Door window installation advice needed

[Jeff65]

Originally posted by Kisner
Fantastic! Exactly what I was looking for. With my calculations .06 should be right at 1/16 of an inch or slightly less. I should have also asked about the height too. On the outside edge of the weatherstrip there are 2 very small flaps (maybe a 1/16" or possibly a 1/8" long) . Can I safely assume the window stops should be adjusted so the door window is about .06 higher so theoretically the flaps snap over the outside of the glass or are they even supposed to? By the way, I did buy new roof rail weatherstrip. Thanks.

I assume you're talking about the roofline weatherstrip and its shape. If I recollect, the window should pass under the first and contact the second. Its somewhat obvious and the interference should be with the second flap.

The vent window frame is an interesting case because its upper edge depends on the tilt adjustment and the lower depends on the positioning of the door hinges. For a finished appearance everyone expects that the door sheet metal should align. This may or may not give a perfect situation at the earliest (lowest) portion of the vent window. The upper tip should interfere 0.060 but it may have to dig deeper to get a good seal at the bottom. You have to exercise judgement here. Same is true at the rear edge where the aft channel determines window tilt. Ideally 0.060" is desired, but you may have some compromise to make. Like all assembly work, if you could do it twice chances are you could do a better job. Assembly line workers did good work because they knew from experience exactly what to look for. Don't you wish we had their corporate knowledge?

The 0.060" interference measurement is found in the Body Assembly Manual series (Ford Drawings) published by Jim Osborn Publications.