Door Seal

[Mark Anderson]

I am getting a lot of wind noise through my door seal. Also air from the bottom rear corner. I know there are some blood pressure cuff style seals. Do these work ? Any recommendations on brand, vendor etc. ? I recently replaced the weather stripping, didn't seem to do much good.

Thanks

Mark Anderson

[Kristin Winter]

My first thought would be to see if you could get your door to fit better. Perhaps overhauling the latching mechanism and adjusting everything would snug up the door, eliminating the need for an inflatable door seal.

[Ray B]

Hi Mark, I had the same problems with my door seal. Check the lower rear corner, it should be squared off i.e.. not rounded off following the door panel. (Look at the fuselage edge for meeting the seal to see why.) Also, did you know the hinges are adjustable? The door has to be off to see how hole alignment of the hinge pins can be changed. They go through an adjustable eccentric located on the part of the hinge attached to the fuselage. Once these points are handled your ready to adjust the latch. The nice soft seal material seems to work best once every thing is lined up. Or you can do it the easy way like I did and stop by at Webco in good old Newton Kansas (EWK) and have them do it. They were fast and even had a new door hinge to replace my broken one! And my wife loved the "Silence of the Door". Hope this helps. Ray B

[David Pyle]

Generally the noise is from air going from inside to outside. While awaiting door adjustment or an improved seal you can cover the noisy area with paper or plastic. Also with a tight door fit the interior "windless" molding helps prevent (egress) wind noise.

[Mark Anderson]

Thanks for all the good advice. I will get my mechanic to make some adjustments on my annual coming up in December.