Rear window lifting mechanism

[NickW]

When I was closing the rear window the other day on my 1990 Surf it dropped one side and stopped going up because the glass was by now nolonger horizontal. I've taken the carpet cover and metal cover off and it looks like the fitting at the bottom of the glass is quite rusty. I won't be able to see exactly what's happened until I take the glass out, but that looks like a fiddly job!

Is this a common problem? Is there a replacement part that can be purchased or fabricated? Any advice, pictures, or diagram would be welcome please.

[stormforce]

Nick the metal runner on the bottom of the glass has gone.You can get decent runners from one of the breakers on here if needed.It is a fiddly job but once done it should last a long time
Either that as above or the mechanism has gone but i would go with the above

[NickW]

I've got the rear window removed now and, as you say Stormforce, it's the bottom channels that clamp around the base of the window that have rusted away. Has anyone managed to remove and replace these without braking the glass? They looked tightly clamped.

[stormforce]

all i do is tap fairly hard on the top of the runners with a hammer to get them off.Ihavent fitted any tho

[NickW]

Thanks for the advice, just found these runners at Rough Trax http://www.roughtrax4x4.com/?doc=16&cid=&vid=1511 Not looking forward to removing and refitting them.

[stormforce]

If you've not ordered them yet i will be going to the unit today and tomorrow so i can see what they are like on the breakers and if they are good i'll do them £20 delivered for you

[NickW]

Sounds like a good deal if the're not rusted. I was going to get a price from Toyota main dealer too tomorrow, but chances are that they will be silly money I'm sure. I'll wait to hear back from you.
Cheers,
Nick

[stormforce]

I shall get back to you tomorrow at the latest

[NickW]

I've not heard back so I'm going to have to order these parts new from the main dealer.