Beyond frustrated!, installation of triangle seal, glass , and front track- seal too long, tight, door cant shut and to top it off the bottom adjuster, was stuck, broke! Options

[DRPHIL914]

beyond frustrated- i am going to have to source a replacement assembly with a good adjuster- anyone have one send my way cheap or free??

spent the better part of the last 4 hours trying to get the doors done. unable to complete because the drivers door bottom adjuster nut that is attached to the front track that also holds the triangle window was rusted bad and snapped off- second was , before that happened being unable to get triangle glass seal in(too long) and down enough so could not get door to shut.

pulled it all back out and now i cant decide how to proceed!

[DRPHIL914]

i know that 914rubber makes almost all seals a bit on the tight and long side and i guess thats better than being short, BUT this front side of the triangle window seal is damn near impossible to get the front edge down into the door and tight so it wont stick up and stop the door from shutting but its just too long and too tight- i foight with it for an hour, it won and i give up. i wish i had just left my old seals on and not changed them out they were ok and didnt leak- whats done is done i cant turn back time , but i dont know if i can modify the adjustor in some way with a different bolt to make it work for now- i need to get these doors done and the glass in.
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prior to that i did get the new inner lock and latch mechanism in and the strike plates ans the door stay rebuilt on drivers side. also the new seals ans fuzzies- i will post all that on the other thread- my build thread.

if anyone has had experience with this type of issue i would appreciate some help or advice.
Dr. P.

[914_teener]

i know that 914rubber makes almost all seals a bit on the tight and long side and i guess thats better than being short, BUT this front side of the triangle window seal is damn near impossible to get the front edge down into the door and tight so it wont stick up and stop the door from shutting but its just too long and too tight- i foight with it for an hour, it won and i give up. i wish i had just left my old seals on and not changed them out they were ok and didnt leak- whats done is done i cant turn back time , but i dont know if i can modify the adjustor in some way with a different bolt to make it work for now- i need to get these doors done and the glass in.
-
prior to that i did get the new inner lock and latch mechanism in and the strike plates ans the door stay rebuilt on drivers side. also the new seals ans fuzzies- i will post all that on the other thread- my build thread.

if anyone has had experience with this type of issue i would appreciate some help or advice.
Dr. P.

Yes...did a thread on this. It is a VERY sequence dependent installation. My experience was that the mold needed relief for the metal tab where it fit....friction fit....needed to be cut. The otjer very important issue is that the adjustment screw in question needs to be installed in its correct postion as you push the seal down....towards the front of the car. It is a pain in the ass and requires a lot of patience and almost three hands.