Rear Window Glass: Removal

Regular and Crew Cab vehicles 

1. Remove the rear trim panels. Refer to INTERIOR TRIM AND ORNAMENTATION .

   SuperCab vehicles 

2. Remove the child safety seat tether anchors. Refer to SAFETY BELT SYSTEM .
3. Remove the rear corner trim panels. Refer to INTERIOR TRIM AND ORNAMENTATION .

   Vehicles with power sliding window 

NOTE: Left side is shown, right side is similar.
Fig 1: Removing The Left Cable Swag From The Power Sliding Window
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
4. Remove the left cable swag from the power sliding window.
5. Remove the left transition block from the sliding window trough.
   Fig 2: Removing Left Transition Block From The Sliding Window Trough

   Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
6. Remove the left transition block from the cable end.
   Fig 3: Removing The Left Transition Block From The Cable End

   Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
7. Pull the left cable end out of the sliding window trough.
   Fig 4: Pulling Left Cable End Out Of The Sliding Window Trough

   Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
8. Repeat steps  4 through 6 for the right side.

   All vehicles 

NOTE: Power sliding rear window shown, fixed rear window is similar.
NOTE: Removal of the rear window glass requires an assistant to hold the rear window glass as it is pushed out.
Fig 5: Identifying Back Window Glass Weatherstrip
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
9. From inside the vehicle, pull down on the back window glass weatherstrip. Push back the window glass and back window glass weatherstrip from the back window glass opening.
10. Remove the weatherstrip from the rear window.
    Fig 6: Removing The Weatherstrip From The Rear Window

    Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
11. Remove all traces of butyl from the window glass opening, the rear window glass opening and the rear window weatherstrip.