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[email protected] Samba Member
Joined: November 15, 2002 Posts: 4
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2003 5:52 am Post subject: tight seal on top (outside edge) of slider window |
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The top of the front door in my 1965 13 window bus has a seal that contacts the door frame. It is the seal that slides into the slot around the top edge of the slider window. It is a West Coast Metric product. The old seal was in need of replacement. It was a good fit causing no problems but it looked old. I only changed the passenger side. I still have the one to change the drivers side.
I got a new one install with no problem. When I close the door now, it is too tight. The door hangs up so much that you have to push hard on the door to get it open. I thought that maybe the rubber would take shape after a few days so the door would open freely. Well I was wrong. I am contemplating a correction and would like to get your advice. What do you do in this kind of situation?
Thanks for your advice,
Dave in Monterey, California |
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Lasse Mix Samba Member
Joined: August 10, 2000 Posts: 29 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2003 8:22 am Post subject: tight seal on top (outside edge) of slider window |
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Hi Dave
I had the same trouble when i restored my bus. for me it took a year or so before the rubber took shape by the sun and the heat. But i live in Sweden so the temperatures in the summer is not even close to yours in CA.
My Advice - let time cure your problem |
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jpk Samba Member
Joined: January 16, 2003 Posts: 55
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2003 12:44 pm Post subject: tight seal on top (outside edge) of slider window |
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Hi Dave,try some silicon spray on the rubber, it works!
JP |
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j.pickens Samba Member
Joined: December 03, 2002 Posts: 9789 Location: Exit 7, New Jersey
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2003 4:13 pm Post subject: tight seal on top (outside edge) of slider window |
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My bus does the same! It is so tight that I have to close the door by opening the slider window and yanking on the door frame. If I pulled on the door handle, I'm sure it would break off after 5 or 10 door openings. Anyway, I'll try the silicone spray suggestion and see if it helps, Thanks, Jpmannu |
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j.pickens Samba Member
Joined: December 03, 2002 Posts: 9789 Location: Exit 7, New Jersey
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2003 4:14 pm Post subject: tight seal on top (outside edge) of slider window |
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The weird thing about this is that on my bus, only the driver side door is tight, the passenger side behaves normally...go figure... |
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rizzag Now Wut?
Joined: April 19, 2001 Posts: 3116 Location: Keizer, OR
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2003 4:20 pm Post subject: tight seal on top (outside edge) of slider window |
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i cant remember who said it but they said to use baby powder on the seal, i was having the same problem you are so i tried it and i'll be dammed if it didn't work like a champ |
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