Skoda 105 s 1980 Workshop Manual page 205

14.13,2 WATER LEAKS INTO THE
P A S S E N G E R C O M P A R T M E N T
1 . I N G R E S S O F W A T E R F R O M T H E F R E S H
A I R B O X
E X I S T I N G G R O M M E T
U S E O F P T N O 1 1 3 - 7 9 3 8 0 1
F i g . 1 4 . 1 3 / 6
T h e d o r n e s h o u l d s t a n d u p i n t h e a i r b o x a n d
s h o u l d b e p a r t i a l l y f i l l e d f r o m i n s i d e w i t h D u m
D u m .
T h e g r o m m e t s h o u l d b e s e a l e d t o t h e b o d y
u s i n g c l e a r m a s t i c .
d i J a c k s o c k e t . S e a l t h e t e r m i n a l b a s e u s i n g D u m
D u m . T h e b a s e s o c k e t s s h o u l d b e s e a l e d w i t h
c l e a r m a s t i c .
d) Water entering through Centre of heater. The
cover plate over heater, motor fan if it is not
f u l l y b u t t e d a g a i n s t t h e s h u t t l e ( i e . a g a p ) s e a l
with
e) Body joints inside airboxto innerwing. Ensure
s e a l a n t c o v e r s a l l j o i n t s u p t o t h e u n d e r s i d e o f
t h e s c u t t l e p a n e l .
2 . W I N D S C R E E N S
W i n d s c r e e n s e a l i n g i s i n f a c t s e a l i n g t w o j o i n t s
a n d t h e y s h o u l d b e t r e a t e d i n d r f f e r e n t w a y s a n d
as separate joints.
1 . G l a s s t o G a s k e t
2. Gasket to body.
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F i t e x p a n d i n g c a b l e h e r e
( b )
F i s . 1 4 / 1 3 . 5
a) Box drain tubes (One either side of car) Pt No.
1 1 3 - 7 9 0 9 7 0 i f p e r i s h e d r e p l a c e , s e a l i n g
r u b b e r t o m e t a l w i t h c l e a r m a s t i c .
b) Heater
bleed tube/speedometer
cable
grommets. lt is suggested that the original
g r o m m e t s a r e r e p l a c e d w i t h d o m e d g r o m m e t
P t N o . 1 1 3 - 7 9 3 8 0 1 .
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1 . T h e j o i n t b e t w e e n t h e s c r e e n a n d t h e r u b b e r
i s s o m e t i m e s f a c t o r y s e a l e d w i t h a s e a l a n t v a r n i s h
w h i c h h a r d e n s a n d w h e n d i s t u r b e d s h a t t e r s ; a n d
t h i s i n t u r n a l l o w s p a s s a g e s f o r w a t e r f r o m o u t s i d e
t o t h e i n t e r i o r . A p p l i c a t i o n o f g l a s s m a s t i c s e a l e r
w i l l d r i v e o u t t h e w a t e r a n d s e a l t h e j o i n t ' l f ,
however, this is not achieved it will be necessary
t o r e m o v e t h e r u b b e r a n d c l e a n t h e s e a l f a c e s a n d
t h e g l a s s i n o r d e r t o e n s u r e t h a t t h e j o i n t c a n b e
m a d e .
T h e e x p a n d e r o f t h e 1 0 5 / 1 2 0 r a n g e s h o u l d b e
fitted to the rubber after fitting the glass and
r u b b e r t o t h e b o d y u s i n g s p e c i a l t o o l M P 8 - 1 6 1 .
Carefully fit the rubber to the glass, stretchi ng it
e v e n l y a r o u n d t h e w h o l e g l a s s a n d n o t s t r e t c h e d
over the last side/corner to be fitted.
After f itting the screen/rubber assembly,
e n s u r e t h a t t h e g l a s s i s c e n t r a l i s e d i n t h e
apertu re.
T h e e x p a n d e r c a n n o w b e f i t t e d u s i n g M P 8 -
1 6 1 e x p a n d e r f i t t i n g t o o l .
2 . T h e s e c o n d j o i n t i s b e t w e e n t h e r u b b e r a n d
the body. We must stress that there are two areas
o f t h i s j o i n t , o n e ( a ) i s a w a t e r d r a i n c h a n n e l a n d
the second (b) serves two duties of holding the
glass in the aperture and stopping the ingress of
water into the passenger compartments.
T h e w a t e r d r a i n c h a n n e l m u s t n o t b e f i l l e d w i t h
a n y s e a l a n t a n d t h e d r a i n h o l e s a t t h e b a s e o f t h e
aperture should be free of obstruction.
T h e w a t e r s e a l i n g p r o p e r t i e s o f t h e j o i n t c a n b e
re-inforced by the application of mastic sealant
i n t o t h e j o i n t ( b ) s h o w n i n t h e d i a g r a m .
Test for water leaks
Spray water onto and around screen being
t e s t e d , l i n g e r i n g a l o n g t i m e i n a l l p o s i t i o n s , t o
ascertain the point of entry. Determine it is
c o m i n g f r o m t h e g l a s s r u b b e r s e a l o r t h e r u b b e r
body seal then correct the leakage. F i g . 1 4 . 1 3 / 7
2 1 4