Door apart for regulator replacement (quick help please)

[98 SNAKE EATER]

So my RF door glass felt loose and I thought for sure it was the regulator, so I ordered one up along with a new weatherstrip seal

Turns out the regulator itself was fine and the glass had slipped out of the rail

Now, my glass guy had replaced the window back when they tried to carjack me and from what I found, there wasn't any glue residue in the flat seal

I slipped it the rubbed back into place along with the rail, but it just doesn't feel tight enough to hold it in place (I'm able to pull it straight off)

Do I need to use some kinda glue or silicone on this

All the other regulator jobs I've done had either bolts or solid locking retainer clips to hold the glass in place

 

[ElPolloBlanco]

Personally, I would add a bead of silicon to the channel and put the glass back in while it's wet. I'd be worried about it slipping off without something to hold it in place. Wouldn't need a lot of adhesion to hold it in place and it wouldn't require much more than good tug to pull it off if you ever needed too.

 

[CJF]

x2.

I use silicone when re-installing.

 

[Timpanogos Slim]

Couldn't hurt.

 

[Kernal]

The filler is not considered a reuseable part AFAIK. If the old glass channel is rusted or sprung you can get a new one of those along with a new filler strip. IIRC after first positioning the new filler on the glass and flipping the glass upside down I then used a hard rubber mallet to pound the channel down onto the filler/glass, used some glass cleaner to make it slippery. The channel is like a u-shaped spring (sides are bent inwards) so it takes some force to get it to pop down into place but that's what keeps the glass in place. A glass shop (PO) previously used windshield urethane adhesive sealant to put a new piece of glass in but reused the original filler and channel, so I changed it out when I found it to be rusted badly. FWIW.

 

[98 SNAKE EATER]

Couldn't hurt.

Wanna bet?


I put a few dabs of MOPAR black silicone and it seems to be holding fine

Unfortunately, while setting the glass in place, I got some of the of the undried silicone on my fingers and rubbed it on my tint (F@CK!!)

That black rubbery piece inside the glass channel is called a filler and is what holds the window glass in place and is not considered a reuseable part. If your old glass channel is rusted or sprung you can get a new one of those also.

Yeah, I kinda figured that

If it ever comes apart again, I'll know what to order

 

[ElPolloBlanco]

Wanna bet? I put a few dabs of MOPAR black silicone and it seems to be holding fine Unfortunately, while setting the glass in place, I got some of the of the undried silicone on my fingers and rubbed it on my tint (F@CK!!) Yeah, I kinda figured that If it ever comes apart again, I'll know what to order

Mopar=Chrysler, Chrysler=Jeep, Jeep=Sadness. And look what happens when you use Mopar, it makes you sad.

Fat-fingered on my iPhone using IH8MUD

 

[98 SNAKE EATER]

Mopar=Chrysler, Chrysler=Jeep, Jeep=Sadness. And look what happens when you use Mopar, it makes you sad.

Fat-fingered on my iPhone using IH8MUD

I'm a bit of a MOPAR guy as well, but it has nothing to do with Jeep

Thing is, I'd rather not use up my tube of uberspensive Toyo FIPG on sumthin like this, so I just used whatever I have left on the shelf

 

[ElPolloBlanco]

I'm a bit of a MOPAR guy as well, but it has nothing to do with Jeep








Thing is, I'd rather not use up my tube of uberspensive Toyo FIPG on sumthin like this, so I just used whatever I have left on the shelf

Those are some nice toys.