mhead
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These seals are the wiper seals at the bottom of the door windows. I replaced these on a 1992 4-door XJ with electric windows. Likely the steps will be the same for other years and for manual windows.
1) Purchase seals from Quadratec
http://www.quadratec.com/products/product_search.php?kw=window+seal&submit=Go
I believe these may be available from Amazon as well
2) Do the following for each door:
3) Remove the arm rest by removing two large phillips screws. For front doors rotate the rest 90 degrees and pull to get the hand-hold part to release.
4) Remove 3 phillips screws holding door release arm, locks, and electrical.
5) Start at the bottom of the door panel. Insert a thin broad pry between panel and door. Gently pry up the plastic panel retainers along the bottom and up each side of panel.
6) Pull panel upwards to pull its top hooked surface out of the groove in the inner window seal.
7) Remove panel from door release arm, locks, and electrical assembly by rotating panel somewhat and sliding assembly thru rectangular hole in panel. You will have to wrestle it a bit.
8) Some jeeps have a nice door seal that, while glued on, can be removed without damage. Carefully remove, expecting to replace it undamaged. The two plastic attachments for the arm rest will have to be removed. This id difficult since they must be squeezed from behind. If just pulled they will be damaged and the arm rest will be forever loose thereafter.
9) My '92 had a cheap plastic barrier that could not be pulled loose. It is better to slit this barrier horizontally about the middle of the door cavity and tape it shut later.
10) Lower window until the point where the regulator attaches to the bottom of the window is just in view.
11) Use torx T-30 to remove screw that connects regulator to bottom of window. This connection is accomplished with the bolt and a plastic washer arrangement on both sides of the window. The washer will turn when the bolt is loosened and if so the bolt will not unscrew any further. You may be able to reach behind the window and hold the washer. If you can't hold it tightly enough, use a pair of channel locks artfully inserted into the door.
12) Lower the now-disconnected regulator all the way to bottom position.
13) Slide window past regulator to an even lower position in the door. Be careful the regulator doesn't scratch window.
14) Window now is below the door seals. Pry up inner, then pry up outer. This should be easy. Inner clamps around door, outer is slid into 3 small clips.
15) Insert new seals.
16) Reverse the process above. At the point where you slit the seal, tape the slit up.
Took about 3 hours to do 4 doors.
Good luck!
1) Purchase seals from Quadratec
http://www.quadratec.com/products/product_search.php?kw=window+seal&submit=Go
I believe these may be available from Amazon as well
2) Do the following for each door:
3) Remove the arm rest by removing two large phillips screws. For front doors rotate the rest 90 degrees and pull to get the hand-hold part to release.
4) Remove 3 phillips screws holding door release arm, locks, and electrical.
5) Start at the bottom of the door panel. Insert a thin broad pry between panel and door. Gently pry up the plastic panel retainers along the bottom and up each side of panel.
6) Pull panel upwards to pull its top hooked surface out of the groove in the inner window seal.
7) Remove panel from door release arm, locks, and electrical assembly by rotating panel somewhat and sliding assembly thru rectangular hole in panel. You will have to wrestle it a bit.
8) Some jeeps have a nice door seal that, while glued on, can be removed without damage. Carefully remove, expecting to replace it undamaged. The two plastic attachments for the arm rest will have to be removed. This id difficult since they must be squeezed from behind. If just pulled they will be damaged and the arm rest will be forever loose thereafter.
9) My '92 had a cheap plastic barrier that could not be pulled loose. It is better to slit this barrier horizontally about the middle of the door cavity and tape it shut later.
10) Lower window until the point where the regulator attaches to the bottom of the window is just in view.
11) Use torx T-30 to remove screw that connects regulator to bottom of window. This connection is accomplished with the bolt and a plastic washer arrangement on both sides of the window. The washer will turn when the bolt is loosened and if so the bolt will not unscrew any further. You may be able to reach behind the window and hold the washer. If you can't hold it tightly enough, use a pair of channel locks artfully inserted into the door.
12) Lower the now-disconnected regulator all the way to bottom position.
13) Slide window past regulator to an even lower position in the door. Be careful the regulator doesn't scratch window.
14) Window now is below the door seals. Pry up inner, then pry up outer. This should be easy. Inner clamps around door, outer is slid into 3 small clips.
15) Insert new seals.
16) Reverse the process above. At the point where you slit the seal, tape the slit up.
Took about 3 hours to do 4 doors.
Good luck!