How to install back window?

[blakeaz33]

What Andy said - works easiest if you have two people and put the window flat against the truck pressing gently without the bottom, top, or any corner of the gasket in or over the pinch weld. The back glass is tempered unlike the windshield and takes much more pressure before cracking. Spray a generous amount of water with dishsoap with a squirt bottle on both the gasket and the truck will make the window seat best and don't use any kind of sealant. I owned a glass company for several years and this always provided best results for me. Also like has been said - if your gasket has the metal trim install the trim in the gasket before the glass is in the truck.

[BigSky71]

Originally Posted by blakeaz33

What Andy said - works easiest if you have two people and put the window flat against the truck pressing gently without the bottom, top, or any corner of the gasket in or over the pinch weld. The back glass is tempered unlike the windshield and takes much more pressure before cracking. Spray a generous amount of water with dishsoap with a squirt bottle on both the gasket and the truck will make the window seat best and don't use any kind of sealant.

I had never installed glass before and I did it exactly this way and it worked great. I think a helper is very necessary.

[twouvakind]

I was amazed by the amount of rust on the pinch weld, my old and Ill fitting (with trim) gasket allowed water sit between my aftermarket slider and the weld. I used plastic (Park tools) tire irons to remove the slider/gasket. I could reuse the gasket if I needed to as there was little damage to it with the bicycle tools used to remove it.