Andy Pils wrote:
> Good morning, Group!
>
> Reading the messages about that topic I found out, that probably I have
> an
> identical or similar problem:
>
> After fitting the complete windshield to the body, and after fixing the
> side windows to the doors, I got the following situation:
>
> The gap between windshield and side windows is not parallel as it should
>
> be. It diominishes from about 3/4 " (20 mm) on the bottom to 0 on the
> top.
>
> So it is also impossible to fix the rubber seals between windshield and
> door!
>
> See also the following sketch:
>
> http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/4199/pic-01.jpg
>
> So I think, that there must be some kinds of washers or plates to be put
>
> under the windshield frame at the location of the back bolts of the
> frame.
>
> Unfortunately I didnīt make any pictures or notes when disassembling the
>
> car some (long) time ago!
>
> So my question:
>
> Can anybody assist me with that problem?
> Does anyone know, if there are such washers or plates?
> Where can I get them - or can anyone give me the dimensions?
>
> Please respond, when possible, also with a copy to my office e-mail
> adress:
> andreas.pils(at)skf.com
>
> Many thanks in advance, Andreas
> Series V - Austria
Andreas:
Tony Leeming told me that he made rubber wedges by cutting them out of
shock absorber grommets (any suitable model), and I think the dimensions
depend on your particular problem.( Tony?) I also found a flat plate that
was on the rear two bolts that appeared to be stamped out, when I
dismantled my Series I. I cut some duplicates out of 20 gauge sheet metal
and plan to use them in my assembly rather than washers. They are simply
rectangles with rounded corners and a hole at one end with a slot at the
other that will swing onto the second side bolt (something like
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Has any one else seen these?)
One other thing-- I read a Rootes Service Bulletin regarding leaky
windscreens, and it warned dealers that each windscreen was individually
fitted to the car, which is probably why we have so much trouble when we
remove and replace them.
Ron Tebo
(Still working on my own alignment problem!)
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