Roy
It is not necessary to remove the roof, I agree.
However, if you want to eliminate all of the rust without filling the inside
of the camper with it, it is not a bad idea.

FWIW - My canvas was already off.  I got it back from the tent repair shop,
and have not gotten around to putting it back up - I was waiting til after I
replaced these seals.  I would not have even considered removing the roof if
I had to go through removing the canvas first.

On the front part of the roof:  I would recommend removing the fiberglass
part.  I cleaned out 1/2 a tree worth of leaves, acorns & twigs that were
underneath it.  There was about 1/2 inch of dirt that was caked up under it,
disallowing water drainage,  and several families of spiders happily going on
about their daily business.

CONGRATULATIONS ON REACHING YOUR 100 POP-TOP MILESTONE.  I APOLOGIZE THAT MY
ATTEMPT AT LEVITY STRUCK A CHORD WRONG WITH YOU.  I WAS GOING FOR A GRIN, NOT
TO OFFEND YOUR SENSE OF POP-TOP ETIQUETTE.

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK
MARK

roy@juno.com wrote:

> Mark;
> Please tell the listees IT IS NOT AT ALL NECESSARY TO REMOVE THE POP TOP
> TO REPLACE GASKETS,I HAVE REPLACED APPROX 100 GASKET SETS AND HAVE YET TO
> REMOVE ONE TOP, WOULD NOT EVEN CONSIDER THE OPTION ,YOU CAN VERY EASILY
> REMOVE THE OLD ,CLEAN AND PREP FOR THE NEW ,REPLACE GASKETS,BE DONE IN
> ABOUT 30 MIN MAX,SECURE THE TOP, GO CAMPING,
> REGARDS, ROY
> On Tue, 31 Mar 1998 07:34:52 -0600 Mark Mages <mmages@GIE.COM> writes:
> >Hello all
> >
> >Well, I finally got around to replacing those good 'ol sagging pop-top
> >seals this weekend.  It involved removing the whole rear half of the
> >roof, sanding the rust stains off, primering, then replacing.  I used
> >Ron's seals, and they worked great.
> >
> >I gleaned some pointers off this that I thought I would share with the
> >group.
> >
> >1. Don't try & go it alone.
> >2. If you must get your girlfriend to help, make her breakfast first.
> >3. After removing all the bolts, tie down the arms that raise the roof
> >(those lil plastic zip-ties are nice).  Those babies are spring
> >loaded:
> >no it isn't your massve strength that lifts the roof so easily.
> >4. When taking the roof off, don't drop it on your girlfriends toes.
> >The corners are brittle & crack pretty easily.
> >5. When putting the roof back on, bolt the front first.  If it decides
> >to slide backwards, your head is not the best thing to try and stop it
> >with (even if this is inadvertant).
> >6. Don't lose your nuts
> >7. Have a full tube of your favorite muscle cream handy (icy-hot,
> >ben-gay) you'll need it the next morning.
> >
> >All in all, it looks 100% better.
> >
> >Have a great week!
> >
> >Mark
> >87 Westy Gl
> >New pop-top seals, and new speakers in the back
> >
>
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