Rear sliding windows - rebuild (step by step - LOTS of pics) (1 Viewer)

[CruiserTrash]

OK...I have some insight

For my window rebuild, I ordered the bailey channel from rockauto....Farichild 06378. The length is fine, but its a bit bigger in every dimension than the stock was, so the sliders are TIGHT once re-installed...I can hardly move the glass. I did one window at a time to make sure it was all going to go correctly.

So after I discovered how tight the glass is once 'rebulit', I re-read this thread out of curiosity.

Early on, there was quite a few links and pics referenceing a JC Whitney P/N, but the pics and links are dead.

However, there was a dimension call out that someone quoted that was still there: it stated the openings for each window channel are 1/8" to 3/16", which is a 1/16th smaller than the new referenced Farichild 06378 rubber. The other dims on 06378 are a 1/16th of so bigger too.

And again, as you can see, Scotts Old Rubber sells some rubber (style 350.637) that has the same dims as the Farichild, but also sells style 350.117, which is more in line with the stock 60 rubber, and has been referenced here too.

I'm going to order style 350.117, he sells it for $15.58 per meter/AUS +freight. The 06378 is just too big.

Just wanted to let everyone know and will post back when the new stuff gets here.

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My Aussie slider windows languishing in the garage thank you for your service.

 

[onemanarmy]

Question:. When getting the headliner out of the way of sticking the new window frames in, what did you do? Trim it? Leave it and then capture it with the interior surround trim? Something else? I don't want my headliner to sag because I unglued it.

Also, what's best to get the old glue off without damaging the underlying paint?
Thanks

 

[onemanarmy]

So I got the headliner glue off....lots of goo-gone and elbow grease. Not looking forward to the other side.

Also, received the window rubber from AUS yesterday....this is the correct stuff.

Anyone reading this in the future, the Farichild rubber mentioned above is NOT correct.
The Scotts Old Rubber is an EXACT match and works so much better.
I ordered 16.5 feet.

 

[onemanarmy]

The Scotts Rubber actually sits under the outside edges of the window frames, as the stock rubber did. KInda 'clicks' in place and holds the channels open. The Fairchild rubber is too wide so it sticks up past the window frames and tries to roll over on itself and won't allow the glass to slide hardly at all, as oyu can see in the frame that I installed the wrong rubber in.

Scotts rubber on the top.

 

[CruiserTrash]

@onemanarmy thank you for the updates!

 

[onemanarmy]

Ealier I mentioned I had some additional 'packing' on the bottom of my window frames, in between 2 of the drain holes. I found a few part diagrams, but they are questionable at best and most parts are NLA. I found a part that looked promising and the part number was still available! Just maybe!

Not.

I don't know that this is for. Anyone?

 

[Cruiser Cult]

That is the extra wiper packing for the center wiper post. I believe that extra little bit goes near the top of the post
You can see them in the post: factory rear sliding windows 60 series - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/factory-rear-sliding-windows-60-series.816333/post-12493042

 

[onemanarmy]

Interesting. I didn't see anyting that looked like that when I took my old ones apart.

I think they will function just fine without those small pieces.