Went to tidy the inside of the escort yest and the carpet was damp, it seems to have been leaking from around the windscreen rubber, is this common?

I don't think (at least i bloody hope) it rot as the sun roof/roof is so grot free etc, could it just need the rubber resealing?

Cheers

Rob,

 

It could just be the seal but..... it's a very common place for rusting in the bottom corners of the screen
Whip it out and see!

 

Yep, might be another one of those speed holes!

 

quiet you ^^

Karlos its leaking at the very top i think, how hard are they to get out?

Rob,

 

Easy if its not bonded, which I dont think they are.

 

No its not bonded, i think i'll take it out when your not there mike, if theres rust i don't think i can take you laughing at it any more lol

Sounds like a summer job.

Rob,

 

snap mine to except at bottom its not excessive tho so ill wait til summer!

 

Not good Rob it dont take long to whip the screen out and check

 

I've had a good poke around and pulled the rubber back all round and can't see any rust. How do they come out? I've only ever removed bonded screens..

Rob,

 

 

Lol,



I thought these were the preferred method

Rob,

 

Either really but thought if you have tools to hand lol

Its just a case of pulling the rubber back from the inside and GENTLY pushing from the screen out

 

easiest way i've always found is get some string about 1/8" in diameter, from the inside feed it under the rubber all the way around the screen. then as u pull the string working ur way around pulling the lip back as you go put some pressure on the screen pushing outwards. once the lip starts to fold back it gets easier the more you do.takes 10mins tops. hope it makes sense.

 

Sounds good, now before i do it, any tips for putting it back in lol

 

As the Haynes manual always says,refitting is reversal of removal!!

 

Just push on it while lipping the rubber over bit by bit but dont push to hard. To put it back in put the rubber round the glass put a length of cord or string (not to thin) around the lip that gos over the body but have some lopes in the cord one lver side and one at the top i do then lift the screen into the apetchure and pull on the lopes so the rubber lips over the apetchure do this bit by bit best to get both sides started then the bottom corners then do a bit of the top on both sides then id do the rest of the bottom then finish by pulling in the rest of the top. As u go along aswell lightly bang down on the glass to push it home. Go easy along the top as it can make a real mess of the head lineing!

 

usually caused by rot unfortunately you probably wont be able to tell until you get the screen out, be carefull putting it back in as they are easy to break

 

Putting it back in is easy, until it comes to trying to tuck the roof lining back in

 

Cool thanks very much, think i will leave it until summer in case there is any grot, don't really want to put the screen back in if there is and i can't be arsed to repair anything in the cold.

Typical, the only thing i don't remove from the car and its got a problem

Cheers

Rob,