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SEALING
23-75
Reur Window
If water enters the luggage compartment under the
package shelf, remove the rear window lower trim
moulding and clean out the old sealer from the
trough below the weatherstrip (Fig. 165). Apply semi-
fluid sealer or rope type sealer along the entire length
of the trough. Seal the trough at both lower corners
of the window.
To aid in the installation of the moulding, mark the
clip holes by placing balls of sealer to the rear of each
moulding hole. This helps align the trim moulding re-
taining studs with the holes and avoids the possibility
of moving the sealer or damaging the paint. Remove
the balls of sealer when the moulding is installed.
Deck Lid
Before water testing the deck lid, make certain
the deck
lid
is properly fitted and the weatherstrip
(Fig. 166) is correctly installed. Start the water test at
the bottom and work slowly toward the top of each
side and then across the top of lid. Inspect the two
upper and lower welded joints for proper sealing.
If leakage occurs at the seam between the weather-
strip trough and the deck upper panel and quarter
panel, fill any openings with rope type sealer and
paint sealer body color if necessary.
Tuil Light Openings
Water test the tail light area for possible leakage
into the luggage compartment. Leakage may occur
between the tail light housing and quarter panel
openings. To secure a good seal, use a hand type
caulking compound and seal the opening from inside
the luggage compartment.
Lugguge Compurtment
Leaks may occur at medalions or clip-holes, tail
lights or the rear quarter panel which will generally
appear in the luggage compartment floor extensions
near the quarter panel.
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WEATHERSTRIP
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DECK UPPER PANEL
Fig.
166-Deck
lid
Sealing
Before attempting to correct luggage compartment
leaks, carefully determine the source of the leak. As
it was explained in the previous paragraphs, water on
the upper portion of the wheel housing may be
corn-
ing in because of a leak at the lower moulding of the
rear window. A leak inside the luggage compartment
between the outer wheel housing and quarter panel
may originate at the corner of the rear quarter win-
dow.
IMPORTANT: Do
not confuse condensation on
metal parts with water leaks.
When the actual source of the leaks has been traced
to the luggage compartment itself, correct as follows:
Be sure to obtain proper fit and alignment of the
luggage compartment deck lid before trying to cor-
rect the leak at the lid weatherstrip. Inspect the lug-
gage compartment lid drain trough and weatherstrip
retainer joints for rough and porous welds. Seal with
body caulking putty or body sealer as required. Brush
a continuous coating of weatherstrip cement around
entire weatherstrip into the retainer.
Leaks at the deck lid weatherstrip retainer trough
joints bodies can best be sealed by loosening the
weatherstrip at the joint and applying sealer to the
entire seam at the inside of the trough and then re-
cementing the weatherstrip.
Seal all openings and joint seams on the inside of
the luggage compartment lower panel, especially the
back-up light wire grommets. Seal all luggage com-
partment floor panel seams with liquid body sealer.
Seal between the luggage compartment lower panel
and floor panel with black mastic sealer.
Tuil Gute Opening
Leakage at the glass run around the channel (Figs.
167 and 168) may be sealed off by applying sealer at
indicated points. Water leaking around the glass run
may be sealed by removing the glass run and apply-
ing additional beads of sealer to the glass run chan-
nel. Press a bead of rope type seal into the moulding
seams and clean off the surplus. While the rear pillar
garnish moulding is removed, inspect the outer "0"
shaped opening. If necessary, seal. This opening
should be filled with caulking putty.
The tail gate weatherstrip (Figs. 167 and 168)
i s
de-
signed to fit under a lip and into a channel at the sides
of the tail gate opening. At its upper end, a piece ex-
tends out and fits up into the bottom of the pillar.
Remove all weatherstrip that is not installed properly.
Clean the channel and the weatherstrip with cement
removing solvent. Apply a coat of cement to each
part and reinstall the weatherstrip. At the bottom of
the opening it is sometimes necessary to remove the
weatherstrip and after cleaning, shim the weather-
strip surfaces and reinstall.
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