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==Installing the new window== ===Windshield using rubber seal=== You will need: * A strong thin rope about about 15 feet long * A helper * A slippery substance like dish soap, but preferably KY jelly type lubricant which is water soluble and doesn't leave a sudsy mess when washed off. * A rag * Water #Check the flange for ripples and burrs. Use a hammer and dolly to smooth the flange. Spot weld flash can cut your new rubber, use a file or small grinder to remove them. Don't leave sharp edges. # If the rubber seal has an insert strip, install it first. # Fit the seal around the windshield. # Wrap the rope tightly all the way around the groove of the rubber seal, making sure the rope ends overlap. Let the ends hang on the inside part of the windshield. # Apply lubricant to inside part of the seal which will contact the window opening on the vehicle. Applying lubricant to the opening will help too. # Place the windshield on the opening of the vehicle. # Go inside the vehicle. You will be pulling on the rope. Before you pull, have the helper apply mild pressure to the area were you will be pulling on the rope. # Pull the rope toward the center of the windshield. The seal should start slipping over the ledge and hug it. The helper should be applying mild pressure just ahead of you. # Go all the way around until you've pulled out the entire length of the rope. # Wipe off lubricant with a dry rag, wash off the remainder with a wet rag. Sometimes when pulling the rope the rubber does not pull inside the flange. The factory tool to pull the missed spot inside was made from a straight blade screwdriver. The flat portion was cut off then 1/4 inch ball was turned on the end. A 2 inch long taper was turned from the neck at the ball back towards the handle, then it was polished with fine sandpaper. The end was then heated and bent with about a 1 inch L leg. Use lube or a soap solution and work the ball end under the rubber and pull it out without tearing it. These days there are plastic tools meant for trim removal which work well for glass installation with less risk of cracking the glass than a metal tool. Some installers even forgo using rope and use only one such tool and some soapy water. This isn't possible in all applications but a quite common way to install simpler glass like the back windows of many pre-1999 or so model pickup trucks, especially those metal-framed sliding glass windows.
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