In article <4.2.2.20010526191823.0269e560@dougbraun.com>, Douglas Braun
& Nadia Papakonstantinou <doug@dougbraun.com> writes
>The factory manual has a diagram of a special tool that sort
>of looks like a crochet hook. It gives very detailed dimensions
>of the handle, and less detailed dimensions for the working end.
>Then it gives almost no information on how to actually use it.
>
<g>
>You need:
>
>1: Patience
>2: Lubrication
What do you recommend as a lubricant? Petroleum Jelly springs to mind,
but is there anything better? Would you suggest applying the lubricant
to the rubber, or the chrome, or both?
>
>I took off half of my chrome strip once, and managed to get it
>back on. I can't remember a "secret", except to
>have patience and understand how everything fits together.
I'm fairly sure I understand how it is all supposed to fit together, and
I can manage patience on a good day, so will give this a go myself.
>
>If the rubber lip on the seal that holds the metal strip
>is old and messed up, it might be a wise idea to replace the rubber.
The seal is practically new, and appears to be in perfect condition - it
was replaced a couple of years ago by the DPO, who kept the car in the
garage for most of the year.
ATB
--
Mike
Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea"
http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html
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