Tiny- I said the loose rail is on the drivers side. The passenger window is the one that cracked. I was more worried about the drivers side because I haven't welded it yet. Carl, same there.
Sorry showme,I picked that up wrongly too.
Joe H- You're right. I guess I was just assuming that any glass stamped/etched, as American glass usually is (my old windshield, for instance, still has it)is tempered.
Just to correct you,your windshields
will be laminate (double layer of glass with an interlayer),the
only tempered glass (single layer) on an AD cab would be the rear corner glass. (If it's a 5 window)
jb50-It's the mounting tab that I'm assuming was spot welded in place. I've had it opened up and looked in there. it's a mount with two small legs that were at one time spot welded. And, yes, I guess I'm now "in tune" with the idea that laminated must not hold up against hard closing real well. Strange thing is, I've closed those doors the same way for almost 4 years. I'll have to take a close look inside the door and see if anything is out of line.
As previously mentioned I thought the crack and loose channel were in the same door too,but as you say,an internal examination of the passenger side won't hurt,something's definitely amiss.
I'm not sure how your run felts are attached inside the door,some people choose to use small countersunk screws,if that's the case make sure there are no exposed/raised heads that could contact the glass edge,again,laminated glass hates that.
More so than in the 50 and earlier doors that have a metal frame around the one piece drop glass that would effectively protect the edges.
