Morris Minor Owners Club

not sure whether this thread should go here but anyway, my front near side door window winds up but only 3/4 of the way. it hits a metal thingy in the channel where a seal should be. I shall be going to the MM centre at Oldbury to get a new seal but what I want to know is how do you fit it. Does the whole metal frame come out to do it or do I do it on the car and just slide the seal down the channel, and how does it stop there when winding the window up and down. help please.
"mungo "

Im not sure what your window is hitting against, but you should be able to slide the new seal in place ok. Remember to cut a slot out at the top for the bracket that holds the frame together to allow the window to wind up past it.

the part that sticks out in the channel I think is the bracket that holds the frame together, and come to think of it , it is the bracket that is stopping the sliding motion as I wind the window up, it tilts to one side and catches the bracket so hopefully when I put the new seal in it will keep the window horizontal when wound up. the other thing is , does the seal just sit in the channel or should it be stuck in with something. I'm going to get the new seals next week so i'll get a better idea when I come to fit them.
thanks for your input.
" mungo" '56 splitscreen.

It should just sit in the channel and chances are that when it is new it will stay there. When you wind the window up first time it should push the felt seal back into the frame. When the seals get old they develop an annoying habit of sliding down.