fitting the rear screen

[tomsayles]

Please would anyone who has recently refitted the rear screen, give me some ideas on how to go about it ?

My puzzle is the large rubber flange on the inside which secures the headlining. If we try to refit the screen using the normal method of a length of strong cord around the window channel to pull out the rubber across the body flange from the inside, how can we see what we are doing when the large rubber flange is in the way? Do we have to refit the screen from the inside out so that we can see what we are doing ?

The workshop manual doesn't really help here other than to say we have to use a soapy solution to lubricate the lip !! I can imagine that we will have to use a different form of liquid to encourage us with the job, but really don't want to start without any ideas - otherwise we may run out of liquid encouragement before getting very far ...

Any thoughts would be much appreciated

Tom

[tomsayles]

Sorry folks - I answered my own question earlier this evening. The rubber seal goes in before the glass , then the rubber filler strip then the chrome trim . Never come across this way of fitting screens before, but will now do the same for the front screen

Rubber filler strip was fairly straightforward, but the chrome strip is a bit of a challenge .......

Tom

[tomsayles]

Oops!! I thought the rubber surround was OK until I started fitting the screen, insert and chrome trim - it wasn't !! looks a bit dried out and frail so I have ordered a replacement from the club.


Hopefully, the rear screen rubber will arrive at the same time as the front one. Having done the job ( poorly) once, second time around should be a bit easier even if the rubbers are tight !!



What has anyone else used as a lubricant(??) - silicone or WD40 come to mind


Tom

[ozieagle]

H Tom,

I wouldn't use WD40, it may well attack the rubber. Dish washing liquid comes to mind.

Herb

[canuck]

Hello Tom,
Yes these seals are a 'challenge' to install. 

I fitted a East Kent Trim seal on the front that leaked worse than the dried out original one. The size of the seal or the hardness of the rubber didn't allow it to fit tight to the lower windscreen/aperture corners.  The rear screen seal is a little different with the wider inner flange . No doubt about it, the seal must be fitted to the car body first then the glass.

I read, (Practical Classics maybe?) that the early classic Mini seal fits well. Modus operandi is again the seal to the body then the glass. This style seal is only available with a 'chrome' plastic trim.  There is two styles of seal for the classic Mini teh early one is the one that fits.

I will be tackling this during the season as soon as CV19 allows us to move about a bit.

Keep well

Bruce