>From one of my prior messages:
First and most important DO NOT USE WIRE, this may cut the rubber like a
> hot knife. Now that the wire is back on the shelf, find a piece of rope
> (1/8 to1/4in is fine) that will wrap all the way around and still leave
two
> pigtails. Start with the center of the rope and the top center of the
> windscreen, push the rope into the pinchrail slot leaving two pigtails
> (long enough to grab) at the bottom center of the windscreen. OOPS, the
> gasket should already be on the windscreen. Put some lubrication on the
> rope and into the slot (soap works or my favorite ARNORALL, also good for
> removing rusty nuts and bolts). Next set the windscreen and gasket onto
the
> bottom pinchrail with the pigtails toward the inside. Pull the pigtails
> straight out towards you slowly, stopping every now and then to slap the
> windscreen in a downward motion (burping). This forces the gasket down
and
> over the pinchrail. If any portion of the gasket does not lip over the
> pinchrail, stop and use a hook tool (a cotterpin removing tool from Sears
> with the end blunted so as not to rip the rubber) to lip over the gasket.
> Stop when you reach the bottom corners. Next do one corner at a time.
> Slowly pull the rope toward you at the corner as you burp the windscreen,
> do the other corner. Then the sides. Now do the top corners, then the
top,
> making sure that the gasket is lipped over at all times. When the rope is
> out, burp the windscreen a couple of times to do the final set. Your job
is
> done, put away your tools, fire-up that badboy, drive to your local PUB
and
> have two beers (one for you and one for me).
>
> Mark
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From: Bob Hutton <bobhutton@vut.EDU.AU>
To: 'Kevin Harrop' <kevin.harrop@email.csun.edu>
Cc: 'triumphs@autox.team.net'
Subject: RE: Windshield
Date: Thursday, October 23, 1997 4:24 PM
Kevin Harrop wrote:
>Now if anyone knows a trick that works to install the trim, let me know!
When I had a professional windscreen repairer put a new screen in my 2500TC
sedan, he put the trim and rubber on the windscreen first and used the
string around the outside of the rubber to put the whole lot in place. Took
him about 15 to 20 minutes by himself.
Bob Hutton
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