Re: Stewart

Posted by Stewart Ballard On 2023/4/3 18:56:56

I was able to get one of the fuzzies out of the stainless window flap today. That was fun. The seal is crimped in 4 places and it's so tight that I don't think I would have been able to undo those crimps w/o damaging the face of the flap.
So I decided that the only way to remove it was to take my Dremel and small grinding wheel and cut out the crimped sections. If I ruin the piece Gerry will be happy to replace it, I am sure.

Then I had to use a pair of screwdrivers to chip off all of the dry-rotted seals.
A large one to chip off the front-facing seal and a very tiny screwdriver to press into each of those holes in order to remove the seal from the back side.

I then sprayed some PB Blaster behind the seal to break up the rust. A little while later I used some needle nose pliers to work the seal forward (like a door hinge) and it slipped right out of the groove. You can see the "curled" ends of the seal in the last image. I don't think I am going to find a replacement seal with an edge like that so will have to find something else or glue in a seal.

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