[TR] tr3 w/s gap?

William Brewer wsb1960tr3a at att.net
Fri Nov 4 08:02:33 MST 2011


Hi Paul,
     I don't think that our cars was made that well to start with. My car was 
rolled onto its side in the fire grass on the side side of the 405 freeway in LA 
before I got it.
     My car's W/S fit the same way. There is a flat seal (MOSS - Sealing rubber 
lower part 680-470) under the frame that should fill the gap.  I also had a big 
gap between the stanchions and the cowl that ISTR filling with weatherstripping.
     Good luck.
     I drove to work today in the snow & rain and remembered all the places 
water gets in in a TR3.

   -Bill


Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 19:41:46 -0400
From: "Paul Dorsey" <dorpaul at bellsouth.net>
To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Subject: [TR] tr3 w/s gap?
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The engine is running good. I've been admonished to turn my attention towards
other things.  The slave cylinder...no, I won't go there... IMME

Windshield Installation:
Not exactly remembering what I'd seen at car shows, I trimmed an end of the
new bottom seal for the windshield.  I only trimmed about an inch (or should I
speak metric?).  Since it was a trial fitting of windshield and stanchions (in
situa?), a gap appeared seemingly bigger than what should have been.  Surely
the age of my scuttle hasn't made it shrink?

The gap I'm talking about exisits on both ends of the windshield at the
bottom.  Whereas the middle of the car's windshield lays squarely on the new
bottom seal, the ends of the w/s are about 1/2" away from the top of the
scuttle.  I bought this new tinted w/s off ebay from a glass dealer, and it
was for a TR3.  It fit my fram ok.  What gives?

Thanks, Paul Dorsey   60 TR3  TS71316


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