[Alpines] Brake switch and door window questions

[Ron Tebo]

Rob;

Glad you got problem resolved, and hope you have great drive to the 
Rendezvous!  (below is some advice I forgot to send on window 
replacement, and will send more in a second e-mail).

Ron Tebo

Subject: Re: Installing Windows
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 07:20:16 EST
From: JACranwell at aol.com
To: RSWiser at aol.com, alpines at autox.team.net

Rob,

If it is the winding window, rather than the quarterlight, then you need to:

1. Undo the mounting screws of the winder mechanism.
2. Position the Glass towards the top of the door, so as to get access to
the
bottom slider channel. It's useful to have a second pair of hands for this
part.
3. Slide the inner channel of the mechanism into the outer slider channel,
one end at a time.
4. Re-attach the winder mechanism bolts.
5. Test and close up.

I think that is about it, at least that's as I recall it for SIII-SV. It
could be different for SI-SII, but I'm not sure.

I'm sure I'll corrected if I've missed anything.

Good Luck,

Julian. SIII


Subject: RE: window glass replacement
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 08:53:06 -0700
From: "Patrick Wheeler" <pwheeler at ix.netcom.com>
To: <Alpines at autox.team.net>

When talking to Rick of Sunbeam Specialties when I ordered a new rubber
window strip from him, he suggested using a little motor oil rubbed along
the rubber.  The purpose is two fold: one to get the rubber into the slot
correctly and smoothly, second is the chemical reaction in the rubber with
the oil causes the rubber to swell and compress the glass into place much
stronger than we can place it manually.  I am not sure if water would do the
same thing, but I imagine that WD-40 would.

-Patrick

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-alpines at autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-alpines at autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Alpdavegre at aol.com
Sent: Friday, October 15, 1999 8:37 PM
To: Christopher.Albers at bubbs.biola.edu; Alpines at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: window glass replacement

Chris,

Yes the soapy water will work. I got the WD 40 trick from a guy who has been
in the glass business for many years. WD 40 does dry out as evident if you
spray it on a metal part and expect it never to rust you will be surprised
when it does rust! Plus the grabbing power of a new rubber strip is quite
strong. The WD 40 was used on Sue's S1 Alpine and it is still very secure
after 4 years. But to each his own, and glad for the varying opinions from
the list.
Dave Green