tailgate rubber question

[drgoms]

Relatively new here, but have done lotsa thread reading, including most regarding tailgate rebuilds, weatherstrippint, etc.
Have taken the tailgate and mechanism apart, cleaned/rebuilt all worn electrical and mechanical components, replaced the worn hinges/latches, and most recently all the rubber (upper channel from Cabe, else from SOR). The lower rubber channels are preventing free sliding of the window, with the channels greased. Too tight. Motor works fine. Anyone else have this problem during their rebuild?

 

[PabloCruise]

Are you saying you got channels for the rear window that are located in the tail gate and they are preventing the window from moving up and down?

Are they too tight/too thick?

 

[drgoms]

Yes, am referring to the lower tailgate window run rubber. The window was flyin up and down, cleaned and relubed the gear and mechanism anyway, lower window channel rubber needed some weatherstrip (was real loose to begin with). Don't see much adjustment possibility with the actual metal channels (width); was just wondering if anyone had had a similar problem with the SOR product. Could always take it out . . .

 

[drgoms]

followup . . .

channels were too narrow together with the rubber. Could see where it was binding; eventually had to core out ~1mm of rubber thickness from the depth of each channel with a rotary tool and coarse end-cutting 4mm bur, used graphite instead of grease, works like a champ now. It was a huge pain in the ass, FWIW.

Reason for the followup though - I've seen scores of threads devoted to replacement of the tailgate gear that drives the window mechanism, and was sure that eventually this problem would put quite a bit of stress on that gear. The SOR rubber was too thick for my channels. Just sayin . . .

 

[PabloCruise]

Good stuff!

Thanks for informing the community...