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hellrazer

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my passenger window has had a slow spot in it as long as i have had it well today it finally separated from the track at the bottom of the window. i was wandering if anyone knows what i could use to reattach the window to the track. i have the window up i just cant run it up and down the track without it falling out. its getting annoying. thanks for all your help
Jason
 
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no my glass is seperated from the metal tracking the motor and scissors work just fine its just that without help the window will remove itself from the metal track and then obviously not work properly....
thanks in advance,
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Regulator Reattach

Your glass detached from the clamp on the regulator. Hopefully its in good shape down there! You will have to pull the door panel and the plastic seal and get it reattached. I used to be a LR tech, and the discos used to love to do this crap... My Expi passenger window is very suggish too... just waiting for the day it has to be replaced. If the reg is damaged, you would proably want to replace the whole assembly, it is easy to get at parts stores, and from what I remember, Ford door parts weren't all that much.
Just my 2 cents!
 
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well the regulator and everything else is in good shape and working and i have fixed the tight spot in the door track i just need to know how to reattach the glass to the two pieces of u channel it sits in. thanks for all your help
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Alrighty Then

Here is the process. A quote from someone smarter than me....
"1. Remove the door panels, the plastic moisture barrier, and then remove speakers from door.
2. Remove the glass mounting brackets (black metal @ 2" - 3" wide) from the window regulator by removing the 10mm mounting bolt that secures a bracket to each end of the glass lifting channel. (keep track of which one is "left" and which one is "right")
3. Lower the window regulator to the bottom of the door using the window switch.... be careful to center the lifting channel in the middle of the door and go down an inch or two at a time. The regulator is powerful and can bend things when the glass is not attached.
4. Remove the horizontal rubber/felt weatherstrip at the top inside of the door by prying up from the back toward the front.
5. Remove the door glass from inside the door by raising it up part way and then tilting the front edge down to release it from the glass run channel.
6. Mark the exact locations where the glass brackets were glued to the window. Some people use tape, some use a marker. Just remember to be careful. You must put the brackets back in the exact same spot.
7. Clean the old glue off the window with a scrapper or razor blade then sand the glass with emery cloth or fine sandpaper.
8. Clean the remaining glue from inside the glass brackets by using a drill bit just slightly smaller than the channel in the bracket. It's best to secure the brackets in a vise, but vise-grip pliers will work if you don't have the vise.
9. Test fit the cleaned brackets on the glass. Adjust the tension so that they push on easily with just a little bit of tension.
10. Mix a two part epoxy adhesive that is compatible for glass. You need enough epoxy to line the inside of the brackets and some smaller amount on the glass as well. The excess epoxy will ooze out the bottom edge of the brackets as you slide them on the glass. "Baste" the excess glue onto the edges of the bracket. Let the epoxy harden for about an hour.
11. Re-install the glass in the door by tilting the glass front edge down and sliding it into the opening and then lowering the back edge of the glass part way down into the opening before leveling the glass. It can be a little tricky getting the glass back in the glass run channels, but be patient and try putting the glass in deeper or shallower before leveling it until you get it right.
12. Once you have the glass in its channels, slide it up to the top of the door and place a piece of tape over the top middle of the door and partially down both sides of the glass to hold it in place.
13. Now, move the regulator back up so that the bolt holes in the lifting channel line up with the access holes near the top of the door.
14. Slide the glass down until it reaches the regulator lifting channel. Then pull the lifting channel back toward you one end at a time so that the mounting hole in the lifting channel slides over the stud on the glass bracket. Then secure the brackets to the regulator lift channel using the two 10mm nuts you removed in step 2.
15. If you have some spray silicone (either wet or dry is fine) it's good idea to spray the channels where the glass slides up and down. Don't use any type of lubricant but silicone.
16. Now you should be ready to put the speaker, the moisture barrier and the door panel back on."
 

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There is some stuff called "Epoxy 330" that works fine for glass to metal. But there are all types, and you can get it anywhere... Walmart to the off road shop. Just make sure it is a good 2 part that claims glass and metal.
 
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cool thanks for all your help that might just be my project for the weekend after a little tlc for the sho
 

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