Moved up a rung in the CB club.

[Guitarmaster]

Well, today I moved up a rung in the cheap bastard club! I took Jose's recommendation and replaced my door seals for $8.08. I had no idea how much the old seals are leaking until I replaced them. She is much, much quieter now! And warmer..

[orionflt]

welcome to the next level

[MooneyBob]

Can you tell us about that seal. I don't feel like looking for the topic.

Thanks.

[LANCECASPER]

http://mooneyspace.com/topic/8501-door-seals/?hl=%2Bdoor+%2Bseal

[Marauder]

Well, today I moved up a rung in the cheap bastard club! I took Jose's recommendation and replaced my door seals for $8.08. I had no idea how much the old seals are leaking until I replaced them. She is much, much quieter now! And warmer..

Hopefully you got the seal on sale... No one in the CB Club pays retail prices.

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[Guitarmaster]

http://mooneyspace.com/topic/8501-door-seals/?hl=%2Bdoor+%2Bseal

Thanks for posting the link!!

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[Danb]

did you have to take the old seal off, i'd assume so, and did you need to clean off the old glue etc., i'v put in a couple new seals in the last couple yrs and still have air leaks?

[DXB]

I've also been working on my door seals, which were ancient and falling off on my C model.  Also being a CB, I went with Jose's exact posted seal first- way too thick and stiff for my plane, and I could never get the door shut.  Part of the problem is that my door doesn't exactly have the fit and finish of a modern day car- uneven gap widths all the way around.  It's taken lots of trial and error, using different thicknesses of seal at different spots. Also the adhesion to the old, crusted glue on the door was poor, and I wasn't sure how to get it off safely and efficiently.  Right now it is sealed with 2 different thicknesses of a thinner (3/8" wide), softer seal applied to the plane side, not the door itself.   Even with that, required my door be left shut for a couple of weeks before the closing forces came down to something reasonable.  At least I'm pretty sure the water will stay out.   I'd like to swap out for a wider seal based on my initial experiences, cleaning off the glue on the door and matching the thickness of seal used at different spots to the width of the gap.   

 

I thought this would be easier than it has been, and I'm still not happy with it.  Suggestions welcomed.  At least the baggage door and pilot window seals were easy to redo.

[Piloto]

When you first install the foam seal it will be difficult to close the door at first. The trick is to push on the door edges to get it to close the first time. After it close leave it closed for a day so the seal will mold to the surface. Thereafter the door will close with minor effort. If you leave the door open for a day the seal will expand requiring added effort to close the door.

José

[Guest]

Well, today I moved up a rung in the cheap bastard club! I took Jose's recommendation and replaced my door seals for $8.08. I had no idea how much the old seals are leaking until I replaced them. She is much, much quieter now! And warmer..

If you did it without the supervision of your A&P you get bonus points.

Clarence

[DrBill]

GOOF OFF works great to remove the glue.. Now in stock at Hdepot and Lowes hardware.

BILL

[Guitarmaster]

did you have to take the old seal off, i'd assume so, and did you need to clean off the old glue etc., i'v put in a couple new seals in the last couple yrs and still have air leaks?

I took the old seal off, didn't bother with the left over glue.

The door was hard to close, but I worked it and left it closed door a day. Now it closes fine that the foam rubber molded to the frame.

I have no leaks now.

[carl]

Wilber and orville worked in the experimental classification

[rbridges]

  http://www.amazon.com/Frost-King-R734H-Sponge-16-Inch/dp/B0000CBIFD/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1429481737&sr=8-4&keywords=door+seal

 

cheap bastard?  $5 on amazon.  Someone spending $8 on door seals sounds like a spendthrift to me.  

[Guitarmaster]

Ask I can say is, "WOW" what a difference in cabin temp!

Just did a five hour angel flight and it was, wait for it... WARM in the back seats at 11000 and -10 oat!

[ryoder]

First rule of CB club, don't talk about CB club...

[MyNameIsNobody]

O.K. Mr. Pitt, I mean Norton...

Not to be technical, but wouldn't that be moving "Down" a rung?