On Sun, 2 May 2004, Mad and Ed wrote: > Is it truly possible to install the Bus Depot luggage rack seal without > removing the luggage rack? I pulled the old seal off and there seems > to a lot of corroded old metal bits stuck under the edge of rack and to > the rack. It seems like this would interfere with the install off the > new seal if it wasn't completely removed. I suppose some kind of hook > thingy could be used to scrape the inside edge of the rack. The 'corroded bits' are the remains of the metal spring clips from the old seals. I brushed along there and knocked out as much of the loose stuff as I could. What was left just pushed up under the rack when I put the new seal on; it didn't interfere. A bit of dish soap makes the seal much easier to push into place. Don't scrape along there with anything metal. You could scratch the paint on the roof and get rust started.
David Brodbeck, N8SRE '86 Volvo 240DL wagon '82 VW Vanagon Westfalia Diesel |
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