I have never seen a stock Beetle where the rubber channels did not line
up nicely. Somewhere your car got tweaked.
Perhaps the rear apron was replaced and not lined up properly. Does the
rear lid fit with the seal under the edge of the lid like it ought to?
I have seen aftermarket parts that don't mate up with stock metal at all.
Chuck Kuecker
On 1/12/2016 4:55 PM, Bert Knupp wrote:
Volks,
Just got my 1972 SuperBeetle back from the paint shop right after
Christmas. The engine (with all tin) is at the mechanic’s being
rebuilt (I hope), so thought I’d use its absence renew the liners and
the rubber seals for the engine compartment. Liners will take some
cutting and punching, but they’re coming along okay. Got some
good-quality seals from WCM. Old seals had crumbled and fallen apart;
removed them completely and cleaned channels pretty well.
So far I’ve gotten the forward seal into place (the one behind the
doghouse above the transmission). I was able to slide one end in, and
just used violence to press in the remainder. But now I’m
encountering a problem with the rear rubber seal – the one that goes
across the back (i.e., nearest the bumper) and along both sides.
The channels are not in alignment. At the break, the left and right
side channels are about 25mm (1”) higher than (=above) the transverse
channel! There is no visible sign there’s been any repair work or
welding back there (there could have been – I’m about a fourth owner):
they just are nowhere near being in alignment. And since the break
between channel segments is only about a half inch or so (same on both
L and R sides), there’s really no way that the rubber can “step up” to
run along the sides.
QUESTIONS: Is this the normal configuration? If so, how does one run
the rear seal to be gap-free around the body and the engine tin? Do I
maybe have the wrong seal (it’s one long piece and straight, with a
goofy Z cross-section)?
I’ll try to attach a picture. Any advice, y’all?
Bert Knupp
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