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Hatch seal question



I have an MK2 with a new seal (couples years old) but it was put on with the 
slit to the side of the car instead of the bottom. Now when it rains the 
water goes into the channel of the seal and then into the hatch and rear of 
the car. Can the seal be pulled off after being on there for a few years or 
should I just silcone seal the split to prevent water from getting into the 
seal.

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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Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
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