How do I remove sliding window?

[PompeyMagnus]

Hello, my sliding windows are leaking and I want to clean the seal's and drain holes. Can anyone tell me how I remove the sliding window so I can get at the whole of the seal all the way round? Thank you in anticipation. Andrew.

 

[Phil_j89]

How old a transporter? As the T6 design is slightly different to a T6.1 window.

 

[PompeyMagnus]

Hi Phil, it's a 2016 T6 Kombi.

 

[Paynewright]

I managed to do mine in situ. Open slightly - the top / bottom / forward edge you can get to with a micro fibre, wrapped around an ice cream stick top / bottom. The back edge just ram the cloth between the fixed glass and slider. Its the lower corners that seem to collect the grit. A wetted paint brush can help.

I leave open to dry then apply some Auto Glym rubber and vinyl, with a artist brush top, bottom and forward edge. The back edge I could just get to with my little finger so sprayed some on it and rubbed onto the seal. Shut the slider and clean the glass after with fast glass

This seems to stop it leaking for several months!

 

[PompeyMagnus]

Hi Paynewright, thanks very much. I'll do in-situ this weekend. Any tips on drain holes, eg are there two on each side and are they easy to access and unblock?

 

[Paynewright]

There has been quite a bit posted previously - try the search. Main thing is to use something blunt that wont damage the paintwork.

I plan to remove mine this year and replace with fixed OEM windows that I picked up second hand.

 

[Paynewright]

Didnt mention - I used a wet micro fibre and keep rinsing to get the krud / grit out. Just add a squirt of your preferred shampoo to the water.

 

[PompeyMagnus]

Thanks Paynewright. Really helpful. Got gear together and am doing tomorrow. Thanks for the posts. All the best.

 

[PompeyMagnus]

Thanks Paynewright. Will do.

 

[keith baker]

A good guide here for removing the window.

Like so many other folk, my factory kombi rear windows leak when it rains. Refusing to accept that the only way to resolve was to take it back to the stealer, I set about stripping the window out to figure out what was wrong.
This will have several posts in order to get it all in due to the number of pictures.

Stage 1 - Removal
The top and bottom trims over the handle mechanism need to be removed.
View attachment 10912 The top one needs to be prised from the top, and the bottom one; from the bottom. This is because there is a little tab in these locations.
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This cover will then slide away from the window handle where it has a channel that secures to the handle locking pin (hence why it needs to be popped off from the other side).
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Repeat this procedure for the other trim.
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Next you will need to remove the handle. Whilst holding the handle flat, using one hand, with the other pull the thin securing pin out, keeping the handle in the flat position pull it away from the window.
View attachment 10916 TIP: put the pin straight back in as the handle is spring loaded, putting the pin back in keeps everything where it should be!View attachment 10917

This will leave you with the locking mechanism exposed.
View attachment 10918 There are two plastic pieces that retain the springs.
View attachment 10919 These just pop out using a trim tool. Remember which one came from where as they only go in one way.
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With both of these out you can slide the centre piece off its peg which will enable you to manipulate the pins out of their channels.
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At this point you can slide the window open. On the leading edge you will see a little metal guide at the top and the bottom.
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Pop the bottom one out of the track by using very light upwards pressure on the window, using a trim tool to prise it out, whilst pulling the bottom edge of the window towards you.
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The top guide will now pop out simple by applying some downwards pressure to the window.
With these guides out, rotate the window 90 degrees so it is against the back seats. (Orange arrow).
View attachment 10928 Now pull the bottom of the window towards you and push the top away (purple arrow). The window is now out.
Obviously this all needs to be done from inside the van with the side door closed. Probably should have mentioned that to start with!

 

[PompeyMagnus]

Hello Keith and thank you very much. This is very comprehensive and very helpful indeed. Even more than I could have hoped for! Thanks to DaveB too. I did an insitu clean of the seal's and drain holes today as discussed with Paynewright over the last 2 days. Hopefully this has done the job. I'll monitor next time it rains though. Good to have the sliding window removal process too as will try this if my insitu effort doesn't work, although my fingers are crossed. Thanks again and best wishes! Andrew.