mc master carr. http://www.mcmaster.com/#machine-screws/=9os7iv
p/n 91772A144
---- Tod Brown <todbrown@roadrunner.com> wrote:
> Hello All:
>
> As some of you who were at the Maine United in October will remember,
> one of the tech sessions was about replacing the front weatherstrip and
> rear window on the later hardtops. For the demo, Jim Armstrong and Gary
> Fish used my hardtop (RHIP) and the results were greatly appreciated.
> When I got the hardtop home, I continued with its restoration by doing
> the side window gaskets next. Initially, I had a great deal of
> frustration making the gaskets stay in place once they had been
> positioned. The problem seems to be that the depth of the gaskets and
> their shape on the inside is such that they want to push themselves up
> off the flange. It is no mean feat, also, to get them over the flange
> and in place since they have to be spread apart and then carefully
> fitted on both the inside and outside of the flange. In my frustration,
> I contacted Jim and Gary and Gary pointed out that it is important to
> push the corners of the gasket tightly into the corners with a piece of
> wood or some such at the beginning. However, Gary did not remember
> having the difficulties I was having with making the gaskets stay in
> place. Jim has pointed out that, as time has passed, replacement parts
> are sometimes not exact replicas of the originals and I think that may
> be the problem in that the gaskets are just a little too deep to fit
> comfortably. (I noticed a similar effect recently with a replacement
> wheel cylinder which would not accept the lever arm that pivots in it,
> necessitating a little bit of grinding.) In any case, the solution to
> my dilemma was to get some 3M heavy duty trim adhesive and apply it
> around the flange before installing the gasket. The process goes much
> more easily and requires many fewer harsh words, to the point that I
> would recommend its use as a standard procedure when attempting the
> installation. Just thought I might save someone else the frustration of
> another encounter with our favorite oxymoron, "English Engineering".
>
> In a closely related subject, does anyone know where to find the screws
> that hold the side trim pieces and the rubber mounts for the hardtop?
> The ideal size seems to be 6-32 x 1/4 (#6 UNC x 1/4). I cannot find
> anything in that size shorter than 3/8. Thanks.
>
> Tod
> B382002384LRXFE
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