Bead Lock tool Just installed a back glass not to long ago myself. Install the rubber in the cab first then the glass into that. Then with a lock bead tool and lubricant that you preffer, start the bead opposite of where you started the rubber. I used CP seals and dident have any problem with them. Chris
Backlight Locking Strip I've seen a few of these sans the locking strip and they didn't appear ready to fall out.... You've gotta use the special tool to insert the locking strip , stuffing it in with fingers & screwdrivers is a bugger plus icky blood from the holes you punched in your fingertips... CD's rubber sux BIG TIME ! it's taiwanese crap and the windshield one I bought , leaks far worse than the old dry rotted original one ever did . As far as replacement windshiled glass , be _very_ careful as many replacements are too thick and won't install correctly . I wound up buying my second set from CD after my local glass jobber gave me the wrong thickness ones and lost my original sample winshield , I refused to pay for the glass untill they produced it , they never did...
Yeah, I think I am going to give it a shot without the locking strip installed and see how it holds up. I bought the little tool thing, but even with it, this is looking to be next to impossible. Thanks for all the help guys. One more question. What is the correct order of operations for installing door glass? I currently have the old vent windows with frames, a window channel set, new door glass, the piece that the glass sits in, the tape to attach those two pieces, rubber scrapers, felt strips, etc. Any suggestions on what I put together first? Should the main windows go in before or after the vent windows/frames? Channels, felt strips, scrapers before or after the main windows? Any tips would be great!
when I get around to doing this, I'm just going to follow the steps for each thing right out of the manual. I have the vent glass also. As Nate said in one of his posts, 1 piece glass may look cool, but you only have so many ways of getting air into the cab, and these are a good way to do that. There's quite a bit to this, so if you can get a shop manual, they're worth the money. Good pictures for us visual folks. If you run short of adjectives, let me know- THAT I can help with!
