Re: [MV] Fwd: Lube for Vinyl Cab Top Installation

From: Jon Shoop (shoop19@brick.net)
Date: Sat Feb 12 2005 - 06:59:22 PST


Also coat the M series plugs and rubber boots....

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bjorn Brandstedt" <super_deuce@hotmail.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 6:09 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Fwd: Lube for Vinyl Cab Top Installation

> Use the lube (dielectric compound) Buzz mentions to coat the lamp sockets
in
> all you fixtures, brake lights, marker lights, etc. Connectors will
benefit
> from it too, particularily those that are twist lock. The gaskets may have
> long since dried up and make the connectors hard to turn when installing.
> It works for me.
>
> Bjorn
> MVPA 19212
> Meadows of Dan, Virginia
>
> >From: Buzz <buzz@softcom.net>
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Subject: Re: [MV] Fwd: Lube for Vinyl Cab Top Installation
> >Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 21:10:44 -0800
> >
> >
> >I used silicone lube that comes in a push up tube that I got at NAPA.
> >I also used it on the door skins. Worked good.
> >
> >Buzz
> >
> >
> >
> >On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 22:49:20 -0500, you wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>For the current vinyl cab top, what do you think
> > >>is the best lubricant to use on the rubber(?)
> > >>edge that slides through the channel at the top
> > >>of the windshield? I'd like to take the top off
> > >>and drive "convertible style" for a while, but I
> > >>remember how hard it was to pull that edge roll
> > >>through the channel, and would like to find a
> > >>lube that would make both installation and
> > >>removal easier.
> > >>
> > >>Neal Neal.Anderson@navy.mil
> > >
> >
> >
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