Those little bumpers will melt if the top is put down w/ the stove grates still hot, or heaven forbid, the stainless shield is used as a griddle!  I have not done this but have seen pics from those who have!  YMMV

> On Jul 30, 2018, at 8:15 PM, Eric Caron <eric.caron@ICLOUD.COM> wrote:
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> Hi Spencer,
> 
>        I actually have three of these there is another on the top side toward the sink but still over the stove. 
> 
>        Mine are a little soft but not sticky.  I think they are still doing about as good a job as ever keeping the dish drain firmly latched and reducing rattle. I actually keep a dish cloth in between as well and that helps silence things.
> 
> they feel like really big rubber bumps like those used for cabinet doors only much bigger.
> 
> Recently we were putting up pictures and we had a kit with some large round soft bumps for behind the bottom of pictures.  they had adhesive and could be doubled or trippled in thickness. 
> 
> Not as nice as the original but they would do the job. 
> 
> I’ve never noticed anything quite like them in other applications. 
> 
> I suspect you have already lost one and the others will not be around long!
> 
> Storing a dish cloth there when traveling might actually be a good solution.
> 
> I’ll be interested to see what folks come up with!
> 
> Eric Caron 85 GL Auto 
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> On Jul 30, 2018, at 19:24, Spencer Allen <soxndubs1951@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> The two brown rubber bumpers mounted on the underside of the sink & stove
> lid on my 85 Westy are turning to the consistency of warm taffy. They are
> soft and sticky and a rag will stick to them. With the lid up one is
> located up to the right of the latch the other is middle bottom above stove
> top. Anyone else have this happen? Are these bumpers even available
> anymore? Thanks for any input.
> Spencer