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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Rear Window, question

Posted by: urbanskater Jul 11 2003, 11:40 AM

got a question for ya, how is the rear window suppose to be held into place? The previous guy who owned it installed it himself and used silcon to hold it in place, as did the front windshield. What seals would i be needing? Also it appears that there is this strip of a rubber seal lining the bottom inside part of frame, should it be there, should it be replaced...?

Posted by: Bleyseng Jul 11 2003, 03:27 PM

The rear window is held in place with butyl rope seal, I think the 14 inch stuff. Pull the window and clean ALL of the silicone crap off of everything. Then press on the butyl rope carefully, then the glass locating it prefectly before totally sticking it to the seal. There should be 2 rubber blocks that center the window at the bottom. Once in the window isn't going anywhere.
Yes, there is a small rubber seal at the bottom that the engine lid seals against. Pelican has it listed.

Geoff

Posted by: urbanskater Jul 11 2003, 03:37 PM

hey thank you so much, muchos gracias!

Posted by: DNHunt Jul 11 2003, 03:46 PM

Warm up the butyl rope. So it's a little softer otherwise it's very hard to press the window intothe adhesive far enough to get an even seal. Don't put uneven pressure on the window. They break. It's an awful screeching sound as it cracks into about 10,000 pieces. Hell of a mess to clean up too, not to mention finding a replacement is awfull tough.

Dave

Posted by: seanery Jul 11 2003, 04:05 PM

sounds like you've been through that experience before dave!

Posted by: DNHunt Jul 11 2003, 04:15 PM

Yep, last winter, it was about 45 degrees it the garage and I was trying to hurry so I pressed real hard. The sound started long before I saw the glass break. Very sick feeling. I'm still finding little reminders in the oddest places. 1/4" pieces of glass.

Dave

Posted by: Curvie Roadlover Jul 11 2003, 05:19 PM

And be sure to use 1/4" butyl tape. I bought 3/8" tape figuring it was "close enough". When I pushed the rear window into place, the tape was too thick for the glass to get a seal against the rubber strip on the engine lid. There was about a 1/16" gap there . There's never enough time to do it right, but there's always enough time to do it over.