[Milsurplus] BC-1306 cover seal

[WA5CAB--- via Milsurplus]

Yes.  McMaster # 1142A75 works.  Cut length is 47-3/4" for an M-404.  I 
don't have the length for a CW-109/GRC-9.  Install with lip out.  And it is a 
bitch to install.  First make two flat steel tools (don't recall the 
thickness), one about 1/4" wide for the corners and one an inch wide for the 
straight sections,  to go around the socket making sure that it is open uniformly.  
Then make two wood installer tools, one about 1/2" wide for the corners and 
one an inch or two wide for the sides and ends, each with a semi-circular 
groove on the business end to fit the thick part of the seal.  Use by hand as 
a pusher.  A 1" putty knife may also aid in getting the tongue into the 
groove.  Dry fit first to be sure that you can get it in the groove all the way 
around.  Also dry fit to the radio.  Then pull the seal back out and start 
the final install with adhesive.  The start point should be at the center of 
the bottom of the cover.  I used a little weather strip adhesive poked into 
the groove ever couple of inches and at the corners, using the steel gap 
setting tools as pokers.  Take care not to get any adhesive on the lip where 
it touches the radio.  When you have the seal installed, clamp the cover to 
the radio and let it sit for a few hours.

Robert Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480

In a message dated 04/16/2015 20:12:12 PM Central Daylight Time, 
smithab11 at comcast.net writes: 
> Has anyone replaced the rubber seal on the BC-1306 radio cover? What did 
> you use for the rubber seal material ? I've been looking at "rubber 
> trim" on McMaster Carr but so far no reasonable  substitute has been 
> found.
> k4che