How the hell do you get the top seals..., ...on the damn top??? OUCH! Options

[Eric_Shea]

"I've got blisters on my fingers"

OK, so there's got to be an easier way to geth these damn top seals on (side seals). One is on and it was a bitch. I soaked the other one in soapy water and lathered up the track as well. Seemed to have the opposite effect... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)

WTF over?

Anybody BTDT. Any advice for Mr. Neanderfu@*?

[aircooledboy]

Spray silicone and a nylon stick or paddle if you can get one. You can get the nylon sticks from an auto glass shop, and they are pretty handy for lots of jobs like this. They are safer than a screw driver because they are much less likely to tear the seal or slip and scratch your paint, and work better than a wooden stick because you can sharpen them to a thinner edge without losing strength. Spray silicone is dramatically better at lubing up rubber than soapy water.

Use the "one side at a time" method Trekkor describes. Spray the silicone onto the edge you will be pushing into the track with the nylon/plastic stick, and try to keep it only on the edge you will be pushing into the grove or the little bastards get very slippery. A light spray on the metal channel helps too(makes a mess on your paint, but comes off with soapy water). Start the second edge at one end or the other, and then just work down the line from that point to the other end. A little patience and it goes pretty easy. Once you get the feel for it, I can often get the stick at the right angle to slide it from one end to the other, "zipping" one in literally in less than a minute.

Trying to slide it in from one end like I think you did the first one is really a bear, and damn near impossible. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)