Runningboards 1937 115C Question

Posted by Tom Beaver On 2011/4/12 17:25:46

I am in the process of having my runningboards restored. The question came up as to whether there was some type of rubber gasket between where the boards bolt to the front fender and rear fender as well as the side to the body. I cannot find in Steele's catalog any evidence of such a gasket nor does Kanter carry any such thing for a '37 115C. Unfortunately, the boards were removed and stripped of rubber some time ago. I do not recall any such gaskets and recall the rubber on the boards to be more a vulcanized process rather than matting. I tend to think the rubber was formed over the edges acting as the gasket preventing metal to metal contact. Can anyone shed any light here? Thanks so much for your help.

Tom