adjusting door glass

I recently replaced the outer beltline trim on the door. I noticed that after doing this, the window is tight against the upper door trim when it is rolled up such that it makes closing the door harder than it was. I'm assuming its because the newer beltline trim is pressing into the window harder than the older trim causing the tighter fit.

Is there an adjustment for the window to tilt it out a little on the top? I cant seem to find any posts when trying to search.

Thanks!

I recently replaced the outer beltline trim on the door. I noticed that after doing this, the window is tight against the upper door trim when it is rolled up such that it makes closing the door harder than it was. I'm assuming its because the newer beltline trim is pressing into the window harder than the older trim causing the tighter fit.

Is there an adjustment for the window to tilt it out a little on the top? I cant seem to find any posts when trying to search.

Thanks!

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Since no one has chimed in, I’ll give an opinion...I went through this on my recent reinstall of all the windows and associated hardware on my current restoration.

As I recall, that adjustment on the front doors may require a couple of adjustments. There are three adjustable felt lined window supports along the length of the door right at the top by the felt trim. These can be adjusted to help tilt the window a bit. Additionally, the main window support (plastic piece) that rides up and down the long metal shaft can be adjusted by unloosening the two bolts.

I don’t have the diagram in front of me, but I believe playing with these two adjustments will allow you to have the window tilt in or out a bit more to make the necessary adjustment toy seek. Good luck.

Thanks, I'll give that a try!

Just surprised me that I didnt find more info when looking for posts or google searches. Maybe used the wrong wording or something.

Follow the adjustment procedure in the Ford or Haynes manual. Worked well for me.

Sometimes, the manuals don’t make sense... I’ve read them all and for adjustments such as this, it may take a little more playing around on 45+ year old parts today. A guide, yes, but that’s about it in my experience.

window 2.pdfwindow 1.pdfwill this help ?

will this help ?

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Nice.. Thanks!!

Nice PDF, I always wanted to fix tilt on passenger window

I wish I would have seen these when I adjusted mine. Over time they are letting more wind whistle through them so I should readjust soon. I just cringe every time I have to remove the door panel since the areas around the snap fits is very weak.

Thanks for the info Nailpounder. The window info is just what I needed. I can carry the job out tomorrow. Brilliant.

My issue is the window doesn’t want to roll down. Up is fine. All properly greased.

Just odd.

I have come across a few vehicles over the years that had wind noise due to poorly adjusted glass. Im all cases once the offending windows were adjust things did quiet down. But took a lot of road testing to locate the noise then verify it was gone.

Well, I have found a better way to help locate the source of an air leak that causes the wind noise, and to help verify adjustments made resolve the problem. Using this device has not let me down once. It is an ultrasonic vibration (sound) detector, which converts ultrasonic vibrations to a frequency we can hear in the range of detection by our ears. But, the kit also includes an ultraound vibration generator.

One simply places the ultrasonic generator inside the car (or trunk if looking for a water leak with the trunk lid), close the door(s).trunk lid, then begin to use the sensor to see of any generated vibrations are coming through from the ultrasound generator while scanning the outside edges. No more time consuming test drives just to find an ambiguous source of air/water leaks, although a final test drive is still recommended.

There are a lot of products that detect ultrasound vibrations, and many with diagnostic ultrasonic wave generators. The one I selected is a Tracerline TP-9367L MARKSMAN II Ultrasonic Diagnostic Tool.

It is a bit costly, but it works very nicely for the purposes I have for it. I have doing a lot of "work" with the use of vibrations (sound waves) used for automotive diagnostic purposes.

https://www.amazon.com/Tracerline-TP-9367L-MARKSMAN-Ultrasonic-Diagnostic/dp/B07CV19G47/ref=pe_386300_442618370_ci_mcx_mi_d_sccl_2/138-1613246-8379407/ref=ci_mcx_mi?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07CV19G47&psc=1&pd_rd_w=K8gBX&content-id=amzn1.sym.aa7707e8-6668-4703-8ba7-34121100333f:amzn1.symc.54fc3377-3bca-4a3a-9297-605d601e33cd&pf_rd_p=aa7707e8-6668-4703-8ba7-34121100333f&pf_rd_r=N3E9YTG9ZK3AX3T8ZT9Q&pd_rd_wg=xKoPQ&pd_rd_r=270e418f-a7ff-41e0-b599-f6c3a71f9080

rcadd1ct said:

My issue is the window doesn’t want to roll down. Up is fine. All properly greased.

Just odd.

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i had that issue and was those little felt pad things, i don't remember if i just kept adjusting them by rotating or i found new ones.

mudbilly said:

i had that issue and was those little felt pad things, i don't remember if i just kept adjusting them by rotating or i found new ones.

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Ok. Thx. I will try messing with them