GQ Patrol Squeaks
Submitted: Thursday, Sep 05, 2002 at 00:00
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Les
I have a few body squeaks in my 96 EFI Patrol. I'm aware that is a common trait of the GQ, but have one in particular that really annoys me. It's a rapid squeak coming from the bonnet area somewhere, which seems to transmit through the firewall. It's always present, at any speed, and I've tried all the obvious things, greasing bonnet hinges and catch, fitting new rubber stops where the bonnet closes etc, but have had no success getting rid of this. Any ideas ?
Reply By: les - Monday, Sep 16, 2002 at 00:00
Monday, Sep 16, 2002 at 00:00
Problem Fixed !
After numerous efforts I finally managed to track down and fix this problem. It was coming from the unsupported areas in the centre of the bonnet. I bought a 4mm thick strip of hard rubber, and glued this along the inner lip of the scuttle panel, beneath the windscreen. (the lip where the inside edge of the bonnet rests when it's closed, the side nearest the windscreen) This is invisible when the bonnet is closed, and the result - Silence !
Just in case any other GQ owners have this problem......
Cheers, Les
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