Drip Rail, Removing And Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

• Hand drill
• 5 mm drill bit

Drip Rail, Removing:

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-- Starting at the bottom, remove the drip rail -1- upward -arrow-.

Drip Rail Clamping Strip, Removing:

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-- Drill out the rivet heads -arrows- and drive out the rivet shafts.

-- Remove the clamping strip -1-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal and note the following:

• Start riveting the clamping strip -1- at the topmost hole.

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-- Starting at the top, insert the drip rail -2- into the clamping strip. The raised section -3- must engage in the cut-out while doing so -arrow-.

-- Press the drip rail all the way into the clamping strip.