HJ75 ARE THEY ALL LEAKERS
Submitted: Friday, May 02, 2003 at 20:48
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HAVING DIFFICULTIES LOCATING WHERE WATER IS ABLE TO GET IN TO LEAK DOWN ON YOUR FEET.
JUST SOLD TROOPCARRIER RUSTED UNDER DRIVERS FLOOR FROM WATER LEAKING INTO DRIVER COMPARTMENT.
JUST AQUIRED FRP THE DAMM THING IS THE SAME
JUST HOSE THE WINDSCREEN AND DRIVE AWAY WATCH AND FEEL THE DRIPS .
HAVE REMOVED INSTRUMENT PANEL CANT SEE ANY THING.
SOMEBODY MUST HAVE HAD OR KNOWS OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM.
Reply By: Member - Peter- Saturday, May 03, 2003 at 18:19
Saturday, May 03, 2003 at 18:19
Yes I've had two that both leaked the first one leaked like a sieve and after a CSR trip it was even worse. I pulled the panel in front of the windscreen off that the wipers come through and found that from the rear of the slots that the bonnet hinges come out of to down the side in front of the doors there was a crack which let the water in. I just covered it in silicone which stopped the leak and then traded it in on a later troopy. The whole windcreen moved about half an inch sideways on corrugations as the A pillars where no longer attached to the body!
The second one never cracked but did leak around the seam where the gutter joined the body down the a pillar as
well as the windscreen after resealing the screen and the a pillar it was ok except in really heavy rain when it would get wet, that turned out to be where the
snorkel bolted on. Silicone stopped the water seeping down the threads of the bolts.
Peter
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Reply By: wombat - Sunday, May 04, 2003 at 09:11
Sunday, May 04, 2003 at 09:11
THANKS ALEX WOULD EXPLAIN LEAK WHILST TRAVELLING THESE BUGGARS LEAKED STANDING WITH ONLY A SPLASH ON THE SCREEN
HAVE NARROWED THE CURRENT ONE TO BEING INSIDE THE FRONT VENT WHERE WIPER ARMS COME OUT THINK MAYBE MADAM RUST OR A PANEL CRACK .
ITS NOW OBVIOUS DUE TO RAPID RESPONSE THESE LADS HAVE A LEAK
POTENTIAL FOR VARIOUS REASONS.
ONCE AGAIN A COMMENDABLE SITE FOR ALL 4WD USERS THANKS
ALL
WOMBAT
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Follow Up By: Janset - Sunday, May 04, 2003 at 16:38
Sunday, May 04, 2003 at 16:38
Hi Wombat.
I think you are pretty close when you mention the vent, have you noticed that it is more noticeable when heavily raining or hosing?
What happens is water gets in that vent, no problem with that, but if it can't drain out as it is intended, it builds up momentarily and dribbles down the under bonnet side of the fire wall and onto the wiring harness that goes into the cab. The grommet is directly under the hinge recess.
If you have a close look, you will possible see water staining from the hinge recess down to the flat horizontal lip that runs above the rubber grommet.
How to seal that wiring/grommet against water ingress is anybodies guess as there a a hell of a lot of wires and
the gap between the wires and the grommet is large, especially if you have run a number of wires through there your self.
I still have not been able to seal this area off successfully as access to that point is awkward, maybe a shielding over the grommet and wiring harness to direct the water elsewhere may work.
Regards
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