Repairing Method For Water Leakage Around Doors

WATER LEAKAGE TROUBLE DIAGNOSIS


Repairing Method for Water Leakage Around Doors












WATER LEAKAGE FROM A
1. Water may be entering passenger room through back of front pillar.
CAUSE: It is determined that butyl tape between front side glass run assembly and front roof panel is not completely fitted and the water leaks into passenger room through peeling portion.
Repair Procedure 1
- Check that glass run assembly drain is not blocked.
- Replace front side glass run assembly with a new one. Exploded View Removal And Installation, "FRONT PILLAR FINISHER
(Roadster) : Removal and Installation".
- Apply butyl tape (1) from corner end (B) to a point 5 - 10mm (0.20 - 0.39in) short of next step.






NOTE:
Check that no step or clearance is detected between front pillar panel (C) and front roof panel (D).

CAUTION:
Completely fit butyl tape of front side glass run assembly to front roof panel.
Position alignment when installing front side glass run assembly
- Align position mark (A) of front side glass run assembly to corner (B) of front pillar finisher.
- Align shape of front side glass run assembly to corner of front pillar finisher.
- There must not be a difference in height between the front side glass run assembly and the front pillar finisher.





2. Water may be entering through connection between front pillar finisher and front edge of soft top.
Cause: There may be a gap between front side glass run assembly and front rail weather-strip of soft top.
Repair Procedure 2
- Replace front side glass run assembly with a new one. Exploded View Removal And Installation, "FRONT PILLAR FINISHER
(Roadster) : Removal and Installation".
- If the step or the gap is not eliminated after replacing front side glass run assembly, then perform the following procedure.
Repair Procedure 3





- Loosen retainer screws (1).
- Adjust overlap value of front rail weather-strip and front side glass run assembly to the following standard.










Close soft top until front side glass run assembly (1) contacts front rail wether strip (2). Measure the lower end position.





Check that front side glass run assembly (1) fitted normally.






WATER LEAKAGE FROM B
Water may be entering through a joint between soft top weather-strips.
Cause: There may be a step or a gap at the weather-strips joint. (A)
Repair Procedure 4
- Replace weather-strip (front rail and center rail) and retainer with a new one. Removal And Installation.





- If the step or the gap is not eliminated after replacing weather-strip and retainer, then perform the following procedure.
Repair Procedure 5
- Loosen retainer screws (1).





- Adjust retainer (2) frontward and rearward. Check that front rail weather-strip and center rail weather-strip completely contact each other.





Use a thin plastic card (1) to check that resistance is detected, when card is inserted, because weather-strips completely contact each other.

CAUTION:





Weather-strip is compressed. Extend both ends of weatherstrip (2) when installing retainer (1) and weather-strip.

WATER LEAKAGE FROM C
Water may be entering through a joint between soft top weather-strips.





Cause: There may be a step or a gap at the weather-strips joint. (A)
Repair Procedure 6
- Replace weather-strip (center rail and rear rail) and retainer with a new one. Removal And Installation.
- If the step or the gap is not eliminated after replacing weather-strip, and retainer, then perform the following procedure.
Repair Procedure 7
- Loosen retainer screws (1).
- Adjust retainer (2) frontward and rearward. Check that front rail weather-strip and center rail weather-strip completely contact each other.










Use a thin plastic card (1) to check that resistance is detected, when card is inserted, because weather-strips completely contact each other.

WATER LEAKAGE FROM D
1. Water may be entering passenger room through weather-strip lower end (A).





Cause: There may be poor contact between rear rail weatherstrip (1) of soft top and door glass.
Repair Procedure 8
- Replace rear rail weather-strip with a new one. Removal And Installation.
- If the step or the gap is not eliminated after replacing rear rail weather-strip, then perform the following procedure.
Repair Procedure 9





- Loosen retainer screws (1).
- Adjust retainer (2) toward vehicle outside.
2. Water may be entering passenger room through weather-strip lower end (A).





Cause: There may be poor contact between body side weatherstrip (1) of soft top and door glass.
Repair Procedure 10
- Replace body side weather-strip new one. .
3. The water overflows (A) from body side weather-strip (1) and leaks to passenger room.
CAUSE: It is estimated that gap or clearance occurs at connecting point (B) of weather-strip and the entering water level exceeds the allowable drainage volume.





Repair Procedure 11
- Check that body side weather-strip drain is not blocked.
- Replace weather-strip (center rail and rear rail) and retainer with a new one. Removal And Installation.
- If the step or the gap is not eliminated after replacing weather-strip, and retainer, then perform the following procedure.
Repair Procedure 12
- Loosen retainer screws (1).
- Adjust retainer (2) frontward and rearward. Check that front rail weather-strip and center rail weatherstrip completely contact each other.










Use a thin plastic card (1) to check that resistance is detected, when card is inserted, because weather-strips completely contact each other.

WATER LEAKAGE FROM E
Water may be entering through door glass upper inside edge.
Cause: There may be poor contact between weather-strip of soft top and door glass.
Repair Procedure 13





- Adjust door glass (1) position frontward/backward or upward/downward against soft top assembly.






- Adjust door glass tilt contact by rotating adjusting bolt on regulator lower edge. Adjustments
Adjust door glass tilt contact by rotating adjusting bolt on regulator lower edge.
Checking procedure for overlap value of weather-strip and door glass





- Apply tape (1) to door glass upper end.





- Fully close glass. Put a mark (2) on tape that shows the weatherstrip lower end position.





- Open door glass and measure (A).

CAUTION:
- Visually check that weather-strip is not twisted by door glass (1) upper end.





- 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. Adjustment

WATER LEAKAGE FROM F
Water may be entering through inside door glass rear.
Cause: There may be poor contact between rear weather-strip of soft top and door glass.
Repair Procedure 14





- Adjust door glass (1) position frontward/backward or upward/downward against soft top.






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

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. Adjustment, "SOFT TOP ASSEMBLY : Adjustment"