1938 windshield seal

[Twrench~70]

Could someone help me about a 38 windshield frame seal. I have a B.Drake one and it seems like a real struggle to seat it. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[1939mars]

A little soap goes a long way. But, if there is a lot of rust or old rubber in there you will probably struggle a lot. Make sure it is clean and painted down inside.

 

[40cpe]

As stated above, the channel must be clean of all old seal, rust, and scale for the new seal to properly seat. This might require ingenuity in finding /making tools to clean properly. Look at the design of the lip to see where the hard-to-access ledges are.

 

[Twrench~70]

Thanks for the heads up about the channel. soap and clean of rust and old seals.

 

[Kube]

Thanks for the heads up about the channel. soap and clean of rust and old seals.

I prefer glass cleaner to lubricate as it won't come back to haunt you later.
Being certain the channel is 100% CLEAN, as others have mentioned is paramount to seating the new seal.
Get the four "corners" seated before doing any of the horizontal or vertical runs.