Rear window leaking fix ?

[hookedup50]

I'm redoing my interior over from headliner to carpet. When I removed the rear seat the other day it was soaked bad and is probably the cause of lower cab rot. It was not noticably leaking like this until recently. I suspected the third brake light gasket, but taped that area over with plastic last night to rule of or determine cause of leak. Today the monsoon arrived as expected and the window gasket appears to be the culprit. Has anybody has this happen and what did you do to fix it. My first thought is to put a bead of windshield sealer into the gap after cleaning the area. Why can't I own one vehicle that doesn't need dash removal and has leaky windows(Sorry for rant). Thanks.

 

[hookedup50]

After googling this matter, it seems my choice is cutting out urethane seal, cleaning mating surfaces reseal/reinstall. Or, pony up 300 bucks for a glass place to replace glass with new. It seems glass places are into selling glass more than repairs.

 

[Will L.]

If you can get a hold of one of the window guys, usually you buy the seal and $30 - $40 as a side job. Of coarse trade out work comes up good also. I rebuilt a Holley 750 for a guy and he installed all the seals in my '77 srw 3500 years back. I learned the hard way I am a glass breakin fool on windshields.

 

[ak diesel driver]

I didn't think the rear window used a gasket unless it's an aftermarket opening one

 

[hookedup50]

I'm gonna cut the seal out on the weeken,d cause its gonna be in the 60s. Then re-urethane it. I have nothing to lose but 30 bucks. If it leaks, I will pony up the 300. This is not the type of thing I like farming out. If it was the windshield, I would pay up, except glass is free in this state, including rear glass.

 

[hookedup50]

I cut out the window today as it was above 40 out. That 3M urethane sealer comes out hard as concrete, even after setting tube on woodstove. If anyone is ever doing this themselves, use an cordless or air caulking gun. More important find the leak in the summer. Also check expiration date on tube, had to go to 3 stores to find one that wasn't expired. The 3 buck glass suction cups from HF came in handy.

 

[ak diesel driver]

the stuff I was around was pretty easy to squeeze out.

 

[hookedup50]

I'm hoping it sealed. I'll know in morning as the weekly monsoon is coming. It won't matter much as Pass. door is off till new rocker panel get welded in on Tue along with cab corner.

 

[hookedup50]

Its leak free! i can put the new interior in now after the foot of snow coming tomorrow. Now if I could only get the windsheild to not leak on my jeep. I paid to have it done and reinstalled it myself, no bueno.

 

[Big T]

From California and I'm a bit envious you're getting snow. We got rain yesterday and getting more tomorrow, but snow levels are above 8,000' for these warm storms.

 

[hookedup50]

It was a really heavy snow. Lots of broken pine limbs and one of my apple trees tipped over. Half of its root system on bedrock, and my dog chewed the support wires. If it wasn't such a good apple producer, I would cut down. Today was 56F and muddy. I kinda like the snow and driving my old jeep in it, the np229 is a really good Tcase for snow and oversand. Not much else, though.