IÆm having yet another small problem with my truck, and I donÆt know if anyone has a clue on how to fix this, sans replacement. My driverÆs side weather strip at the base of the window gets ôpulledö into the channel for the window when I crank it down. ItÆs making the operation of the window increasingly more difficult, and I worry that with repeated use itÆs going to cause some damage to the crank mechanism. HereÆs what IÆve done so far to try to fix it, but without any positive results:
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  • <font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Thoroughly cleaned the glass with full strength ammonia, followed by another cleaning with Windex. It didnÆt fix it, but it left a pleasant lemon aroma.</font></li>
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  • <font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Thoroughly cleaned the weather stripping with the aforementioned ammonia, using first the abrasive side of a scouring sponge, followed by a good wipe down with the sponge side. Same results including the pleasant lemon aroma.</font></li>
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  • <font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Cleaned the strip again with Orange Powered Goo Gone. Again same results, but now a pleasant orange scent to accent the lemon. Thank goodness I live in Florida, as the citrus aroma would drive me nuts.</font></li>
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">IÆm at wits end as to trying something new. Each time I clean the weather strip a black residue remains on the cleaning cloth, which lends me to believe that the rubber in the strip is has completely deteriorated. IÆm wondering if the strip has gotten to the point where the deteriorated rubber is actually becoming adhesive like, adding to the problems? I'm also wondering if this strip is supposed to have a felt-like lining on the inside, and which the absence of the felt is causing the sticking? Any suggestions?

1992 Isuzu Rodeo, newly rebuilt 3.1L v6 and rear diff; clear corners, bumper and tails; Aiwa MP3 head unit; Infinity Perfect 10.1 sub; Polk seperates; Sony cross and amps.
Next projects -- New paint, tint, billet grill, nerf bars.