Hatch seal question

[dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)]

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On 9/1/05, Dan Bubb <dan.bubb@gmail.com> wrote: 
> 
> Maybe it's too late and you don't need the info, but it's just a
> friction fit. The seal has a steel insert throughout it's length that
> has a "U" cross section. That provides the clamping force for it to
> grip the flange.
> Not that I haven't seen sealer there, it's just not needed.
> Dan
> 
> On 8/28/05, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> > Okay, here's one. Besides rust (ewwww), what's supposed to be under the
> > hatch seal on a MkI, the rubber that goes over the edge of the 
> headliner?
> > What I want to know is this, is there a sealent there, or is it just a
> > friction fit? (I'm presently peeling out a paint layer, over really 
> ancient
> > silicon, with the unmentionable under that in a few places, POR 15 on 
> the
> > horizon) Bad leakage being the reason for the visit to the area.
> > Thanks, just want to know if I should stick it down or not.
> >
> > Cathy
> >
> >
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