[ROVERNET - UK] P6 rear screen seal replacement

Eric Russell p6rovers at yahoo.com
Tue May 20 02:01:09 BST 2008


Peter,
I know what you mean.  My test messages and notices
went nowhere.  My previous post explains the problem
as identified by our admin chaps in the UK.

Eric

--- peter king <peter at king-co.com> wrote:

> Good idea, Eric. I'll give it a try.
> 
> By the way, that posting from me took 4 days to get
> through to the  
> Rnet. Just showed up in my email today.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> pk
> 
> 
> On May 19, 2008, at 5:39 PM, Eric Russell wrote:
> 
> > Yes, the real seal corners are a problem.  I use a
> > black sealer and then lots of masking tape to hold
> the
> > rubber in place for 24 hours.  That seems to work
> for
> > me.
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > --- peter king <peter at king-co.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Jan, etc.
> >>
> >> The no-sealant approach was the winner! I
> lubricated
> >> the seal and the
> >> seal and screen slid in (relatively) easily. I
> used
> >> hand pressure to
> >> work the screen and seal upward, then worked the
> >> jacks up in small
> >> steps to take up the slack, rather than to press
> the
> >> seal upwards, as
> >> I could not tell how much pressure the jacks were
> >> exerting on the
> >> screen.
> >>
> >> Will let you know how it handles the first water
> >> test. The corners of
> >> the new seal are less form fitting than the
> >> original, and a small gap
> >> opens up against the glass on one corner. I'm
> going
> >> to try to work
> >> the back of the seal to minimize it, but may have
> to
> >> add sealant to
> >> keep it tight.
> >>
> >> Thanks for all the advice,
> >>
> >> Peter
> >>
> >>
> >> On May 14, 2008, at 8:47 AM,
> <jan.tillberg at sqc.se>
> >> <jan.tillberg at sqc.se> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi all out there! I wrote a couple of words, but
> >> it doesn't seem to
> >>> have been sent away, so I try again.
> >>>
> >>> I use white spirit to clean and soften the
> rubber
> >> seal and make it
> >>> flexible enough to slide in the channel/let the
> >> screen in. It's
> >>> important to notice whether it is a laminated or
> >> hardened screen-
> >>> they have different thicknesses and probably
> >> different rubber
> >>> sealings. I use grease or oil to make the parts
> >> slide in properly.
> >>> I don't use any sealant compound. It's hard to
> >> adjust the jacking
> >>> points and the trim to raise the screen, the
> bolts
> >> for the jacking
> >>> points are prone to lift and thus separating the
> >> screen from the
> >>> lower inner sealing. The retainer in the lower
> >> middle I think
> >>> shouldn't be used to force the screen towards
> the
> >> lower inner
> >>> sealing, because that would induce tensions in
> the
> >> screen. The
> >>> screen should ideally "fall in" to it's
> position.
> >> That's why I use
> >>> lubricants to reduce any forces while
> assembling.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers
> >>>
> >>> Jan
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Dirk Burrowes [mailto:dirk at vy-tek.com]
> >>> Sent: den 14 maj 2008 13:59
> >>> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> >>> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Rovernet Digest,
> Vol
> >> 69, Issue 10
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Hi Peter,
> >>>
> >>> If you really want a task try installing a P5
> >> windshield and have
> >>> it seal
> >>> and have the chrome trim fit and don't break
> >> window.
> >>>
> >>> The rear seal on the P6 I have found to be
> fairly
> >> easy to put in. I
> >>> don't
> >>> use any sealer but you can put a small amount
> >> around the edge of
> >>> the window
> >>> it self or at the bottom of the seal on the
> >> inside. I have always
> >>> removed
> >>> the rear deck when putting in or removing the
> >> window I know some
> >>> have tried
> >>> to install or remove without removing it I just
> >> don't know how. I
> >>> have found
> >>> that when the jacking points are lowered all the
> >> way down you can
> >>> slowly
> >>> raise these while keeping the seal in the frame.
> >> If the seal starts
> >>> to push
> >>> out you can use you palm to gently push or bump
> it
> >> in. You may as
> >>> you get
> >>> closer to the top need to lift the outer seal
> edge
> >> up with a thin
> >>> shim to
> >>> allow it to seat around the top and sides.
> >>>
> >>> I find the difficult part to align the rear deck
> >> seal to the
> >>> curvature of
> >>> the window. The ends of the seal are hard to
> match
> >> to the window
> >>> corners. I
> >>> have found the after market seals for this panel
> >> to not be very
> >>> good. In the
> >>> end I refurbished a used one in good order.
> >>>
> >>> Hope this works out I am looking forward to se
> >> your handy work at
> >>> the end of
> >>> this month at ROVEAMERICA 08
> >>>
> >>> Dirk
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
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> >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 7:00 AM
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> >>> Subject: Rovernet Digest, Vol 69, Issue 10
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