried getting the gasket to fit on the glass and had problems with the corners rolling off. We also tried putting the gasket in the WS frame and trying to rope pull it on. It started fine, but again the corners were a bitch. As it was the end of a long day of wrenching, We quit while we were ahead and I thought I would post to see if any one has any pointers.

I thought about using a little adhesive on the glass edges to help hold the moulding in place during the rope pull? Any thoughts on this approach? Also thinking about using a heat gun to soften up the rubber hoping it will stay in place better.

Thanks,

Tim

 

[BELMONT148]

Put the gasket on the frame not the glass. Then slide as much of the glass in as you can from one side. Use a tool to work the rubber over the glass the rest of the way around. Then install the key. Really you should just let a glass installer put it in. Best $25-$50 you will spend. It will take them like 5 min.

Jeremy