Trim is supposed to go in the gasket *before* it's installed. Allan
Jim Cathey <j...@windwireless.net> writes: > Windshield day! The guy showed up and we moved the car into the > garage and out of the wind/rain. He brought new Pilkington glass and > a Precision (brand) gasket. The new gasket looked good: heavy dense > material, formed corners, etc. The new glass looked good: no waves > that I could detect. The old gasket was cut out and the trim and > glass was removed. No rust was seen under the gasket, it looked > quite good to me. He stretched out the gasket and fit it to the frame > first, then he pulled it off and put it on the glass. Glass cleaner > was used as lubricant, as required. Then he wrapped a 1/4" cotton (?) > cord around the outer channel, 1 wrap. Then he put on the glass and > roped it in. He took his time, and there was a lot of fiddling, > pushing/pulling with the aid of a big rubber suction cup, slapping > of hands on glass, kneading of the gasket. A gigantic PITA. > (We're leaving out all of the false starts.) Voila, after about two > hours the glass was in, but the locking trim was not. I had to go. > Apparently shortly thereafter he did too, but came back in late > afternoon to finish. While trying to put in the trim he broke the > windshield, three cracks from top to bottom, nearly in the center! He > left in disgust, no charge. Trim still not on the car. Not sure what > the next step is, or should be. He put in maybe four hours, a > new gasket, and new glass. We put in nothing but the heat and light > in the garage. So far. (We do have a new gasket and no pitting, > but it's still broken and the trim is out.) > > I think I'm glad I didn't try this myself. (If I had I'd have done > what worked for the Chevy: trim in the rubber before it goes into the > car. OTOH, I broke that glass too.) > > -- Jim -- 1983 300D _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
