Weather Seals - Lift Gate to Tailgate Seal Installation - 70 Bronco

[tonytony9]

Hi Everyone,

I just finished replacing the following weather seals in preparation for Winter: Quarter Panels, Windshield Upper Frame, and the Lift Gate to Tailgate.

I used 3M Black Weather Strip adhesive (highly recommend, very tacky and works great), plastic push pins from Tom's Offroad and replacement seals also from Tom's.

I still have a pretty massive gap between the tailgate and liftgate when it is closed. I have a 70 Bronco and believe original hardtop, with the anti-theft bar. Did I install the seal incorrectly?

It seems like the longer portion should actually face down to cover the top of the tailgate to deflect rain down and away from the gap between the tailgate and liftgate. The original seal, pictured below, has a somewhat similar design where it overlaps onto the top of the tailgate. The issue is the new seal, if flipped downward in that direction, would not hug on the corners of the liftgate (circled in the below photo).

Did I install this incorrectly? I already notched out the piece for the anti-theft and will just replace the seal if I have to switch it around.

 

[Slowleak]

You have it installed upside down.

 

[tonytony9]

You have it installed upside down.

After doing a deep search through the archives, I found your reply to someone who did the exact same thing. Lol, well, thank you for the confirmation.

 

[AZ73]

You have it installed upside down.

Yup. Upside Down. I did the exact same thing.

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I'm installing a new lower liftgate seal and I have a couple of questions. My current one is held in place by T-shaped plastic pegs and a couple of screws. Do I have to reuse these pegs, or can I just use screws across the whole thing? And then when I replaced the other seals I used gasket...

classicbroncos.com

 

[tonytony9]

Yup. Upside Down. I did the exact same thing.

Liftgate seal replacement questions

I'm installing a new lower liftgate seal and I have a couple of questions. My current one is held in place by T-shaped plastic pegs and a couple of screws. Do I have to reuse these pegs, or can I just use screws across the whole thing? And then when I replaced the other seals I used gasket...

classicbroncos.com

Guess I am buying another one whoops

 

[tonytony9]

You have it installed upside down.

Which manual is this photo from?

 

[Slowleak]

Which manual is this photo from?

That’s from the ‘77 Truck Shop Manual.

 

[tonytony9]

That’s from the ‘77 Truck Shop Manual.

Amazing thank you

 

[Speedrdr]

Amazing thank you

You can go online and get a CD(DVD ?) of this ‘77 complete shop manual for about $5+S&H if you wanted it on a computer. I can tell you that the disc contains shop manual for EVERY Ford truck up into the F-450’s and is about 2,500 pages.

Randy

 

[tonytony9]

You can go online and get a CD(DVD ?) of this ‘77 complete shop manual for about $5+S&H if you wanted it on a computer. I can tell you that the disc contains shop manual for EVERY Ford truck up into the F-450’s and is about 2,500 pages.

Randy

Thank you! I am going to get a copy, do they just have a downloadable version? Lol no more CD-roms over here

 

[Speedrdr]

Thank you! I am going to get a copy, do they just have a downloadable version? Lol no more CD-roms over here

Not for certain sure. I can’t see any reason why they wouldn’t have it as a download.

 

[Speedrdr]

Here’s a photo of the disc I got. Maybe that will give you a starting place.

Randy