Rear Sliding Window Filler Strip

Ansley Rover

Active member
What is the trick for getting the rubber filler strip into the rear sliding window frame (the finisher that covers the rivets)?

This weekend I pulled the window frame to replace the seal between the two panes. Everything went fairly smoothly but fitting that filler strip is hands down the most frustrating thing I’ve done on that truck. I spent two hours pushing, squeezing, persuading, and cursing. I still have the opposite side to do. There’s gotta be a better way.
 

chuckc4

Well-known member
Unsure if this will work in your situation but it is worth a try. Spray the rubber part and the channel you are dropping the rubber into liberally with windex. The windex should help overcome the friction between the parts. After you are done, the windex will evaporate, leaving no residue.
 

Z.G

Well-known member
The only time I've heard of it being that difficult is if it's an aftermarket window or the incorrect rivets used
 

Ansley Rover

Active member
Thanks, guys. I'll try the Windex on the opposite side - gotta let my fingers recover first!

I used closed-end 5/32 Fabory rivets. They all sat down in the channel pretty well. As to the window frame, I assume it's factory. It was identical to what Mike shows on his videos and the way he describes them. Most things on this truck seem to be original and the rubber pieces all seemed to be consistent with the age of the truck, i.e., not replaced anytime recently and hard as a brick.

I would say they were garage room temperature - which is around 60-65 degrees I would guess. I'll hit it with a heat gun to warm it up a bit.

Maybe it's just my keyboard soft fingers and not the parts at all...
 
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