Rear Sliding Window Seal/Gasket

Ravenkeeper · June 26, 2020

Don't know when it started doing it, but the driver's side seal/gasket, on the rear slider, has a 3" fold-over about halfway up. I'll post a picture of it tonight, after my lunch break.

Thoughts/Suggestions on how to fix it?

Edited June 28, 2020 by Ravenkeeper
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Ravenkeeper · June 28, 2020

Just went out and took a few more pictures of the problem, and my temp-fix (goes back to the above as soon as I open/close it).

Slider closed with "issue."

Slider open with "issue."

Slider closed again, "issue" worse.

Slider closed, after pulling the gasket/seal "reset."

If I reopen the slider, the "issue" returns.

Edited June 28, 2020 by Ravenkeeper
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JimCost2014 · June 28, 2020

16 minutes ago, Ravenkeeper said:

Just went out and took a few more pictures of the problem, and my temp-fix (goes back to the above as soon as I open/close it).

Slider closed with "issue."

Slider open with "issue."

Slider closed again, "issue" worse.

Slider closed, after pulling the gasket/seal "reset."

If I reopen the slider, the "issue" returns.

Put some blue painters tape on it overnight, stretching the gasket away from the fold to see if you can get it back to it's original memory.

Ravenkeeper · July 17, 2020

On 6/27/2020 at 9:06 PM, JimCost2014 said:

Put some blue painters tape on it overnight, stretching the gasket away from the fold to see if you can get it back to it's original memory.

I've let it sit for a month, unfolded, and it would still do it. When I took the above pictures, it was 3 months. I'm going to leave it all summer, and probably into the winter, to see what happens.

VanguardK2 · July 17, 2020

I've let it sit for a month, unfolded, and it would still do it. When I took the above pictures, it was 3 months. I'm going to leave it all summer, and probably into the winter, to see what happens.

I would dare offer using a heat gun to warm it slightly? But i wouldn't attempt it unless I had ZERO solution and I didn't want to buy another one...

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JimCost2014 · July 17, 2020

2 hours ago, Ravenkeeper said:

I've let it sit for a month, unfolded, and it would still do it. When I took the above pictures, it was 3 months. I'm going to leave it all summer, and probably into the winter, to see what happens.

I don't think it will relax on it's own at this point, think you will have to "create a new memory point" for it.

Ravenkeeper · July 17, 2020

1 hour ago, VanguardK2 said:

I would dare offer using a heat gun to warm it slightly? But i wouldn't attempt it unless I had ZERO solution and I didn't want to buy another one...

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14 minutes ago, JimCost2014 said:

I don't think it will relax on it's own at this point, think you will have to "create a new memory point" for it.

@JimCost2014, Same suggestion as @VanguardK2 made?

I may just go for the replacement part.

VanguardK2 · July 17, 2020

[mention=144073]JimCost2014[/mention], Same suggestion as [mention=208304]VanguardK2[/mention] made?

I may just go for the replacement part.

If your going to replace it, I'd give the heat gun thing a go. Might as well. If it works it works, if its destroyed, your getting a new one anyway. Kinda can't lose when you have 2 of them [emoji848][emoji6]

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