Well, the fun is over for now, but I had a good time replacing my side
window on the sliding door (sarcastic).

The problem was the window would not lock anymore. The aluminum inside rail
notches were all rounded over, so you could slide the window open easy just
by lightly sliding it without pushing down on the latch.

Anyway, I didn't want to bother fixing/replacing that inside slide rail
cause I figured it would be a big hassle. I received a complete sliding
window unit from another listmember that told me that it came out of
another 85 GL. When I went to put this "new" unit in, I found it to be ONE
INCH wider than my original 85 GL. Could this be possible?

So I didn't take a big loss on this, I ended up rebuilding my original
sliding window frame. Since I was replacing my original frame with the new
one, I didn't take care in removing it, so I had to rebend it back into
shape. Luckily that aluminum inside rail with the notches in it were the
identical size.

I went ahead a retinted the windows, cleaned, filed, straightened, and
painted the frame. Inserted a new plastic chrome molding into the rubber
seal. Assembled the thing back together with clear RTV and prayer.

My window now LOCKS perfectly. On another note, since the window guides had
to be replaced.....They are no longer available for 85 and older vans,
however you can use (281 847 723 B) guides made for 86 and newer. You have
to do a little trimming, but it works great.

The next time I plan on removing/replacing one of my side windows, I will
measure it FIRST!

Bill
'85 GL
[*Magic*Bus*]
Big Sky Country
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