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LD10 rear window

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Rollmop22
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Location: Market Drayton, uk

LD10 rear window

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Hi, I need some advice from those "in the know"
The rear window seal in my Barker bodied LD10 looks awful having obviously suffered from weathering and attempts to seal with mastic at some time in the distant past. The seal itself is no longer flexible and I think would break up if I tried to remove it.
I have bought a new rear screen sealing rubber from a reputable source but the profile of this does not seem to bear any relation to the original seal but the mastic etc has distorted the original. There is no evidence inside of the window leaking.
Should I leave well alone and put up with the old seal looking ugly or take the window out and trust, after cleaning up, that the new seal will fit?
Any advice from someone who has replaced a back window would be greatly appreciated.
Roger
1951 Lanchester LD10 - rolling restoration
1971 Triumph Herald Convertible - nearly concourse.
'Failure is not an option' - in my case it is usually a feature.

Sid
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Re: LD10 rear window

Post by Sid »

I've got exactly the same problem.
I'd already removed the headlining for renewal and this revealed a metal frame inside the rear window that stops it falling back inside the car. I removed this first. The rubber was completely gone, it was cracked and rock hard. So I doused it in WD40 which softened it up and I was able to carefully tease the window out into the car.
I bought a seal from someone on fleabay who allegedly specialised in Lanchesters and Daimlers. When I first tried to fit it, the seal wouldn't fit in the bottom o/s corner, and after several attempts I gave up. I contacted the seller and he assured me it was the right seal and no-one had had the same problem. (Well he would)
Anyway, I've since put this job aside so I'll get back to you with if and how I manage to refit it.

I've now fitted the window. Put the rubber surround on the glass, and use duct tape to secure it, and stop the rubber from rolling back behind as it tends to do as you fit it. Use a piece of strong string and place this inside the lip on the outside of the rubber surround. Then, having placed it in the wood frame get the metal frame and screw it in lightly. Pull the string out which laps the outside of the seal over the bodywork. From inside the car, gently push the rubber firmly into the wooden frame. Tighten the metal frame. From the outside check that the rubber lip is fully deployed.

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