72 Type 3 Square - Bring back to life

[Bobnotch]

[Type3Todd]

Actually I have the fresh air box out at the moment, I removed it when I was working on the wipers. I need to refurbish the motor for it, one of the bearings is missing. When I put it back in for sure I'll be replacing the seal. The seal was pretty bad actually.

The the windshield seal, I used the WCM one. So far it hasn't leaked, but it is curling in on the 2 bottom corners. I'm not sure if I'm going to bother to fix it as the gaps will allow any water that gets in there to exit. They aren't too noticeable.

[Bobnotch]

[Type3Todd]

I forgot to mention that I sealed the drain holes with some seam sealer and let it set for a day before installing the glass.

[Type3Todd]

Got the rust cleaned up and metal was coated with rust killer for good measure.

Then epoxy primed.

Then with the help from my wife put the seal on the glass.

This was by far the hardest part of the install.

The glass roped in. I don’t know why everyone says it’s hard. This was the easiest part of the job.

It’s slightly off center, by about 1/16 of an inch, but I think it’s good enough for me. I don’t want to risk breaking the glass, taking it out again.

[Bobnotch]

[Bobnotch]

[Type3Todd]

Looks like I dodged a bullet.

Only a bit of surface rust to contend with.

[Type3Todd]

No Guts No Glory!

First I fixed any chips in the glass. I read somewhere that it's probably a good idea to do this as it reinforces the weak spots.

Then I removed the trim. I was able to take it out in one piece. I am going to use a cal look seal but I'll hang on to it in case I do this again.

I cut around the glass (no photo of that) and made sure that the glass was freed from the remainder of the seal. Then it was easy to lift the glass out.

At fist glance it looks relatively free of rust holes. I still need to clean the crud off though.

Does anyone know what the clips are for?

The one on the bottom doesn't look to be holding anything in place. I'm thinking it's not needed and might get in the way of the new seal working properly.

[Bobnotch]

[Max Welton]

[Bobnotch]

[Type3Todd]

Hi Bob,

That's some good info. I do have a replacement seal for the windshield. I'm hesitant to do it though as I'm afraid of what I'm going to find underneath it. Lots or rust holes.

I'm waiting until I get a week of dry weather before I try to replace it. I might pay a mobile glass place to do the actual install. I'm considering getting new glass as the one on the car is in rough shape, and fogging at the corners.

[Bobnotch]

[Type3Todd]

So it's been raining the last couple of days, and I've used this opportunity to find where the water leaks are.

There is water dripping in from a couple of areas that I'm not sure where it would be originating from.

This is the right side just forward of the door just under the dash:

I could see water dripping from here. If any one can tell me what the source of this leak be I'd appreciate it.

On the drivers side I have a rust hole and I'm thinking its from a similar leak.

There is also water in the heater channel. I'm pretty sure it's not coming from the back of the car or dripping down from the doors.

[Type3Todd]

Some more progress to report. I've been working on getting the car more weather proof.

That is the typical condition of the rubber seals on this car.

So far I've installed one door and the rear hatch seal. The rear seal was pretty easy to do. The door was a bit tricky. and I probably didn't do the best job.

When I first bought the car I bought a bunch of seals without dong any research and for the doors I got the Brazil seals. It was a choice of the Brazil or German, the German were like $300 a door vs $40 for the Brazil. They had this grey mould release stuff on them that was difficult to wash off. To get it to fit, I cut a slit in the seal in areas where there is a flange on the door that the seal fits in to. This worked well and we will see how long they last. So far it's been better with the new seal than it was before.

I have also removed the fresh air box and cleaned out the vent and drain tubes. I'm going to refurbish the motor

as you can see it needs a new bearing.

[Bobnotch]

[Scotty D]

Nice tip for the wiper bearing.

I'm sure it's a great feeling to have that clutch issue cleared up as well.

[Type3Todd]

Now back to revisit the clutch issues I was having. I got a new correct length bowden tube, the new one is about an inch shorter.

This was much easier to install. However when I went for a test drive it was shuddering like crazy. It took a feather touch to get it moving without the crazy shudder. I reviewed Bently and I didn't have enough sag according to the spec. I added some washers and now the clutch works smooth as silk.

Now that I've got the car running reasonably well, I'm going to focus on getting it more water resistant, as the rainy season is fast approaching. Up here we only have 2 seasons, rain and construction.

[Type3Todd]

Thanks for the suggestions Bob, it's lways appreciated.

I took a bit of gamble and ordered the bus wiper arm bearing assembly.

You can see that the bearing is very similar and it will fit like the original. The the shaft is a bit longer so I reused the original one. It still seems strong enough. If needs be I'll cut the bus one down to match the t3 one.

I've installed the new bearing and it fits and works fine. I also cleaned and greased the other bearing and the ball joints while I was there.

Just though I'd post this in-case any one else is having the same problem.