How to Replace a Ford Ranger Slider Window

by Jeffrey Caldwell

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The slider window on a Ford Ranger pickup is actually composed of four glass panes inside the rear window assembly. The larger panes on the left and right sides are fixed. The center third of the rear window assembly is comprised of two sliding panes that can be spread apart or locked together to secure the vehicle. If one of the window panes has been damaged, the entire rear window assembly must be removed from the vehicle for the broken pane to be replaced.

Removing the Window From the Cab

Step 1

Unscrew the screws that secure the plastic interior mounding around the rear window using a Phillips screwdriver.

Step 2

Pull away any interior molding surrounding the window assembly.

Step 3

Ask an assistant to stand in the bed of the truck and support the window.

Step 4

Pull the weatherstripping on the inside of the window assembly, away from the vehicle’s body using your hand.

Step 5

Push the window assembly out through the rear of the cab using your hand. Make sure your assistant is there to support it.

Step 6

Clean the window opening in the cab using soap and water.

Removing the Slider Windows

Step 1

Open the window.

Step 2

Unscrew the screws that secure the division bar on the left fixed window pane to the window frame, using a Phillips screwdriver.

Step 3

Unscrew the screws that secure the division bar on the right fixed window pane to the window frame, using a Phillips screwdriver.

Step 4

Pull both division bars from the window frame.

Step 5

Pull the left slider window towards the right until it is centered between both fixed panels.

Step 6

Spread the top and the bottom of the frame apart slightly by pulling them with your hands.

Step 7

Lift the left slider window out of the window frame.

Step 8

Pull the right slider window towards the left until it is centered between both fixed panels.

Step 9

Spread the top and the bottom of the frame apart slightly by pulling them with your hands.

Step 10

Lift the right slider window out of the frame with your hands.

Installing Slider Windows

Step 1

Spread the window frame apart by pulling on the top and bottom of the frame with your hands.

Step 2

Lay the right slider window into the frame and slide it all the way to the right.

Step 3

Lay the left slider window into the frame and slide it all the way to the right.

Step 4

Lay the division bars into position against the fixed window panes on each side of the frame.

Step 5

Screw in the screws that secure the division bars to the frame, using a phillips screwdriver.

Reinstalling the Window in the Cab

Step 1

Press a length of cord or rope into the flange crevice that surrounds the window frame. The flange crevice is where the weatherstripping secures to the steel window mounting flange on the cab.

Step 2

Pull tight on both sides of the cord so that the interior side of the weatherstripping spreads away from the exterior side.

Step 3

Guide the window frame into position from the bed of the vehicle. Have an assistant working inside the cab, make sure the interior side of the weatherstripping slides over the window mounting flange.

Step 4

Pull the cord from the window frame.

Step 5

Pull on the interior weatherstripping, while having your assistant press with the palm of his hand against the window. Continue around the window until it is pressed into position.

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