So my friend found out I had changed out the rear glass for a slider on my 98, and when i described what I did to install it while discussing my leak(found out I missed a seal from the junkyard and replaced it with an old windshield wiper blade as per a YouTube video) , he told me had a leak of his own on his 2002 xlt.

He removed and reinstalled his glass with a new seal, but, unfortunately in the process, snapped off one of the upper studs (top row, second over from the driver's side).
Is there a way to fix it or am I telling him he's junkyard cruising for a new rear window? I'm supposed to stop by and look at it on Saturday, so I'd like to know what I should tell him.

I haven't seen the window because it's pouring down rain and cold AF right now (so no pictures as yet), so I don't know if he broke it off flush or if there are threads on it. He says there's a small leak right there with the new butyl strip in place. He got the window weld instead of the foam core butyl I recommended, so I'm not sure, especially without looking, if it's the stud or the rubber causing the leak.

Any thoughts would be helpful...Merry New Year!!!!

 

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

 

I broke a stud on mine several years ago (bottom center). I have no leaks. I used butyl. The window weld is not the correct stuff to use and it is easy to get a leak if not applied correctly. My guess is that the window weld is the cause of the leak not the broken stud (but it's just a guess) Window weld (aka urethane) has to be cut out, which is difficult to do with studs, that's why butyl is used instead

 

First the update...he broke it off flush, which means no salvaging the threads. 3m Window weld is butyl rubber, but without the foam core, which is likely part of the cause of the leak. The fact that it is a top bolt makes it more likely to leak, as gravity is more likely to affect water in the top row than the bottom.

I'm hoping we can just get away with changing out for the foam core butyl. He's not a rich guy, living on a pension, and it's likely I'm gonna help him out with paying for the repair.

 

Hopefully it works out. Keep us posted

 

Update:

Was cruising the junkyard today and found a nice and clean rear slider from a 98 lariat extended cab (or crew, screw or whatever). The guy at the counter said if I wanted it he'd sell for twenty bucks (veteran discount)

Will it fit a regular cab or are they different?
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Update:. It fit...figured out that he had also broken a stud on top of the beauty ring as well...figured out why as well. When we went to go put in the new window, he reached into his toolbox for an impact driver, lol.

I had to introduce him to a torque wrench...fun times, fun times...