Window Rubber Tool

Hi,

For those who have to work with "old-fashioned" carglass rubbers, you know the ones with a beed running in a groove to make the rubber expand.

First of all I don't know the correct word in English for the tool I'm about to discribe .

In Dutch the beed translates 'tendon' so in Dutch we call such a tool a tendonpuller, if you will.

But please go ahead and help me out in the comments, I'm curious.

OK, so I didn't have one and still wanted to install a new windshield in my OldTimer Citroën. An Ami 8 from '71.

Here's what I did.

We call them splitpennen, obvious why. To secure whatever, you know ?

The one I used just passes through a 5 mm hole.

Get your collection of pliers out and bend the beep out of that pin 'till your rubber passes through the opening easy.

Also if you keep it under a bit of an angle.

When your are satisfied file and sand the surfaces really smooth, no edges, no hooks, nothing, get it.

I bent the legs outward a bit and slipped a pair of vicegrip pliers in between making a great handle.

If it's slippery it works, that is, I used a bit of detergent for the dishes.

Don't even consider trying it dry, believe me.

Good luck, work safe, have fun, Steve (aka VanoF)