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01-15-2021, 02:59 PM | #1 |
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Replacing Roadster Door Lower Seal
The old seals at the bottom of the ‘31 roadster doors are petrified and remnants of the original seal are still in what appears to be a shallow metal channel. Is there a better way to remove the old seal than using a small hammer and sharp screwdriver ??
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01-15-2021, 03:30 PM | #2 |
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Re: Replacing Roadster Door Lower Seal
Might try a heat gun??
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01-15-2021, 06:28 PM | #3 |
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Re: Replacing Roadster Door Lower Seal
The hammer/screwdriver is about what I’ve done
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01-16-2021, 12:18 PM | #4 |
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Re: Replacing Roadster Door Lower Seal
Yup, drive it out. Hindsight, maybe a Dremel ? When I replaced the rubber (30 Rdstr) the reproduction rubber did not slide into the track. Maybe from being hit or difference in materials? Since I only had one choice in material I made a tool the shape of the rubber to tap along the track to reshape the metal. New rubber slid right in.
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01-16-2021, 05:07 PM | #5 |
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Re: Replacing Roadster Door Lower Seal
I chipped the old seal out of the driver’s door this afternoon and cleaned the channel up. I’m ready to attempt to install the new seal in a few minutes.
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01-17-2021, 11:41 AM | #6 |
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Re: Replacing Roadster Door Lower Seal
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Was a lower seal an option, or maybe the doors on my ‘31 roadster are from different years ??? |
01-17-2021, 12:56 PM | #7 |
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Re: Replacing Roadster Door Lower Seal
Any doors that I have seen for my 31 Roadster had the channel or at least the remains of it. I had to rebuild the lower doors for my car and got new channels and seals from Brookville. Original seals may not fit repro channels so best to get them both in one place.
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01-17-2021, 01:31 PM | #8 | |
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Re: Replacing Roadster Door Lower Seal
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