| Re: belt metal [message #327096 is a reply to message #327077] |
Thu, 14 December 2017 11:01  |
C Boyd
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Sir: the belt line on the 77-78 models Is different from the 73-76. The early models is a 3 piece cover ( aluminum, stainless and galvanized) with a rubber insert and suffers from electrolices from dissimilar metals and is prone to leak. The later models is an aluminum extrusion that the SMC panels fit in and a stick on rubber belting. Many have replaced the stainless with a 2" aluminum strip to mimick the late model look when re painting. The source of most side wall leaks is the upper seam above the windows with the removeable cover and end caps.
palerider wrote on Thu, 14 December 2017 00:55Newbie here. I've owned a 78 Royale with 50,000 miles on it for about 5 years now and am just getting around to doing some repairs on it. I assumed I would need to remove the alum belt molding and seal it. I removed the forward ones but now assume you have to access the rest from the interior. I have no signs of leakage on the inside so is it really needed? .....Tom
C. Boyd
76 Crestmont
East Tennessee
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