How to Replace a Ford Ranger Slider Window
The slider window on a Ford Ranger pickup is actually composed of four glass panes inside the rear window assembly. The larger panes on the ...
The slider window on a Ford Ranger pickup is actually composed of four glass panes inside the rear window assembly. The larger panes on the left and right sides are fixed. The center third of the rear window assembly is comprised of two sliding panes that can be spread apart or locked together to secure the vehicle. If one of the window panes has been damaged, the entire rear window assembly must be removed from the vehicle for the broken pane to be replaced.
Instructions
Removing the Window From the Cab
- 1
Unscrew the screws that secure the plastic interior mounding around the rear window using a Phillips screwdriver.
2Pull away any interior molding surrounding the window assembly.
3Ask an assistant to stand in the bed of the truck and support the window.
4Pull the weatherstripping on the inside of the window assembly, away from the vehicles body using your hand.
5Push the window assembly out through the rear of the cab using your hand. Make sure your assistant is there to support it.
6Clean the window opening in the cab using soap and water.
Removing the Slider Windows
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Open the window.
8Unscrew the screws that secure the division bar on the left fixed window pane to the window frame, using a Phillips screwdriver.
9Unscrew the screws that secure the division bar on the right fixed window pane to the window frame, using a Phillips screwdriver.
10Pull both division bars from the window frame.
11Pull the left slider window towards the right until it is centered between both fixed panels.
12Spread the top and the bottom of the frame apart slightly by pulling them with your hands.
13Lift the left slider window out of the window frame.
14Pull the right slider window towards the left until it is centered between both fixed panels.
15Spread the top and the bottom of the frame apart slightly by pulling them with your hands.
16Lift the right slider window out of the frame with your hands.
Installing Slider Windows
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Spread the window frame apart by pulling on the top and bottom of the frame with your hands.
18Lay the right slider window into the frame and slide it all the way to the right.
19Lay the left slider window into the frame and slide it all the way to the right.
20Lay the division bars into position against the fixed window panes on each side of the frame.
21Screw in the screws that secure the division bars to the frame, using a phillips screwdriver.
Reinstalling the Window in the Cab
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Press a length of cord or rope into the flange crevice that surrounds the window frame. The flange crevice is where the weatherstripping secures to the steel window mounting flange on the cab.
23Pull tight on both sides of the cord so that the interior side of the weatherstripping spreads away from the exterior side.
24Guide the window frame into position from the bed of the vehicle. Have an assistant working inside the cab, make sure the interior side of the weatherstripping slides over the window mounting flange.
25Pull the cord from the window frame.
26Pull on the interior weatherstripping, while having your assistant press with the palm of his hand against the window. Continue around the window until it is pressed into position.