Vent window rubber, any secret to installing? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

LandonL · 08-22-2010, 08:59 PM

I can't get the vent window rubber piece in the corner notch to save my life. I've gotten the hole thing dissembled. Still can't get it to pop in the corner, I've heated it in the dryer and it still wasn't maneuverable. Is there some secret to this I don't know lol?

Zoomin · 08-22-2010, 10:09 PM

Lube it with soap and water. I used a hammer handle to pull it back toward the corner while a friend squeezed it with a pair of channel locks. I don't know if that's the best trick or not, but it worked. I swear, putting the doors back together has been a pain in the arse!

Sammy · 08-22-2010, 10:15 PM

Now you know why new vent assy are so expensive. I hope after all your work you can open and shut yours as expected.

pat 70/71 · 08-22-2010, 10:19 PM

I had the same issues. take your time . I used wd 40 when I did mine, really not that tough once you get started! stay focused & use the opposite side for a road map. best of luck, Pat p.s., don't drill out the pivot! ask me how I know.

Rack Man · 08-23-2010, 01:41 AM

Straight Dawn soap....no Water!

RM

Jayss109 · 08-23-2010, 02:09 AM

Use every cuss word you can think of...Thats what worked for me! LOL

Next time mine get old, Im buying the whole assembly. Its been too long for me to remember anything useful, but everything above sounds familar.

J

**leddzepp** · 08-23-2010, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by pat 70/71

I had the same issues. take your time . I used wd 40 when I did mine, really not that tough once you get started! stay focused & use the opposite side for a road map. best of luck, Pat p.s., don't drill out the pivot! ask me how I know.

x 2. Don't drill out the pivot rivet. Instead, drill out the two rivets that hold the bracket to the frame that the pivot is mounted on. These two rivets can be replaced with pop rivets, as well as the other rivets that hold the rubber to the channel. WD40 works great, as well as letting them set out in the sun a few hours. Hope this helps.

gkesseru · 08-24-2010, 06:40 PM

I was trying soapy water and WD-40 and still it was a PITA!. The I tried using cable lube. Works great. I actually pushed in most of the channel using just my fingers. I got this at the local electrician supply store. It's made to slide rubber cables inside of metal conduit. Not greasy, cleans up nice.

project67-stepside · 08-25-2010, 01:32 AM

pledge is the cheapest and works greattt.............

vectorit · 08-25-2010, 02:23 AM

Not to be the stick in the mud, but I had no luck getting my new seals to fit right.

Sure I could get it to snug up in the corner, but then it would bacon up on the flat edge along the door. Just sucked, and for the amount of time and effort I spent on those stupid things I should have just sprung for the entire wing vent assembly and be done with it. Which I ended up doing anyways, and am happy with the results of going that route.

Of all the things I did on my burb, this stupid little project is one that I get hot about to this day... If it were me, just buy a whole new assembly and be done with it.

JMTC

burb71 · 08-25-2010, 04:24 AM

Board member Seacrow had Ed at Mother Truckers restore his Grandfathers old truck about 5 years ago.
I asked how his truck is holding up since the resto, he pointed out 2 things that are not holding up... the reproduction 69-72 steeringwheel & the repop vent window asm.
Maybe its worth the trouble in the long run, or maybe he got a bad set.
Only time will tell

MOJO1963GMC · 08-25-2010, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sammy

Now you know why new vent assy are so expensive

Aint that the truth? After taking everything apart, getting everything powder coated and dealing with rivets I wonder if I'd been better off.

dan42 · 08-25-2010, 10:12 AM

The repro rubber also craps out really fast - on my '70 I did them about a year ago, and I noticed it was already starting to crack a little on one side.

Zoomin · 08-25-2010, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dan42

The repro rubber also craps out really fast - on my '70 I did them about a year ago, and I noticed it was already starting to crack a little on one side.

Thanks for the uplifting news...

classic70 · 08-25-2010, 01:41 PM

I cut a little rubber off in the corners and lubed it up and it went in, it may not be right but it worked and i have no leaks.

**leddzepp** · 08-25-2010, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dan42

The repro rubber also craps out really fast - on my '70 I did them about a year ago, and I noticed it was already starting to crack a little on one side.

NOS is not much better either. I used a set that sat on a shelf for 40 yrs. After one year of being installed, they already are cracking. They were in as perfect shape as you could ever hope to find and fit like a glove, but the rubber still deteriorates even out of the sunlight.

gkesseru · 08-25-2010, 06:17 PM

To keep it from cracking, Armor-all it several times a year.

