Date:         Sun, 25 May 2003 17:58:32 -0700
Reply-To:     Bruce Ralphs <bar@ISLANDNET.COM>
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From:         Bruce Ralphs <bar@ISLANDNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Removing the floor in a late model Westy
Comments: cc: Brent Christensen <sbsyncro@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Hi brent,
Just pulled all of the flooring and the rear seat out of my 85 Westy as
the rear heater core spewed almost all my coolant into the van last
week.  I do have the middle rails for seating so my flooring is in
three sections.  The front had the white adhesive run down one of the
ribs near the front that pulled up easily with some force.  The middle
was held in by the rail flanges and the rear of course has the seat on
it and the flange from the rear rail.  The floor extended under the
seat by about .5 inch as it does under the cabinets.  Mine was held
under that by staples about every two inches.  I simply lifted the
boards up from the sliding door opening and that overcame the staples
under the edge of the cabinets.  Now all my cabinets and flooring are
dry!

cheers, Bruce


On Sunday, May 25, 2003, at 03:03  PM, Brent Christensen wrote:

> I'm trying to pull out my flooring in order to do some sound-proofing
> and install a jump seat.  I notice that the front (sliding door) edge
> is held in place with a "tack strip" much like carpeting, and there
> are a few spots of white "glue" that seems to remain tacky and
> flexible enough to gently pry the floor loose.  I am stuck, however,
> on the rear (stove/cabinet) edge.  I do not want to force it, since I
> am trying not to crack the floor board; does anyone know how far under
> the stove/sink cabinet that the flooring is inserted?  Is it more or
> less flush with the edge?  Is it affixed to something like the tack
> strip on the leading edge?
>
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> -BRent
>
>