Re: weatherstriping

Posted by Randy Berger On 2008/10/30 15:46:21

I called Kanters and talked to Stuart. Steele has metal imbedded in this strip of rubber - Packard part #474352 (GRP 30.4335). I don't know why unless they intended for you to drill out the rivets, discard the original strip of metal and then re-rivet their part to the divisor bar. I guess I'll just cover it with flat black paint.
Another compromise but not much I can do about it. The C-shaped piece that also goes in the vent casting, which DOES have imbedded metal, had one spot where it was not drilled and tapped for a 6-32 screw. Also the screws Steel provided were pan-heads, not flat screws that the casting was designed to accept. If you are doing this job, save all the original screws and put them in their proper holes in the old piece of rubber. That way you will know exactly which screws go where when you go to assemble the new rubber into the casting.