Thanks for the info. I was thinking the same thing about some RTV sealant
for the bezel to glass seal. I am supprised you let it dry inside the bezel
before assembly. I was thinking I would but them together and let the RTV
squish out, then clean it from the glass. But, if it acn be build it up to
the right height, your plan would be a lot less messy. I have had to bend
the tabs on the one small gauge to get them apart. Had to bend the tabs on
the big ones to get the glass out. Am I missing something, or is this what
has to be done?
-----Original Message-----
From: Mickylong@aol.com [mailto:Mickylong@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 6:59 PM
To: ngwehmeyer@attbi.com; 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: gauges
Neil,
I'm in the midst of rebuilding/cleaning my gauges so I'm familiar with the
O rings both outside and inside the gauge. When I pulled my smaller gauges
I found the material between the bezel and glass face to be almost welded to
the bezel by 30 years in the sun. After scraping out the remains, and with
lots of help from the list, I decided to try the O rings offered by VB that
were advertised as a fit inside the bezel. However, I tried to fit these
and found it almost impossible to remount the bezel to the glass with the O
ring in place. Following another suggestion, I fashioned a seal on the
inside of each bezel with blue RTV, let it dry and then refit the bezel to
the glass. Fits great.
I ordered the "outside" O rings to replace the "cooked" rubber between my
gauges and dash from TRF, but haven't installed them yet. Tomorrow's the
day. I'll post another message re: the fit and potential gauge offset after
I try them tomorrow.
Hope this helps
Micky Long, Atlanta
72 TR 6
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