Water Leakage Around Doors

SOFT TOP




Repairing Method For Water Leakage Around Doors

WATER LEAKAGE FROM A
Water may be entering passenger room through back of front pillar.
Cause: Butyl tape on back of glass run assembly may be separating from roof panel.




Repair Procedure 1
Apply butyl tape on back of glass run assembly again, and correct installing position.

Water may be entering through connection between front pillar and front edge of soft top. Cause: There may be a gap between glass run assembly and weatherstrip of soft top.




Repair Procedure 2
Replace glass run assembly with a new one to eliminate the gap between glass run assembly and weatherstrip.

WATER LEAKAGE FROM B
Water may be entering through door glass upper inside edge.
Cause: There may be poor contact between weatherstrip of soft top and door glass.




Repair Procedure 3
Adjust door glass position forward/backward or upward/downward against soft top.

Adjust door glass tilt contact by rotating adjusting bolt on regulator lower edge.

CAUTION: Soft top assembly position may be incorrect when glass upper position is low even if door glass adjustment is performed. Perform soft top assembly adjustment, if necessary.




Adjust door glass tilt contact by rotating adjusting bolt on regulator lower edge.

WATER LEAKAGE FROM C
Water may be entering through a joint between soft top weatherstrips. Cause: There may be a step or a gap at the weather strips joint.




Repair Procedure 4
Replace weatherstrip with a new one.
If the step or the gap is not eliminated after replacing weatherstrip, then perform the following procedure.




Repair Procedure 5
Loosen retainer screws.
Make fine upward/downward position adjustments to the retainer. (Move the retainer of a protruded weatherstrip downward for the adjustment.)




Insert approximately 0.5 mm(0.02 in) washer into the back of the subsiding weatherstrip retainer, if the step is not eliminated after adjustment.

WATER LEAKAGE FROM D
Water may be entering through inside door glass rear.
Cause: There may be poor contact between weatherstrip of soft top and door glass.




Repair Procedure 6
Adjust door glass position forward/backward or upward/downward against soft top.
Adjust door glass tilt contact by rotating adjusting bolt on regulator lower edge.

CAUTION: Soft top assembly position may be incorrect in the case of glass upper position is low even if door glass adjustment is performed. Perform soft top assembly adjustment if necessary.

WATER LEAKAGE FROM E
Water may be entering passenger room through weatherstrip joint.
Cause: There may be a step or a gap between rear frame side and body side of weatherstrip.




Repair Procedure 7
Remove weatherstrip rear frame.
Remove weatherstrip rear frame mounting retainer.




Apply approximately 5 mm(0.02 in) thick EPT seal to retainer back surface.




WATER LEAKAGE TEST
Use 13 mm(0.51 in) diameter hose. Adjust water pressure by following method.

Hold the hose horizontally, and release water at 1000 mm(39.37 in) height from ground. Adjust the distance, between the ground point just below the hose and the water dropping point, to reach 700 mm(27.56 in). (See the figure.)

Keeping the distance between the hose and the testing area by 100 mm(3.94 in), apply water along the area 3 times. During applying water, move the hose by 100 mm(3.94 in)/sec speed.