R Walling Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I am going to start a thread on unusual ways to get that impossible job done.ffi<O:pI will start it with how to cut small round rubber washers.<O:p<O:pTake your sheet of rubber and place it in a large vise with a socket of the correct diameter and tighten the vise until you hear a snap. <O:pThat is the socket cutting through. Rotate the rubber before unclamping to get all of the loose ends cut.<O:p<O:pNext use a smaller socket to cut the inside holeThis works very well even with 1/2" thick rubber<O:pAnother way is to use a hose and cut it on your chop saw to the require thickness. You can get some nice "O" rings this way.You can also use the hose to obtain a flat piece of sheet rubber by spliting the hose lengthwise.<O:p<O:pWho will supply the next impossible job solution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ChaplainLar Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 To make gaskets for my carburetor, I got the correct size drill bit (1 3/4")& put oversized gasket material between two 3/8'' thick pieces of scrap wood (nailed together) and just drilled down. Cut the outside LAST to fit perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Neat trick to install pins into the hood hinges of an early car is to chuck the pin in your electric drill, lube and spin while pushing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Great idea, Roger.Air conditioning hose makes for good bushing material. I used it on my split driveshaft cradle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Neat trick to install pins into the hood hinges of an early car is to chuck the pin in your electric drill, lube and spin while pushing.That is the best idea I have ever heard on the hood hinge subject. Those things are a bear to move by hand and tapped with a hammer could damage the actual hood pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Works to remove them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shop Rat Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Just used this trick yesterday and this morning.Bill needed to remove the back/side windows in the 450SL to reseal them without risking damage to the glass. He couldn't get the old sealer to let go in the areas where it was still attached. I remembered the trick that my friend Cristine had told me about to remove photos from scrapbooks. Dental floss or dental tape. We used waxed dental tape since it is thicker and is flat. Bill was able to get it through an opening where the sealer had let go and then with a sawing motion cut through the remaining sealer. It took several sections of tape to finish the job but there was no damage and the window came out so that he could clean the window opening and the glass and get a good seal when he replaced it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest windjamer Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Have you ever tryed to slide a new cover over the rubber on a bucket seat back or the seat back of a split bench and not tear the rubber or get it out of place?? After fighting for over an hr. I took a plastic garbage bag and put it over the back first. Then I was able to just slide the cover on like stufing a pillow in a case. Slick as snot on a door knob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Have you ever tryed to slide a new cover over the rubber on a bucket seat back or the seat back of a split bench and not tear the rubber or get it out of place?? After fighting for over an hr. I took a plastic garbage bag and put it over the back first. Then I was able to just slide the cover on like stufing a pillow in a case. Slick as snot on a door knob.Does the plastic bag make a rustling noise when you sit on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shop Rat Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Have you ever tryed to slide a new cover over the rubber on a bucket seat back or the seat back of a split bench and not tear the rubber or get it out of place?? After fighting for over an hr. I took a plastic garbage bag and put it over the back first. Then I was able to just slide the cover on like stufing a pillow in a case. Slick as snot on a door knob.Hmmm, I wonder if a heavy mil trash bag could be cut down the sides to go over the center of the foam rubber seat back, but not stay on the seat back. That way the new cover could slide into place and then the piece of trash bag be removed. Maybe even put a very light coat of baby powder or corn starch so that the trash bag wouldn't stick to the foam rubber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest windjamer Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Keiser not a sound. My wife ask me how I would get it off, I said why??? I buy cheap garbage bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MochetVelo Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 To punch small holes in leather, rubber or other soft material, just grind a nail or a solid steel punch flat and to the diameter you want. Use this as a punch, backing your material with a piece of end-grain lumber. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick60 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I also use the plastic garbage bag to install seat covers. I wrap the open end around my shop vac and seal it with tape. Turn on the vac, the material compresses, install the cover and align it, turn off the vac and the padding is in place with a very nice fit. It allows you to fully pad the backrest with no aggravation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick60 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I forgot to mention that I trim off the remaining plastic and leave the bag in the seat assembly. There are no noises. You don't know the bag is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skyking Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) Another way to cut a gasket, especially if it has multiple holes. Place the gasket material over the part that has the holes and tap the holes very lightly with a ball-peen hammer. It will cut them perfect.Another trick I learned for drilling a small hole through a threaded rod for a cotter pin is screw a nut onto the rod and center punch one of the nut flats and drill through the nut and rod. Unscrew the nut and you have a perfect center hole for your cotter pin. Edited September 24, 2009 by Skyking (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Wolk Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Ever have a piece of glass that was slightly too large for a gauge bezel? Trim it with a pair of scissors. You will be able to successfully trim a circle out of a square piece of window glass, if you'd like, by simply nipping away at the edges with sharp scissors. Oh yeah, don't try this without immersing the glass and scissors in a bucket of water. Try this in the open air and the glass will shatter. Do it under water to make it work.Glass is an amorphous liquid. Cutting it in a liquid prevents the cracks that lead to shattered glass.This is a great bar bet, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_B Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 To remove a pilot bushing...... Pack the cavity behind the bushing full of grease. Take a bolt that fits closely in the center of the bushing and hit it with a hammer forcing the grease in and the bushing out. Works every time Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I replaced the side window quarter seals in my Caddy this summer. The old came out in a breeze. Natch, right? I greased the new sea and track before installation. Even so, I could only get about 1/16" of movement at a time, no matter how much effort I applied. I must have spent an hour or more getting that seal in place.For the second one, I coated the surfaces with STP. It slid right in, in less than 10 secs.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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