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

Aaron Willis te51levin at fastmail.fm
Wed Nov 28 00:36:43 EST 2007


Have you tried the eccentric t-top guide bushings?  They're not
epxensive.  Ping me at awillis at lithia.com if you need a price on them. 
We used to stock them, not sure if we still have 'em or not, but if not
they're easy to get.

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:05:10 -0500, "Brian Knoblauch"
<briank at glmotorsports.net> said:
>     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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Aaron Willis
'85 AW11 7A-GE hybrid
'77 TE51 3T/2T-G project




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