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xs-style · 01-12-2018, 02:08 PM

I got a new rear glass for my k5 to replace the one that busted. I put the new one in, but I ended up having to drive the truck before rolling it up. Long story short, I now have a predicament.

The glass is in, but it's the way down. The cable to connect to the motor is stuck under the glass. How can I raise this window a bit to get the cable?

I can't take the bolts back out of the glass because of the rubber channel in the bottom of the gate. Tried that, the rubber piece puts them a bind

I can't pry up on the glass. Tried that with strap steel hooks that I bent to fit under the braces.

I can't smash the window with a hammer. It's raining and it took me two months find the last one.

Any ideas?

Ski-me · 01-12-2018, 04:08 PM

Can you loosen the bolts for the two side channels so the glass can move around a bit?

Can you unscrew the cable on either end and then use a drill to drive the window up?

phillipm · 01-12-2018, 04:40 PM

I'm not sure how you got the beans over the frank.. but that's one crazy story.

Irish1941 · 01-12-2018, 06:10 PM

Can you reach the bolts on the sash? Shorty ratchet wrench? Not sure what channel you're talking about. That's about the only way I can think of getting glass up.
Hmm...I have a few tailgates sitting here.
I need to go look at what you got going on.

xs-style · 01-13-2018, 12:29 PM

Well I fished the cable out...only for the cable end to break.

The saga of the back window is getting old.
No back window when I got this truck.
I got a new one and it shattered. The window channel rubber was binding.
Got a new window and rubber, now this mess.

I keep telling my wife she's gonna find 1000 missing from the bank account and me with a soft top. As cold as it's been, I'm sick and tired of having no window back there.

Irish1941 · 01-14-2018, 10:12 PM

Undo window from sash and cut some wood to prop it up til it warms up.
Done it more than once.
Power gates can be real pain in the ass.

01-12-2018, 02:08 PM	#1
xs-style Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lawndale, NC Posts: 658	K5 rear window I got a new rear glass for my k5 to replace the one that busted. I put the new one in, but I ended up having to drive the truck before rolling it up. Long story short, I now have a predicament. The glass is in, but it's the way down. The cable to connect to the motor is stuck under the glass. How can I raise this window a bit to get the cable? I can't take the bolts back out of the glass because of the rubber channel in the bottom of the gate. Tried that, the rubber piece puts them a bind I can't pry up on the glass. Tried that with strap steel hooks that I bent to fit under the braces. I can't smash the window with a hammer. It's raining and it took me two months find the last one. Any ideas? __________________ 1978 Scottsdale - celebrating 10 years of teaching me profanity 1990 Silverado - bought in Nov. 2016 and it's already catching up - Sold 1987 k5 blazer - sold... :\ seed money for the 81 1981 k20 4x4 - 5.3 swap in progress Events attended: Spring GOG 2011 Dale JR car show Summer 2012 Gathering at Tommys pickup parts

01-12-2018, 04:08 PM	#2
Ski-me Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Colo Springs, CO Posts: 870	Re: K5 rear window Can you loosen the bolts for the two side channels so the glass can move around a bit? Can you unscrew the cable on either end and then use a drill to drive the window up? __________________ - Jeff 89' K5 Blazer, 2.5" lift, 35" tires 04' GMC Yukon XL, 3/4 ton, 8.1L

01-12-2018, 04:40 PM	#3
phillipm Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 465	Re: K5 rear window I'm not sure how you got the beans over the frank.. but that's one crazy story.

01-12-2018, 06:10 PM	#4
Irish1941 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 450	Re: K5 rear window Can you reach the bolts on the sash? Shorty ratchet wrench? Not sure what channel you're talking about. That's about the only way I can think of getting glass up. Hmm...I have a few tailgates sitting here. I need to go look at what you got going on.

01-13-2018, 12:29 PM	#5
xs-style Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lawndale, NC Posts: 658	Re: K5 rear window Well I fished the cable out...only for the cable end to break. The saga of the back window is getting old. No back window when I got this truck. I got a new one and it shattered. The window channel rubber was binding. Got a new window and rubber, now this mess. I keep telling my wife she's gonna find 1000 missing from the bank account and me with a soft top. As cold as it's been, I'm sick and tired of having no window back there. __________________ 1978 Scottsdale - celebrating 10 years of teaching me profanity 1990 Silverado - bought in Nov. 2016 and it's already catching up - Sold 1987 k5 blazer - sold... :\ seed money for the 81 1981 k20 4x4 - 5.3 swap in progress Events attended: Spring GOG 2011 Dale JR car show Summer 2012 Gathering at Tommys pickup parts Last edited by xs-style; 01-13-2018 at 12:58 PM.

01-14-2018, 10:12 PM	#6
Irish1941 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 450	Re: K5 rear window Undo window from sash and cut some wood to prop it up til it warms up. Done it more than once. Power gates can be real pain in the ass.



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