Rear window brackets fell off

[shoengine]

So, oddly, the window brackets that connect the glass to the arm both just fell off the windows. I don't think this is just chance though. The windows actually have some resistance when going down, as if there is something wrong with the channels themselves. We cleaned the channels out but even though there is nothing holding them up they won't go all the way into the door without being pushed.


So I have two problems: the channels are creating resistance which caused the glass brackets to come off. Has this happened to anyone else? What are some possible solutions to these issues?

I did try to clean out the channels and reattach the glass brackets but I can't get the brackets back on by myself.

 

[86aggie]

Take the arm and glass out of the door. You will have to remove the divider - three screws if I remember right - two in door body, one in window frame at the top. Clean the rubber that the glass goes in well. Clean the glass, but measure where the 'channel/rubber' was attached, so you can have it in the right spot when you reassemble. Use a rubber mallet and soapy water to hammer the channel/rubber back on to the bottom of the glass. Use EZ Glide brake grease in the window channels to help the glass slide. If the glass pulls out a second time, order new rubber - there are a couple of places that sell it. Some have used silicone to lock the glass in. I was able to avoid that with the one window I had to perform this surgery on.

 

[SteveH]

@86aggie is spot on as far as how to fix this.

I was musing one day (while driving a few years back) about how reliable my FJ62 was, and I kid you not, I powered down the rear window and it popped apart. I let out an 'sheesh - old trucks' sigh and drove home.

I used FIP to caulk the original rubber and channel back onto the glass and all is well. I believe I used a rubber mallet to tap the metal channel (lined with rubber and coated in FIP) back onto the glass. Contact cement would likely work, too, as a glue.

Worst case, your steel channel is rusted out and cannot grip the glass any longer. While you're in there, clean out all the old window channel fuzz, stiff dirty grease, and re-lube it all.

 

[Roonie]

Yes my channels got so bad the window wouldn't even roll down even after spraying oil/silicone in them (made it worse). The window would get stuck and come off the track and stay stuck. I finally replaced all the window channels with new ones and it solved all my problems. The windows roll easily now. No problems at all. And it is a fairly easy job to do yourself. The hardest part was purchasing the new window channels which I got off SOR.

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