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Window Problems
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:20 am
by adamt
Hi, I've got a '77 clubman & of course when it rains it leaks, I sorted one of the leaks which was coming in through the master cylinder holes but the other one is in through the windscreen on the bottom left hand corner & I can't stop it from leaking anyone have a suggestions on how to sort this problem ??. Cheers
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:26 am
by The Marcos Graveyard
You probably need a new windscreen rubber, With age they can become hard and crack, you could try windscreen sealant, but it would only be a temporary measure. Hopefully the lip hasn't rusted to nothing underneath.
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:51 am
by adamt
Yeah I'm almost afraid to check under the rudder but hopefully it will be okay, Cheers for the help.
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:17 am
by Mini
Its probably a combination of hard cracked rubber & corrosion. Even with a new shell and a new rubber you will still need sealant so don't get too upset at the prospect.
Don't use the generic "sillicone" sealant - sillicone sealant releases acetic acid during its curing stage - hence the acrid smell - this is corrosion in a tube as far as steel is concerned.
Get a purpose designed, corrosion neutral sealer, Terosan do good stuff for example, their 1KPUR is bulletproof.