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| | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 66 | I have been struggling with the weatherstrip which fits into a groove on the inside of my 1952 Chevy p/u cab door. Are there any tricks to getting this stuff through the grooves? The shop manual is very confusing. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | I suppose your talking about the cab windlace. Most of us use some windex or some dawn dish detergent.
"somewhere I've read" that some guys run a screwdriver or some other "tool" through the track to open it up or to straighten the track up a bit where it may have been hit or bent. There is a couple open places in the track/channel so plan your move before you start. Good luck. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 649 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 649 | Another tip: Take a short piece of the old windlace and pull it through the channel to find any tight spots. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 66 | OK, Got it done! The secret is to assure that the weatherstrip channel is sufficiently opened where previously crimped, use lots of dishwashing liquid (straight, not diluted)on both the channel and the weatherstripping, and most imprortantly getting some help. If you are real careful at the point of entry and keeping your hands on the top to insure that it stays in while moving it about 2" at a time. "Patience is a virtue" Doing it alone is a frustrating experience. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 152 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 152 | I did mine and they were real tight especially where they pass by the dash. Iv'e done everything on my restoration myself, And this was the hardest thing to do. It's a PAIN.
49 chevy 1-ton. It is a work in progress but it's getting close. 49 1 Ton Pics | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 | My '53 doesn't have the grooves. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
I think the "groove" refers to the channel that the late-1949 through 1951st cab door windlace slides into. A 1953 truck would (or should) have those grooves/channels around the door openings, on the inside of the cab.
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | My 52 is like Tim mentions above. Leo, where was your panel made. I would have thought surely yours was like mine. Here is a pic of mine which has the track around the inside for the cab windlace. You may have to enlarge it some to really see it. http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r19/LutherParris/52Panel/000_0212.jpgEDIT: my panel is a 52
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