MJ rear window removal ?

[johnnybebad]

I am going to be putting a set of downbars from my rollbar to the front floor and need to remove the rear window to do so....any easy way of doing it ?? would like to take it out in one piece as it`s a slider

[pilotblake]

I have no idea, but if you get it out in one piece and want to mail it to iowa let me know.

[jbhill]

have a glass guy come cut it out, its urethaned in like a windsheild.

[Darren]

[mfpdm]

Unless you have the proper tools and know how, let the professionals do it. Should cost you about $40-50 bucks. Don't let no fly by night company do it either. They should have a saws-all looking tool that has an offset blade and not a piece of wire to saw back and forth. You need to save the rubber so you can put it back in. There are no new ones and nobody makes an aftermarket one. I bought a whole truck just for the back window and gasket so my glass guy could take it out.

 

I'm assuming that this is a factory three pane slider with rubber surround(gasket). If not, and it's just an aftermarket one without the rubber, just use a hook blade from the inside after you have removed the interior trim from around the window. Either way, you will need to remove the trim to avoid damage.

 

:cheers:

[64 Cheyenne]

Best way to remove the gasket is to start from the middle, pry it up with your fingers, finesse it around the corners.

I learned this the hard way, I cut up a good gasket to remove a slider. :wall:

Then I used a window remover, looks like a handle with an L shaped blade, has a real short piece of cable attached to a T handle, sorry, don't have a pic, but they are real common. Then you work the blade behind the frame, from the outside pull with the T handle on the cable, cut the gasket. Two tips, don't try this in the cold, and the tool is used to "cut" don't use it in a "rocking" motion or to pry with, DAMAGE CAN BE THE RESULT.

[mfpdm]

Best way to remove the gasket is to start from the middle, pry it up with your fingers, finesse it around the corners.

I learned this the hard way, I cut up a good gasket to remove a slider. :wall:

Then I used a window remover, looks like a handle with an L shaped blade, has a real short piece of cable attached to a T handle, sorry, don't have a pic, but they are real common. Then you work the blade behind the frame, from the outside pull with the T handle on the cable, cut the gasket. Two tips, don't try this in the cold, and the tool is used to "cut" don't use it in a "rocking" motion or to pry with, DAMAGE CAN BE THE RESULT.

 

Here's that piece of crap tool your referring too and you can see the window results behind it.

 

 

Unless you have used it before, don't bother. The money you spend could go to the professional to take it out. I would be curious to see your rubber surround that you pulled out by hand. These normally get some of the urethane on them and if you pull it the channel portion of the surround that wraps around the backside of the glass gets torn. I've attempted a hand full of these before getting the professionals with the proper tools do it. Not saying you can't do it yourself, but the odds are better with the pros.

 

:cheers:

[johnnybebad]

lol, i tried one of those jimmy-rigs before, my review was NFG :rotf:

 

I think I might see how much it will cost to have it removed, then advertise it for cost price. would rather see someone use it than just ruin it

[Wildman]

The pull knife works for removal...........with the right blade in it, but it's mostly used to remove a existing broken window that's set in urethane.

 

Now this works even easier :brows:

 

http://www.crlaurence.com/crlapps/showl ... elID=20287

[xjzjwjmj09]

I removed mine in about 20-30 mins removed the rubber gasket and took some speaker wire i had laying around stripped of the rubber coating on the wire then worked it in a corner. Then slid one end of the cable into the cab then worked my way around the window.

[johnnybebad]

I have no idea, but if you get it out in one piece and want to mail it to iowa let me know.

lmao, do you want to get a shipping quote for that ??

[jimoshel]

I took a 1" putty knife.Put a sharp edge on the blade.Drilled a hole thru the handle and blade, inserted a steel pin. Keeps the handle from coming off when ya pull. Put the flat side of the blade next to the glass and push. After going all the way around take a piece of wood, shingle or shim and push it between the glass and frame. Gently, don't force it.Now start going around the glass again with the putty knife and working the shim in to hold the glass out.

1. do this on a warm day with the sun on the windshield.It can get hot and feel like your burning your hand. It is.

2.Take it easy. don't rush.

Took me 20 minutes to remove a S10 windshield this way. If I had the money I would have paid a pro to do it.

64Cheyenne has an excellent writeup on this subject in the DIY Project write up forum with nice pics. Wonder why he didn't mention it in his reply.

[johnnybebad]

I haven`t tackled it yet but i soon will.my downbars will exit through the rear window opening and right to the top of the frame . i`d rather take out the window and fab up some lexan to fit the bars than cut holes through the cab .

[64 Cheyenne]

My first reply was before I did the DIY on my back window. I would have used the windshield knife in the removal of my back window

but I got in a hurry, It was cold out, didn't want to wait for the sun, had a heat gun but got lazy and didn't use it, broke the blade of the knife. Either way works for me, it's just that if I was to use the knife I have to be careful not to pry with the blade, wait till the old gasket material is really warm before I was to use the knife, take my time. The cable works well because old bicycles are everywhere, BEWARE...the cable can get really hot from the sawing action, guess how I know?

Anyway, here is the link for the backwindow viewtopic.php?f=9&t=19487&start=0