Sealing windscreen in-place

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Hi,

The windscreen on the Dodge has a rubber that looks in pretty good condition, but it's leaking while parked.
There was no sealant at all - so we tried with silicone on the lower bits as a quick fix but that's since failed.

So I've got the proper non setting black gunk on the way.
I don't want to remove the screen at the moment, so my plan was to remove any silicone, clean screen/rubber with meths or similar and apply the proper stuff between the rubber and the glass.

Is the aim to get as much in there and as deep as possible then push the rubber down against the glass and remove any excess with white spirit or am I supposed to be subtler than that?

Cheers

Paul.
 
Try injecting the sealant under the seal then let the seal 'relax' back into shape so the sealant oozes out, if you push the seal into place you could squeeze out more that you intended. It would help greatly if you could get the van somewhere warm and dry to do the job too, like the south of France:) The sealant too would be easier to use if warmed up.
 
I was well out of my comfort zone replacing the windscreen seal. And the one on the auto home top was even worse fun and games, took about 4 attempts to get that in. I just can't see how people put sealant in as they fit it all - must make a horrific mess. I have siliconed mine after fitting - injecting right under the seal and allowing it to seep out - then trimming when set. Still messy and stressful, yet to see how well it holds up :(
 
Yep a right messy job with the joints full of Tigerseal:( I had Bernie to help me, wouldn't have fancied doing it single handed.
 
I thought mine was leaking on on a previous van,turns out the water in footwell was coming in through the rusty heater area
 
i have this job to do... a few wet spots around a number of seals over the stormy weekend, but wondering (as CommerChris did) whether my 2 pint leak during storm Katie was actually through the air venting... I need to investigate if that overflow is blocked...
 
Yep you must squeeze your bulbous end regularly;)
For small screen leaks try Captain Tolleys Creeping Crack Cure. Teds screen was leaking quite badly over the last few weeks but a few applications of Capt'n T's has sorted it out:) Needs to be re-applied every few months but it is so simple to use, you just run a bead along the glass/seal edge or seal frame edge and it soaks in behind the seal. Once it's disappeared you go round again until it stops soaking in, works a treat and it's cheap
 
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