Quarter Glass Replacement

[mu2bdriver]

Hi Group,

Some guy wanted the tools I had in the back of my Explorer bad enough to smash out the driver's quarter glass today. On Black Friday...in a parking lot full of people...who each must have looked the other way.

So I can find a part locally for reasonable money and have read up on some of the previous threads but wanted to make sure I wasn't getting in over my head...

1. Remove the interior trim or peel back enough to get at the nuts that hold the window in.
2. Clean up the frame as much as possible.
3. Apply 3/8 or 1/2" butyl tape.
4. Nut it back on.

Did I forget anything? How easy is it to get at the nuts? I've done all my own maintenance on the Explorer and would really prefer to do it myself rather than spend $400 on some guy to come out and do it.

Thanks in advance.

 

[toypaseo]

I just replaced mine a bit ago. The hardest part was removing the interior panel, with all it's clips, screws, etc.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=328541&highlight=glass

Panel removal instructions:
http://thunderforms.mtx.com/p_21/Explorer_1991_2001/show.html
Under DOWNLOADS, click on Install Sheet.

I taped my broken one with Gorilla Tape on both sides so it came out in one piece. Loosened all the nuts around the window, and pushed it out around the edge. Once all the seal was loose, I removed all the nuts, and pulled out the window in one piece. Note where the butyl seal is around the opening, and on the window. Then I used rubbing alcohol to remove the leftover butyl seal from around the opening, and around the window. Let dry. Applied the new butyl seal to the window opening, making sure to place it in the original lines noted before. Put new window in, straight. Try to seat it straight too. Put nuts back on window bolts, and tighten down evenly, in a star pattern. Do not overtighten.

Make sure your butyl seal is not too thick. Mine was, so parts of the window surround moulding do not sit flush with body.

Piece of cake.

 

[mu2bdriver]

Thanks for the reply. I'm trying to visualize the interior panel coming out and the window pane coming out from there. The MTX link came back unrecognized...

So does the glass, when all the screws/clips/etc. are removed, get removed towards the inside of the vehicle with the black exterior trim frame still intact on the outside? Does the black trim frame on the outside remain there for the entire time? Does the window get placed in the opening from the inside of the vehicle?

Sorry for the questions but I couldn't find any pictures and the Haynes manual doesn't discuss it at all.

I just replaced mine a bit ago. The hardest part was removing the interior panel, with all it's clips, screws, etc.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=328541&highlight=glass

Panel removal instructions:
http://www.mtx.com/caraudio/products/manualsQuickInstall/thunderforms/FEX10.pdf

I taped my broken one with Gorilla Tape on both sides so it came out in one piece. Loosened all the nuts around the window, and pushed it out around the edge. Once all the seal was loose, I removed all the nuts, and pulled out the window in one piece. Note where the butyl seal is around the opening, and on the window. Then I used rubbing alcohol to remove the leftover butyl seal from around the opening, and around the window. Let dry. Applied the new butyl seal to the window opening, making sure to place it in the original lines noted before. Put new window in, straight. Try to seat it straight too. Put nuts back on window bolts, and tighten down evenly, in a star pattern. Do not overtighten.

Make sure your butyl seal is not too thick. Mine was, so parts of the window surround moulding do not sit flush with body.

Piece of cake.

 

[00meangreenXLT]

Sorry to hear about your truck getting broken into, especially in a crowded parking lot, it's amazing how people will just look the other way. The window bolts to the truck, and you access the bolts from the inside. The window gets put on and removed from outside the truck though (so to remove it, you would need to push the window out from the inside carefully) the black frame around the window stays with it.

Here's a picture of mine with the glass removed so you can see how it mounts:

 

[toypaseo]

You can search online on MTX's website for Ford Explorer Thunderform. The installation instructions show panel removal.

 

[Cranmaro99]

I just replaced mine a bit ago. The hardest part was removing the interior panel, with all it's clips, screws, etc.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=328541&highlight=glass

Panel removal instructions:
http://www.mtx.com/caraudio/products/manualsQuickInstall/thunderforms/FEX10.pdf

I taped my broken one with Gorilla Tape on both sides so it came out in one piece. Loosened all the nuts around the window, and pushed it out around the edge. Once all the seal was loose, I removed all the nuts, and pulled out the window in one piece. Note where the butyl seal is around the opening, and on the window. Then I used rubbing alcohol to remove the leftover butyl seal from around the opening, and around the window. Let dry. Applied the new butyl seal to the window opening, making sure to place it in the original lines noted before. Put new window in, straight. Try to seat it straight too. Put nuts back on window bolts, and tighten down evenly, in a star pattern. Do not overtighten.

Make sure your butyl seal is not too thick. Mine was, so parts of the window surround moulding do not sit flush with body.

Piece of cake.

The link you posted via MTX instructions is now a bad link. Do you know where to find the correct working link as I as well have to do this?

 

[toypaseo]

http://thunderforms.mtx.com/p_21/Explorer_1991_2001/show.html

Under DOWNLOADS, click on Install Sheet

 

[mu2bdriver]

Excellent! Thanks so much for the picture and other details - that's exactly what I needed to visualize it. I'm going through the numbers of getting salvage glass, tape, etc. and coming up with about $100 out of pocket. I have zero deductible glass but haven't had a insurance claim in over 11 years and would like to keep it that way. Glass has turned into one big scam towards insurance companies and I have to consider to do it myself or let ins cover it and roll the dice at renewal time. As usual, the forum came through and I'm confident I could do it myself.
Thanks again