[MR2] <MKII>Parts needed - Now T-Tops leaking.

[Donald Chalfant]

put a nice coat of the silicone grease on the two edges of the T-top close 
to the pins and the corresponding rubber on the car side.  I find that the 
Kano Labs Parteze 
https://secure.cnchost.com/kanolabs.com/kanois.html#anchor29098
silicone lube also does a good job of keeping the rubber from getting dried 
out. Treat the rubber/gaskets with that and then apply the silicone grease 
over it.  Toyota does make a set of eccentric pin guides that will pull the 
T-tops down against the gaskets snugger. I've got the part number around 
somewhere, but I'm sure someone has it right at their fingertips.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Knoblauch" <briank at glmotorsports.net>
To: <mr2 at mr2.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: [MR2] <MKII>Parts needed - Now T-Tops leaking.


>    Any suggestions for my case?  Mine have gone from perfect to HEAVY
> leaking in the last 2 years.  I don't have a problem with the seals around
> the glass (seals fine there).  I only have gaps by where the pins go from
> the tops to the body.  Filling them with RTV helps quite a bit, but it 
> only
> lasts a month or so before leaking again (and I have to pick the RTV out,
> re-clean, and then RTV it again).
>
>> Get some CRC Silicone Grease (aerosol can) from your Advance
>> Auto/AutoZone/Kragen/Pep Boys/ etc.   Lay a small bead down the middle of
>> the rubber gaskets after ... wiping clean with some rubbing soapy wet 
>> rag,
>> rinsing with clean wet rag, drying and then and wiping lightly with some
>> rubbing alcohol on yet another rag. Don't forget to clean the inside 
>> glass
>> surface of the T-tops too.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Bob Schultz" <bob-schultz at comcast.net>
>> To: "'Kevin Parker'" <cavscoutmr2 at gmail.com>
>> Cc: "'MR2 List'" <mr2 at mr2.com>
>> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 8:41 PM
>> Subject: Re: [MR2] <MKII>Parts needed
>>
>>
>>> Before you replace the seals try some Dielectric Grease or Krytox on the
>>> seals.
>
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