Discuss fixes, upgrades and modifications to your M37
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M37UK
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by M37UK » Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:38 am
This one has me puzzled. Does anyone know what kind of latch/hook etc is supposed to be fitted to the rear sliding window of
the arctic cab to stop it sliding around when I go round corners ?
Maybe its supposed to be a friction fit but I aint sure
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Anybody out there any ideas?
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by Carter » Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:58 am
No latch on mine and no sign there ever was one.
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by Lifer » Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:17 am
I think that, like most sliding windows, they were a friction fit. Those weather strips do tend to lose their grip a little after the first 50 years or so.
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by DJ » Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:42 pm
OD bungee cord ??
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by m37jarhead » Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:19 pm
Friction fit only on mine. No latch or detent stops. If yours is sliding around you just need new
weather stripping to fix the problem. Or you could just slow down around those curves.
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by M37UK » Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:34 pm
Thanks all
I will look into the weather stripping.
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by T. Highway » Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:25 am
If your driving so fast around corners, how about using OD 100 MPH tape to keep it closed?
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by M37UK » Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:01 am
T. Highway wrote: If your driving so fast around corners, how about using OD 100 MPH tape to keep it closed?
haha, its not the speed round the corner that does it, its the sharpness of the corner. We dont have straight roads in Scotland
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by m15256 » Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:55 pm
No latch on mine. I think one of the jack stands would have to fall over for it try and slide much.
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by hbb » Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:20 pm
I believe scotch locks or maybe some scotch tape might be in order ! Sorry I just couldn't resist that.
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by M37UK » Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:56 pm
hb wrote: I believe scotch locks or maybe some scotch tape might be in order ! Sorry I just couldn't resist that.
hb
Lol, thats a good idea HB!
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by m37jarhead » Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:42 pm
Speaking of Scotch, maybe with a few hits of single malt you wouldn't notice or even care if the artic cab window
slides around.
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by hbb » Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:23 am
Line em up and I'll pour when were done with the Scotch we"ll salut the Crown,,,,, Royal!
Then we surly won"t sare if it's open or not Problem solved we fixed it.
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by anthony manzella » Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:36 am
Try Some Warm Sheep Dip ? Na ! Na ! Na ! Ha Ha ,
" went to my local hardware store and pick up a 12''x12'' square pice of rubber sheet, Cut about 3" pice and fold in half and stuff it in the passeger side between the window and back of cab , it also keeps it from ratteling .
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