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When trying to adjust the drivers door on my 55, i discovered that the hinge adjustment holes had been filled with silicone (which explains why I wasn't able to make any appreciable adjustment!).
Apparently, 53-55 door hinges are different from later C1s. My question is, was the silicone applied at the factory? Since I need to remove the plugs to achieve the needed adjustment, any ideas on how to refill the holes with silicon? Since there is a plate on both sides of the holes, it would be difficult to do once the hinge is mounted to the body. Has anyone else have experience with this?
I doubt that silicon sealant existed in 1955.......
I wonder the same thing. Someone must have done that in hopes the silicon would keep the door from slipping out of adjustment - which may have helped. I'm sure that wasn't factory.
I wonder the same thing. Someone must have done that in hopes the silicon would keep the door from slipping out of adjustment - which may have helped. I'm sure that wasn't factory.
I agree it probably wasn't the factory, since it would prevent future adjustments, as I found out. At any rate, I just thought I would check.
it is not factory
original cars - you will see some "dum dum" around the top of the hinge
The plate in the pillar needs to move freely in order to adjust the door.
I bet it was installed to prevent leaks.......which the 53, 54, and 55's leak terribly
X3 or 4 on clear silicone not being original. Probably put there in the '70's. Back in the day, dum dum or putty would have been used, if it were called for.
Wow, when was the last time that someone actually used a folded paper map?
Well, actually, I do - and fairly frequently!
But, it's not for navigating while on a trip - my "Scout" app on my iphone 6 works just fine for that!
I use the paper maps from AAA (free for members) to do advance trip planning. Mostly I do that when planning club trips, looking for back roads and places of interest. The maps give me an overview of the area on a big scale - while still showing the back roads - that Nav apps don't.
All the Nav/maps apps I've seen require you to zoom in to a small area before the back roads show up. On a Nav screen in a car or on a smart phone screen the combination of large area covered showing back road detail at the same time just doesn't show up.
I then highlight the route for the trip on the original map and make copies for the other participants.
I also use the AAA maps when planing my own driving vacations in an area new to me.
It may be "old school", but it works better for me than the new technology does - and I am familiar with both!
I used a folded paper map just this last weekend, with near disastrous results. A marked paved road through a remote mountain range turned into a rough dirt trail, then all rocks. I had to fill in holes with rocks to back-track out of there in my rental car. A 4 hour work-out. Found out later on-line that the road had been washed out 10-12 years ago, and was now a designated 4x4 route for high clearance 4x4 vehicles ONLY!
I read a recent article that 13% of Millenials do not know how to ride a bicycle. How many do you suppose don't know how to read a map? I love reading maps, and use them all the time to plan road trips through interesting countryside and places off the beaten track. Using navigation apps to find the quickest way from point A to point B unfortunately misses these opportunities.
The wife feels compelled to verify the Garmin GPS and/or cell phone are taking us along the best route by studying a paper map as we travel. Drives me nuts. About every 40 minutes I hear, "Why is it taking us this way ?" And the the paper map comes out....and a discussion ensues about GPS routing algorithms....to no avail.
Have loved the woman for 1/2 century but -- there are times....
I used a folded paper map just this last weekend, with near disastrous results. A marked paved road through a remote mountain range turned into a rough dirt trail, then all rocks. I had to fill in holes with rocks to back-track out of there in my rental car. A 4 hour work-out. Found out later on-line that the road had been washed out 10-12 years ago, and was now a designated 4x4 route for high clearance 4x4 vehicles ONLY!
Yeah well GPSs can err too. Ours took us across your state's Rt 33 to the coast in a rental car two years ago.
The night sweats have nearly stopped now and my therapist says I'll be able to go out of the house unaccompanied after another year or so of sessions...
02-29-2016, 02:50 PM
Silcone plugs in door hinge?
