Date:         Mon, 5 Jun 2006 14:17:43 -0700
Reply-To:     Mike Elliott <j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Mike Elliott <j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Little help with wind wing rubber replacement
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I'm having trouble getting the rubber seal around the wind wing
(quarter-window) out. The illustration in the factory service manual on
p 57.2 shows (Step 13) the main window front guide channel as a simple
piece held in with two bolts (as illustrated on p 57.5). I've removed
those two bolts, as required, and the door window and quarter-window glass.

But my quarter-window assembly appears to be different than the manual
indicates. The window front guide is riveted to what appear to be metal
strips that live inside the quarter-window rubber seals. By tapping on
the guide channel with a mallet, I can move it rearward about 1/2'',
then it gets stubborn.

I could bang on it harder . . . but I know where that leads. I could
shred the old quarter-window rubber seal to see what's hiding under it,
but I dunno if I'll find some difficulty that will make installing the
new one a major problem.

The pivots for the quarter-window might be part of my problem. The book
says nothing about removing them, and maybe they are interfering with
removal.

So I'm pausing at this point, hoping that someone who knows more about
this bit of the Vanagon can help.

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
KG6RCR