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George Frudakis:
On my cesana 722 round shower door top rail has a grey plastic strip that the roller that holds the door rolls on. It needs to be replaced. It was easy to remove the old one but how do you install the new one. I tried to set one side in and pressure the other side in the channel.  I am scared it will cause damage. Does anyone have an idea for the easy way to install the new one.
As always thanks

Frank Bergamo:
When I did mine, I used a small rubber mallet and tapped it in as I worked around the radius. It isn’t very flexible so go easy in small increments as you work it in. If it is cold where you are, try to warm it up a bit and it should snap into the groove. Hope this helps, good luck!

Eric Maclean Co-Admin:
George
This is a link to an older post which Fred has some good insight into how to repair and secure that door for travel.

https://beaveramb.org/forum/index.php/topic,10439.msg71036.html#msg71036

Hope this helps
Eric

George Frudakis:
Frank
Can you please tell me how you installed the gray plastic using the hammer to snap it in place. I have trouble holding the piece and can't get a good angle to hit the gray plastic. I use a hair dryer to soften, buy may have to go to heat gun. Any help would be appreciated.
George

Fred Brooks:
   George,
  Another method worth considering is to put the plastic insert in a pot of almost boiling water for 5 minutes to soften it entirely. You may try to use a bar clamp to press fit or a mallet to tap it in. Once installed you may need to readjust the eccentric off-set inside the rollers to get the magnetic strip inside the door edge to align with the opening when closed. If you can stow the door in the OPEN position when in transit, everything will stay adjusted. Fred

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