Question:
I want to replace the rubber/vinyl seal on the lower section of a 16ft steel
garage door, it appears that the seal has to slide into a track/grove.
I do think that the door has to be clamped shut, then the lower section
bracket loosened so that section, can be slanted to a position that would
make it easier to work with the seal.
Has anyone done this and have any tips on how to make this as simple as
possible, for a do it yourselfer?
Answer:
What you might want to try is when the door is open fully, Close it a
few inches. that sholuld give you enough room to slide the old rubber
bottom seal out and put the new one in. Also, it would be a good idea to
go buy a can of light spray grease and spray the metal track that the
bottom seal slides into. It will make things go more smoothly. Also, it
would be a good idea to get the help of someone else to feed the bottom
seal in while you pull it down the door.
Open the door partway so the lower section of the track can be
unbolted and then you can probably flex the door enough to slip out
the old one and slip in the new one. Besides, the OP doesn't even
specify the bottom seal or an inter-panel seal.
If how ever it was the gasket between the lower panel and the next one up,
that would probably be easier to replace. This gasket should be accesable
by opening the door untill the lower section is at its highest vertical
point and the next section is angled back. I would then strip off the old
gasket and clean the top of the lower section or the bottom of the upper
section and use an appropriate peal and stick foam seal.