08-22-2010, 08:59 PM	#1
LandonL Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 440	Vent window rubber, any secret to installing? I can't get the vent window rubber piece in the corner notch to save my life. I've gotten the hole thing dissembled. Still can't get it to pop in the corner, I've heated it in the dryer and it still wasn't maneuverable. Is there some secret to this I don't know lol? __________________ ---\| 1967 GMC Stepside \|-- 250 L6 .030 over ---\| 1985 Porsche 944/1 \|--- Build Thread: '67 GMC http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=378640

08-22-2010, 10:09 PM	#2
Zoomin Man of Mini-Talents Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,295	Re: Vent window rubber, any secret to installing? Lube it with soap and water. I used a hammer handle to pull it back toward the corner while a friend squeezed it with a pair of channel locks. I don't know if that's the best trick or not, but it worked. I swear, putting the doors back together has been a pain in the arse! __________________ Steve Project - Ruth 66 Skylark Project - Lola 60 Biscayne Project - Iron Ox 54 GMC 100 Project - Darth 69 Camaro

08-22-2010, 10:15 PM	#3
Sammy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bonne Terre, Mo Posts: 3,005	Re: Vent window rubber, any secret to installing? Now you know why new vent assy are so expensive. I hope after all your work you can open and shut yours as expected. __________________ '69 Chevy Long Fleet & '71 GMC Short Step & Project "ODD BALL" "You can wash a pig, soak it in most expensive perfume. In the end it is still just a pig." ODD BALL build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=478629"

08-22-2010, 10:19 PM	#4
pat 70/71 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: newbury park california Posts: 1,038	Re: Vent window rubber, any secret to installing? I had the same issues. take your time . I used wd 40 when I did mine, really not that tough once you get started! stay focused & use the opposite side for a road map. best of luck, Pat p.s., don't drill out the pivot! ask me how I know.

08-23-2010, 01:41 AM	#5
Rack Man Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 770	Re: Vent window rubber, any secret to installing? Straight Dawn soap....no Water! RM __________________ My Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=309288

08-23-2010, 02:09 AM	#6
Jayss109 Active Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 235	Re: Vent window rubber, any secret to installing? Use every cuss word you can think of...Thats what worked for me! LOL Next time mine get old, Im buying the whole assembly. Its been too long for me to remember anything useful, but everything above sounds familar. J __________________ Cadillac Powered

08-24-2010, 06:40 PM	#8
gkesseru Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California, Maryland Posts: 544	Re: Vent window rubber, any secret to installing? I was trying soapy water and WD-40 and still it was a PITA!. The I tried using cable lube. Works great. I actually pushed in most of the channel using just my fingers. I got this at the local electrician supply store. It's made to slide rubber cables inside of metal conduit. Not greasy, cleans up nice. Attached Images __________________ 72 Fleet (died) 78 Step (sold) 55 Step named Fred (sold) 00 F150 68 Step (named El Scorcho by PO) Build thread for the new El Scorcho http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=392932

08-25-2010, 01:32 AM	#9
project67-stepside Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: mesa,az Posts: 94	Re: Vent window rubber, any secret to installing? pledge is the cheapest and works greattt............. __________________ it usual better and faster if u figure it out yourself!!!!

08-25-2010, 02:23 AM	#10
vectorit What? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,617	Re: Vent window rubber, any secret to installing? Not to be the stick in the mud, but I had no luck getting my new seals to fit right. Sure I could get it to snug up in the corner, but then it would bacon up on the flat edge along the door. Just sucked, and for the amount of time and effort I spent on those stupid things I should have just sprung for the entire wing vent assembly and be done with it. Which I ended up doing anyways, and am happy with the results of going that route. Of all the things I did on my burb, this stupid little project is one that I get hot about to this day... If it were me, just buy a whole new assembly and be done with it. JMTC __________________ Chris 1968 K20 Suburban 1972 K10 LWB PU

08-25-2010, 04:24 AM	#11
burb71 Active Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ft. Myers, Fl Posts: 1,716	Re: Vent window rubber, any secret to installing? Board member Seacrow had Ed at Mother Truckers restore his Grandfathers old truck about 5 years ago. I asked how his truck is holding up since the resto, he pointed out 2 things that are not holding up... the reproduction 69-72 steeringwheel & the repop vent window asm. Maybe its worth the trouble in the long run, or maybe he got a bad set. Only time will tell Last edited by burb71; 08-25-2010 at 10:57 AM.

08-25-2010, 10:12 AM	#13
dan42 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cali Central Coast Posts: 5,191	Re: Vent window rubber, any secret to installing? The repro rubber also craps out really fast - on my '70 I did them about a year ago, and I noticed it was already starting to crack a little on one side. __________________ '67 SWB Fleetside ZZ4/350/Tremec 5-speed/4link/Scott's IFS - and fun as heck! SOLD Click here to support the board Philippians 4: 6-7

08-25-2010, 01:41 PM	#15
classic70 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Columbus IN Posts: 91	Re: Vent window rubber, any secret to installing? I cut a little rubber off in the corners and lubed it up and it went in, it may not be right but it worked and i have no leaks.

08-25-2010, 06:17 PM	#17
gkesseru Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California, Maryland Posts: 544	Re: Vent window rubber, any secret to installing? To keep it from cracking, Armor-all it several times a year. __________________ 72 Fleet (died) 78 Step (sold) 55 Step named Fred (sold) 00 F150 68 Step (named El Scorcho by PO) Build thread for the new El Scorcho http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=392932

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