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It there an easy way to install the back window on a 65 chevy truck? I have tried with a helper twice. The helper was pulling the rope while I was in the back trying to keep the glass straight.

Dish soap in a spray bottle, patience and a bit of luck. I have put them in before and there is a fine line between success & failure. Ropping it in, is the best method IMHO. Put the rubber on the glass and put the assembly in the opening, bottom first. With one set of hands steadying it from the inside, pull the rope from the outside, making sure the beaded side of the rubber is facing out. The bead is added after the assembly is in the opening, starting from the bottom and working your way around the perimeter. The dish soap/water in the spray bottom is effective in elimnating the friction of the rope against the rubber. When the bead is installed, it must be cut-to-length, in order to meet itself at the beginning.

I have found a Teflon push tool and a hook tool, are useful in the process. Also, a set of suction cups is very helpful, to manipulate the glass, especially when it is slippery.

Thanks for the reply.I will try it again and try pulling the rope from the outside.I was pulling the rope from the inside.

Are you using the standard rubber with the small insert? The insert goes in last. Put rubber in hole, work in the glass, put in the small rubber insert. There is a neat tool that can be used to install the insert, but I've put in many using the nylon bone or pocket screwdriver. Last small glass I did took me less than 5 minutes. Big ones are much more of a challenge.

I tried the rubber in the frame first then the glass and almost broke the glass. What is the trick to doing it this way?

Does your w/s have a locking strip? It's a small bead type rubber spline which goes into the center of the rubber. It goes in last after the glass is in the rubber. The shop manual is a great resource, it outlines all glass installation.

rubber on glass, glass & rubber in opening, beaded side out, bottom in first, work up one side, across the top & down the other side pulling the rope from the outside, then insert the bead, starting at the bottom with the bead insert tool, back to the bottom, cut excess bead.

Just a question guys,Is the rubber the type with the lock strip?
If so,this is not intended for a 'string in' installation.
This can lead to potentially tearing the rubber and/or cracking the glass if it's laminated.
Like 64fleetside says,the correct way to install this type is to fit the rubber to the body and then install the glass into the rubber.

I know this was on an AD but the principal is exactly the same.
Rear window install.

I hope this clears up any confusion.....

I have installed several, using this method, with success and no tearing of the rubber, so use the information with confidence, that it will be effective in a successful installation, if you choose.

Good write-up...thanks for the link.

On the big back window glass, the process is a bit different, due to the size of the opening and the tendency for the glass to "push-thru".

Thanks for all the advice I got the window in yesterday evening. I used the string and pulled it from the outside instead of the inside.I had my wife and oldest son help.