Graham McCann wrote:
>
> At 12:17 pm 4/2/98 EST, ROBERT G. HOWARD wrote:
> >Graham,
> > But, at this age, does one not face the old rubber being brittle and
> >splitting?
> >Bob
>
> Yes. It is a matter of judgement about the condition of the old strip. It
> is such a swine of a job one looks for any aid to getting that strip in
> that is available!
>
> regards,
>
> Graham
> 97 MGF
>
> Graham McCann Rivett, ACT. Australia
> gmccann@pcug.org.au
> Phone/Fax: +61 2 62889055
> ______________________________________________________________
Paul Hunt put up an excellent message on this subject, some time ago.
Managed to find it in my files, and with acknowledgement to Paul, am
quoting it here.
> Had my windscreen replaced this weekend by a pro. He runs his own
> business (Birmingham Windscreens), been doing it for 20 years or
> more, and has two classics (not MG) in the workshop under restoration
> on quiet afternoons. He gave me several tips which, with your
> indulgence, I shall pass on.
>
> When removing the trim strips make sure you know exactly which piece
> goes where, and which way up. They will come off looking like
> corkscrews, don't try to straighten them or you won't get them back
> in again.
>
> Remove the rubber beading that is concealed by the trim strips.
> Press the top of the windscreen out from the inside using hand
> pressure. Lift out the old glass. Leave the rubber in the
> car, remove all dirt and old sealant. By the way, he said that
> replacement rubbers don't have such deep lips to hold the trim
> strips, which makes them a pig to fit so they stay in.
>
> When fitting the new glass get one bottom corner in firmly, then work
> your way along the bottom and part way up the sides lifting the
> rubber so that it rests on the edge of the glass, not overlapping
> yet. Only when you have done the bottom and part of the sides should
> you use hand pressure on the face of the glass to press it into the
> groove.
>
> Now do the same with the top half, and when the rubber is resting on
> the edge of the glass all the way round, use hand-pressure again to
> press it into place.
>
> Inject sealant under the edge of the rubber, then fit the rubber
> beading (this was the only bit where he used a specialist tool, but
> it isn't essential).
>
> Now to refit the trim. With all the trim, fit the paint side into
> the rubber first and use an implement to lift the rubber lip over
> the trim strip. That way if the implement slips, it goes onto the
> glass not the paint.
>
> Fit the corner pieces first, then the sides, bottom and top.
>
> When fitting the sides, top and bottom, look at the twist and start
> with whichever end allows you to fit the paint side under the rubber
> lip first so you have to press the glass side down against the twist.
>
> That was about it, one hour doing it on his own except for someone
> scraping the excess sealant away and polishing it up afterwards.
>
>
> PaulH
> 73 Roadster (HD&H)
> 75 V8 (DD)
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