Rear Seat all Wet!
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Rear Seat all Wet!
After the rains in So. Cal., I noticed that my rear bench seat is all wet after the rain. There is no sign of a leak in the windows or head liner. I am baffled. Anyone elese have this problem???
It is a '92 EXT Eddie Bauer AWD 4.0. The seat was in the flat position.
Thanks - Tony
It is a '92 EXT Eddie Bauer AWD 4.0. The seat was in the flat position.
Thanks - Tony
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Im in Calabasas....Thanks copper_90680, I will try to figure this out.
Where and how do I apply the seal?? Im assuming I have to remove the interior window panels...right? Is there an adhesive that I will need, or do I use some sort of silicone?
Where and how do I apply the seal?? Im assuming I have to remove the interior window panels...right? Is there an adhesive that I will need, or do I use some sort of silicone?
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Hi Durso:
You need to open up the rear hatch door and remove the supporting rods first. Then remove a whole bunch of screws holding the rear panels. Don't remove the panels, just pull them back far enough to see the nuts retaining the windows. There are about a dozen of them. Look around the windows edges and you should be able to tell right away where it's leaking. Mine leaked in two places on top, and there are some white residues where it leaks.
Once you remove the retaining nuts (leave 1 or 2 loose one on to keep the window from falling to the ground), use some thin piano wires or a spatula to cut through the butyl tape. These things are very sticky and fairly strong, so you must be persistent. Once you have separated the windows from the van, just clean up around the sealing surfaces. I found that the butyl tape is so sticky that you can remove it much as you would remove chewing gum. Roll it into a ball and use that little ball to dab-and-yank the rest of them out. It's pretty easy. Then just clean up the rest with solvent. I used brake cleaners and it didn't hurt anything. Just spray it on a rag and clean the surfaces with the rag.
You don't need any sealant. The butyl tape is very sticky and it'll form a seal by itself. The tape is about 5/16" to 3/8" in diameter. You start at the bottom on the window side and put it all around the outer edge of the window (outside the bolts). Join it at the bottom, but DO NOT overlay them. If you overlay at the bottom, the bottom would be too thick and the windows will be warped when you put them on. Just butts the two ends together at the bottom of the window, since things don't leak there against gravity
After you put the windows on, it'll stick pretty well to the frame. Tighten those nuts all around, a little at a time, and don't over tighten them.
After I was done, I took a garden hose and let it drip over the upper edge for about an hour to make sure it's not leaking. But you may be in luck, there is rain coming in our weather forecast this week
You need to open up the rear hatch door and remove the supporting rods first. Then remove a whole bunch of screws holding the rear panels. Don't remove the panels, just pull them back far enough to see the nuts retaining the windows. There are about a dozen of them. Look around the windows edges and you should be able to tell right away where it's leaking. Mine leaked in two places on top, and there are some white residues where it leaks.
Once you remove the retaining nuts (leave 1 or 2 loose one on to keep the window from falling to the ground), use some thin piano wires or a spatula to cut through the butyl tape. These things are very sticky and fairly strong, so you must be persistent. Once you have separated the windows from the van, just clean up around the sealing surfaces. I found that the butyl tape is so sticky that you can remove it much as you would remove chewing gum. Roll it into a ball and use that little ball to dab-and-yank the rest of them out. It's pretty easy. Then just clean up the rest with solvent. I used brake cleaners and it didn't hurt anything. Just spray it on a rag and clean the surfaces with the rag.
You don't need any sealant. The butyl tape is very sticky and it'll form a seal by itself. The tape is about 5/16" to 3/8" in diameter. You start at the bottom on the window side and put it all around the outer edge of the window (outside the bolts). Join it at the bottom, but DO NOT overlay them. If you overlay at the bottom, the bottom would be too thick and the windows will be warped when you put them on. Just butts the two ends together at the bottom of the window, since things don't leak there against gravity
After you put the windows on, it'll stick pretty well to the frame. Tighten those nuts all around, a little at a time, and don't over tighten them.
After I was done, I took a garden hose and let it drip over the upper edge for about an hour to make sure it's not leaking. But you may be in luck, there is rain coming in our weather forecast this week
Last edited by copper_90680; Feb 24, 2005 at 02:25 PM.
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Thanks! I'll give it a shot.
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Hi Durso:
You need to open up the rear hatch door and remove the supporting rods first. Then remove a whole bunch of screws holding the rear panels. Don't remove the panels, just pull them back far enough to see the nuts retaining the windows. There are about a dozen of them. Look around the windows edges and you should be able to tell right away where it's leaking. Mine leaked in two places on top, and there are some white residues where it leaks.
Once you remove the retaining nuts (leave 1 or 2 loose one on to keep the window from falling to the ground), use some thin piano wires or a spatula to cut through the butyl tape. These things are very sticky and fairly strong, so you must be persistent. Once you have separated the windows from the van, just clean up around the sealing surfaces. I found that the butyl tape is so sticky that you can remove it much as you would remove chewing gum. Roll it into a ball and use that little ball to dab-and-yank the rest of them out. It's pretty easy. Then just clean up the rest with solvent. I used brake cleaners and it didn't hurt anything. Just spray it on a rag and clean the surfaces with the rag.
You don't need any sealant. The butyl tape is very sticky and it'll form a seal by itself. The tape is about 5/16" to 3/8" in diameter. You start at the bottom on the window side and put it all around the outer edge of the window (outside the bolts). Join it at the bottom, but DO NOT overlay them. If you overlay at the bottom, the bottom would be too thick and the windows will be warped when you put them on. Just butts the two ends together at the bottom of the window, since things don't leak there against gravity
After you put the windows on, it'll stick pretty well to the frame. Tighten those nuts all around, a little at a time, and don't over tighten them.
After I was done, I took a garden hose and let it drip over the upper edge for about an hour to make sure it's not leaking. But you may be in luck, there is rain coming in our weather forecast this week
You need to open up the rear hatch door and remove the supporting rods first. Then remove a whole bunch of screws holding the rear panels. Don't remove the panels, just pull them back far enough to see the nuts retaining the windows. There are about a dozen of them. Look around the windows edges and you should be able to tell right away where it's leaking. Mine leaked in two places on top, and there are some white residues where it leaks.
Once you remove the retaining nuts (leave 1 or 2 loose one on to keep the window from falling to the ground), use some thin piano wires or a spatula to cut through the butyl tape. These things are very sticky and fairly strong, so you must be persistent. Once you have separated the windows from the van, just clean up around the sealing surfaces. I found that the butyl tape is so sticky that you can remove it much as you would remove chewing gum. Roll it into a ball and use that little ball to dab-and-yank the rest of them out. It's pretty easy. Then just clean up the rest with solvent. I used brake cleaners and it didn't hurt anything. Just spray it on a rag and clean the surfaces with the rag.
You don't need any sealant. The butyl tape is very sticky and it'll form a seal by itself. The tape is about 5/16" to 3/8" in diameter. You start at the bottom on the window side and put it all around the outer edge of the window (outside the bolts). Join it at the bottom, but DO NOT overlay them. If you overlay at the bottom, the bottom would be too thick and the windows will be warped when you put them on. Just butts the two ends together at the bottom of the window, since things don't leak there against gravity
After you put the windows on, it'll stick pretty well to the frame. Tighten those nuts all around, a little at a time, and don't over tighten them.
After I was done, I took a garden hose and let it drip over the upper edge for about an hour to make sure it's not leaking. But you may be in luck, there is rain coming in our weather forecast this week
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