How to replace a windshield with a gasket - 1998 Dodge Ram 3500 2WD

Hi, very likely you have a leak from the wind shield and these can be proven or disproved by running tap water on the passenger side of the windshield. If the windshield is leaking a technician should be able to reseal the strip around the windshield or replace the windshield if its broken. Thank you for using fixya!

windshield gasket. if windshield was recently replaced, it was not installed properly. get it fixed quick or it will rot the carpet, rust the floor, and possibly cause massive electrical problems

If this is a classic Mustang, why would you want a cheap repair? The windshield should be removed, any rust repaired and using new gaskets install the windshield. Do it right and you'll do it once, do it on the cheap and do it several times.

Remove the cowling that covers the vents below the windshield. This is where the cabin air filter is located. Should have two popup buttons and a screw button in the middle. Once cowling is removed, you will probably see a 2' long rubber gasket that has come loose and is probably hanging. Apply some silicone to the groove in the gasket and replace. Water is running down the windshield and into the cabin air filter area and down onto your floorboard. This is a good time to replace the filter while you have it off. Hope this helps.

Best thing you could do here is contact a body shop or windshield replacement business. Shop manuals do not describe procedures for replacing windshield glass.

I have the same problem on a 2003 Town & Country. The cover for the front 3 cylinders is quite straight forward, but in order to do the rear cylinders I believe you are going to have to remove the cowling below the windshield. You will need a gear puller to remover the windshield wipers first, then remove the cowling. Than should give you more room to work. It's still not going to be easy, but it sure beats paying hundreds of $$$$ in labor charges.

There are three places that water can be coming from. The least likely is from underneath, unless you've been driving through deep water (ask the kids about that if they get to use the car). ;-) The other places are from a plugged sunroof drain - just open the sunroof, and carefully pour a quart of water into the channel in the front and see if it finds its way through the drain holes at the front corners, and out the bottom of the car (it takes just seconds to make the trip). The third possibility is a gap in the gasket or sealant around the windshield (the water will run down inside the windshield pillar, and find its way to your carpet). The only option there is to have the windshield replaced (or at least removed and reinstalled - if you can find someone who'll do that). There's some chance that there's a rust hole under the gasket, too, particularly if the windshield was replaced previously by a ham-fisted tech who scratched up the paint when replacing a windshield.

replacing the windshield is a job best left to a experienced glass tech. the windshield is held in with urethane and has to be applied properly, the windshield is a big part of the vehicles structural strength in the event of an accident. sorry I know you didn't want to hear that but your friends safety should come first. ( if you already have the glass check around and see if a glass shop will install it for you or if a tech will do it on the side.)

It sounds like your winsheild gasket has a leak. There is a small rubber gasket that goes around the windshield. If it is leaking air, it may wind up leaking water, rain...etc. There not cheap. It would cost around 100 or so to replace.

Wrap rope in the inside of the windshield gasket with the window in place. Lay the window in place and from the inside of the car, pull the rope. The rope guides the windshield gasket to the inside of the windshield opening and next thing you know it, the windshield is in place.