[Healeys] Replacing BJ8 windshield seal

[Al Malin]

"Rubber gasket needs soapy water or some kind of slick-em on both the rubber and the track”

Jack Summer helped me with mine. He liked to use K-Y Jelly - it does the job and, additionally, provides humor during the installation.

Al Malin
Tricarb

> On May 30, 2018, at 11:36 AM, Jim Frakes <JimFrakes at frakes-eng.com> wrote:
> 
> Yes, I have done it and getting to do it again on my latest restoration. My advice, pay particular attention to the shims on either side when you ubolt. PUT THEM BACK IN ORDER AND DON’T MIX THEM UP. ANY CHANGE CAN CAUSE A WINDSHIELD CRACK TO DEVELOP. I did not have the problem until a couple years later when a large crack ran across the windshield. 
> Rubber gasket; need soapy water or some kind of slick-em on both the rubber and the track. And patience. 
> Jim 
>  
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