Leaking water & window seals

[Lang]

Was just checking the rear interior of my bus & found 2 to 3 inches of water in the spare wheel well
Have taken the interior card of the wall & loads of rust & small fragments of metal has fell out
After drying it & clearing up the fragements it seems to becoming from just behind the rear window (the particles are coming from betwean the inner & outter skins.
Looks like the only way the water has come in is via the window seal
So can anybody tell me the best way to get the window out without knackering it :?
I'll purchase a new seal then get it cleaned up & hopefully get the brother-in-law around with his welder if needed.

 

[VWAIRCOOLED]

Get a sharp blade and cut the rubber seal around the window is how I do it,getting someone to help you hold the window in place will be easier too.Sounds like you will be needing the welder though!

 

[Lang]

Just what I need at the moment as its my daily driver
There's quite a few patches of rust starting to turn up so I'd better start on them as well

 

[slammedkustom]

sounds like the tailgate has rotted under the rubber, they tend to go in the corners.
weld it up or get a new tailgate :wink:

 

[Lang]

Its actually the side window not the tailgate but now you've mentioned it there was a few drops of water coming through it went we went to Mach8 this year So probably worth sorting at the same time.
This water leaking is contagious :?

 

[boatbuilder]

Sort it out asap or it'll rot your wheel arch as well. Mine had a leaking window there as well and now as well as having to replace the bottom window metal, I have to cut out a bit of the bottom side panel beside the wheel arch too!

 

[Lang]

Cheers for that info, will get it sorted asap