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Can you pull on the window does it still flex back to where you want it like squishing the gasket. I have issues when cranking up the bikini top my windshield frame flexes and hits the doors. Old gasket on my rig and it’s very squishy. Just curious if it will still flex back into position then your new gasket may be the problem. Have you tried putting on the Fiberglass too yet to see if it lines up with all the bolt holes in the sides?
The front of the fiberglass roof has a lip that goes over the front of the windshield frame i sometimes have to flex my windshield back a bit to get the hardtop back on. Try installing the top cap it may line everything back up also. Hopefully not putting to much pressure on the windshield ,, just thinking out loud here
Looking at your pic and looking at my rig. I rembered I had an issue folding my windshield back into place And the gasket squishing out the front ever so slightly
As I folded my windshield back I had to have my friend push the gasket back a bit in behind the frame a bit and the windshield sat back further ,your glasket looks fat from the front I can barely see my gasket out the front it’s tucked back in behind the wishsheild frame lip a bit more than yours is.
That looks fat bulging out he front. Is any of the gasket in behind the lip there ?
@1979 FJ40ish, I think you and I are in the same boat. After stumbling across your thread, I thought it would be a good ideal to offer up my doors since I have a new OEM windshield seal too. As you can see in the first picture, the windshield to door frame gap look very similar to yours.
I definitely think this is do to the new windshield frame seal not compressing enough.
I installed a couple of ratchet straps to each side where the header normally goes. All it took was a couple of clicks to angle the frame back past where it needed to go. Once I did this, I was able to turn the windshield dash knobs a little tighter. I am planning on leaving the straps on for a couple of days to see if it springs back.
In my situation, I am fitting a soft top so I can’t have any tension on the door header, otherwise it will want to pull the b-pillar forward. This wouldn’t really be so much of an issue with a hardtop.
Hope this helps. Pics below
Update, I released the straps last night. The door to windshield frame is now in alignment with no tension.
I have the same problem with my 1973 FJ40,I used a used gasket that when looking from the front of the truck is not a smooth edge with the cowl.It sorta goes in and out in the channel.And so my drivers door doesnt' make the right close gap with the windshield frame.Ill be changing the cowl gasket to a better one.
Old thread, but I was having the same issues fitting my soft top and hard doors by the windshield. Loosened everything as stated in this thread and used ratchet straps and the gap is much better. Thanks!
Great thread and the information provided helped me with the same issue. The passenger side of the upper window frame was almost touching the door while the driver side was at spec. I tried over several days to ratchet strap the windshield from out and in on the other side without success. Then I tried loosening and the using the straps to pull it in to the right spot but still couldn't get it right. The last thing i did was to pull the passenger side down and slightly forward and the driver side back and then loosen the windshield hinges. Then i used my rubber mallet to tap up the driver side hinge and tap down the passenger side hinge and then everything aligned. What i was able to learn is that the gap was correct at the bottom but the gap between the windshield frame and the tub with the gasket was causing one side to seat and the other side to be slightly higher. This allowed the passenger side to pivot rearward towards the door. Facing from the front to the back i basically rotated the left side down and right side up just enough for it to be square.
