A Quick Post Before I Read Watership Down to my Daughter.
So.. I was out with Zoe today. She was in the portable crib in the driveway next to me and the ’70. She didn’t last too long sadly. But that gave me enough time to install the sliding door rubber wrong.
Yes.. wrong. My middle name should be “Trial-and-Error III”. I don’t know who the two previous father figures of failure would be but the ‘III’ just sounded nice.
I removed the sliding door. It’s heavy. It swings out a bit in order for the bearings to release from the track at the bottom and then the top. I placed it on a scrap of wood and leaned it against the rear hatch of the bus. The rubber was acquired cheaply through my favorite samba site… Here’s the beginning.
Beginning of rubber seal installation.
While the door was off I cleaned and lubed with grease the rear mechanism (the one that pivots and throws the door outward when you first open the door handle). Installing the door was heavy and cumbersome.. so to make it easier I used an engine jack. Technically, a motorcycle lift from Harbor Freight. So, I’m done! Looks great.. wait a sec. I knew there was a chance I installed that rubber wrong.
So.. I waited ’till later when Zoe was able to hang out with me in her stroller for a quick re-do… This is the way this particular rubber should be installed:
Upper left corner: flat flap is on the left side - beads on the other three sides.
Lower right rubber seal. Bead and bead.
Ok.. previous to this I did the 2 front doors. I noticed right off the poor quality of the mold, particularly around the check-strap area. Also.. You’ll notice the corners of the door aren’t covered with rubber. It’s just a continuation of the thin mould. I guess you get what you pay for. People posting in the classified ads should REALLY remark on details like that! Or at least their photo should show more than a jumbled pile of poop. I mean foam rubber.
Upper right corner of passenger door. Note that it missed the corner.
Ugly rubber mould.
