Barrie,
Not to try to continue your double entendre, BUT I find that the application
of a little KY Jelly works wonders in working rubber pieces into place. It
is a water soluble lubricant which completely evaporates after a short
while, but it works really well coaxing things that otherwise don't want to
go where you want them.
If you mean the rubber piece at the top rear of the side vent window, I
found that the ones I've used are soft enough that I can bend them to slip
into both channels at the same time. Never had the problem. Perhaps the ones
you have are made of sterner stuff.
Cheers,
Lew Palmer
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Barrie Robinson
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 5:47 PM
To: mgs@autox.team.net; mgb-v8@autox.team.net
Subject: That little rubber thing
I know lots of you will rush to read this message - I mean "little rubber
thing" conjures up all sorts of things of most exciting natures. But alas,
this missive is just plain vanilla frustration and distorted mental
anguish. Here is the story. I am putting in new glass and new
seals/guides and that gorgeously sculptured rubber thing (down boy!) at the
top of the window frame of my 1970 MGB GT. It can be roughly described as
a thumb sized right angular piece. It goes at the top of the channel up
which the glass slides on its way to blocking the wind out. Close
examination shows that it has to be put in TWO channels which are
absolutely bang up against each other. Obviously they ARE fitted because a
tour of MGs at Bronte revealed a bevy of them snuggly roosting at the top
of the chrome frames. SO....I applied soap and pushed and pulled on the
little thing, then I bent, folded, but stopped short of mutilating - it
popped in halfway, sprang out, flew across the garage floor. Forced with
rubber mallets, continually abuse, levered, and greatly attacked - It would
not go in!
So my little rubber thing will not go in (oh what a joyous opportunity for
those with little to do and less in their minds)
Any advice from those who have succeeded in this venture.
Regards
Barrie
Barrie Robinson
barrier@bconnex.net
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