John Mellor Posted April 15 Report Posted April 15 Hi all is there a knack to this. A section has come loose and I can see a recession in the rubber but can't get it over the small metal upstand. Tempted just to superglue it to the adjacent fabric seal or is this asking for trouble? The picture shows the situation reasonably well, its just dirt not corrosion in the groove. john Mellor Quote
Rob Salisbury Posted April 15 Report Posted April 15 Hi John, This is a tedious right PITA and has to be done slowly, ...... get one side of the rubber foot in the channel and using a blunt screwdriver or blunt one inch chisel push the other side into the channel, ...... yes, move along inch by inch!! ..... as I said a right PITA and quite tricky if you have to go round the corners, make sure that the channel is clean and free from debris, goodness knows how this was done on the production line, if you have to go round the whole door aperture the it's easier if you remove the door first. Cheers Rob Quote
stuart Posted April 15 Report Posted April 15 Yep its no fun at all, you need to get the inner edge of the "Foot" part of the rubber into the channel and then as Rob describes carefully using a blunt small screwdriver ease the rest of the foot into the channel. Stuart. Quote
trchris Posted April 15 Report Posted April 15 Yes a right pain done many jaguars when an apprentice oh the memories!! Chris Quote
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted April 16 Report Posted April 16 Similar channel and seal shape was used on DC10 doors. The difference being the seal was fitted to the moving door not the aperture. Plus the TR door seal does not have shaped corners that have to be correctly positioned. Renewing a door seal was slow, it took hours. Yes a blunt tool like a screwdriver was best used. Ours were made of a stiff sort of plastic or maybe it was tufnol. Quote
TR4Tony VC Posted April 16 Report Posted April 16 A very thin run of adhesive or setting sealer like Tigaseal also keeps it in place once you’ve squeezed the seal into place with the blunt screwdriver. Regards Tony Quote
John Morrison Posted April 16 Report Posted April 16 Also can be a right water trap, with the inevitable result! John. Quote
John Mellor Posted April 16 Author Report Posted April 16 Thanks all, loose bits reinstalled ( without adhesive ) - wasn't as tedious as I expected. Regards. John Mellor Quote
stuart Posted April 16 Report Posted April 16 5 hours ago, John Morrison said: Also can be a right water trap, with the inevitable result! John. There should be a gap in the channel at each end of the sill to allow water to drain away Stuart Quote
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