[FC] Rear Window

[Bryan Blackwell]

Hi Tim,

A man wise in the ways of window gaskets once told me:

"Use the string"

Here's how:  Put the gasket on the window.  Wrap a string all the way  
around, with the loose ends on the bottom.  Lubricate the gasket with  
soapy water, set the glass/gasket/string in the opening, and gently  
push the window into place while pulling the string to work the  
gasket over the lip.  With this job you'll probably need someone to  
help, I could do the rear doors of the GB by myself but I could reach  
the whole window at once.

--Bryan

On Nov 17, 2008, at 2:37 PM, wern3 at juno.com wrote:

> I have Rampy back from the painters! I am reassembling after taking  
> the truck apart 4 years ago. I am asking for guidance on re -  
> installing the rear window of Rampy. The original glass is fine and  
> I have a new rubber gasket (which also came with a large tube of  
> black silicone) from our east Coast vendor, but no instructions. My  
> Chevrolet assy. manual simply states the parts needed and a note to  
> "glue the ends of the gasket together and install the seam at the  
> TOP of the window, but no other help. My first two attempts have  
> almost caused me to break the glass. My first two tries involved  
> placing the gasket around the edge of the opening then starting the  
> glass at the bottom, slowly digging the lip of the gasket up over  
> the glass working around the edge. When I get close to the end of  
> the process, the glass suddenly pops out, and drops into the cab.  
> Is the technique included in the tech manual?