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| | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 16 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 16 | The windshield rubber leaks at both lower corners where the rubber gasket makes the turn back toward the center post. At the bend the rubber bulges out just enough to form a small pocket that collects water and drips through to the inside. Any cure without taking the windshield out? The rubber gasket appears fairly new and was in when I bought the truck, but something I missed seeing at the time. I thought about using black silicone and pressing on the little bulge to try to cement it into it's proper posiion. Suggestions?
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The best thing to use would be the black 3M windshield cement. However, this will only work temporarily and the best way to fix it is to replace the gasket. I would use one from Steele Rubber. I have not been overly happy with other brand gaskets. You can remove the gasket without destroying the glass by poking a hole through it and using a length of wire as a saw through the gasket. Always replace it when changing the glass.
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,031 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,031 | You may have the type of windshield rubber that needs an external stainless steel trim piece that was never installed.
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It could be a windshield rubber that needs an insert rubber band to help push apart that big seal and close the gap, sealing against the frame and glass.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 384 | I had that...traced the leak as best I could and put summa that sealer on it ...fixed
55 1st Chev.
| | | | | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 13 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: May 2003 Posts: 13 | Works really good and takes no time. I used the black rtv sealer/adhesive. Had to remove some of the rubber that was to far gone. Then pressed out on the corner of windshield and worked the rtv into the channel. Then I applied pressure on the outside corner of windshield until the rtv started to set-up. I then put another bead on top of the first. Now I wet my finger and used it too form the rtv into a better looking bead, keep your finger dripping wet and the stuff don't stick as bad. You have to work quick if it's warm and humid, the kind of rtv I used sets up really fast. | | |
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