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Been there, just fixed that. Posted by Ari [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: HELP! Leaks in my hatch!, Daven ![]() |
I just fixed a hatch leak on mine. It may or not be the same issue for you.
Inside the hatch there is a piece of exposed bent metal, just below the hatch glass. Water was dripping down from there. I ended up partially dissasembling the hatch and checking for leaks by applying water with an eyedropper to select locations. This may be the sign of a psychiatric disorder, but it worked.
The leak is at the bottom of the window glass, where it seals to the hatch. This is covered by the trim strip at the base of the windshield. With the hatch open, remove the metal trim on side of the hatch - it's held on with four torx screws. It's also held on with some goop, so it'll come away slowly. That trim also hold some wires in place.
Next, remove the plastic trim strip at the base of the rear glass. It just presses in, so pry up one end and peel it out.
There are two potential leak areas now exposed. The bottom of the glass fits into a rubber gasket, and that gasket sits on top of the hatch metal. I got a tube of black windshield glass sealer. I don't remember the brand right now, but it's basically low temperature silicone sealer (no need for the high-temp stuff).
I cleaned the gasket/glass with alcohol and ran a very thin bead at the top of the gasket where it meets the glass. I ran a wet finger over it to smooth, and trimmed away any that would extend above the trim strip. The next one was harder - there is a channel under the glass where it meets the hatch metal. With the tip of the tube clipped to provide a very thin bead, I gooped in there. It's hard because the stuff is thick, and squeezing it through a small hole is tiring. Since the gap is pretty small, I laid the bead ON the gap, and pushed it in with a piece of stiff wire. I tried to get it up and under the glass. I then cleaned up the inevitable misses with some alcohol. After letting it sit an hour, I put the trim strip back on - it just presses into place. Start at one end and work across. Putting the metal side pieces in is a little tricky, as you need to get the wire into the channel. I again used a piece of stiff wire to hold the wire in place, and put the trim on from the top down.
I found that the goop alone didn't seal the leak, but the combination of goop and trim did. We've had a bunch of very heavy rains since, and no leaking.
Good luck!
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