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Re: Leaking Hatch -1995 9000 Posted by Ari [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Leaking Hatch -1995 9000, neville john, Sun, 8 Aug 2004 17:40:11 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I have had trouble with water coming down the insides of the hatch in the past. I've even spent a decent amount of time in the trunk while letting a hose drain down the hatch.
I was able to fix mine - it may not be the same as yours. I'll also caution that this was for a '92 which has a slightly different hatch config.
With the hatch open, you'll see some metal trim on each side, held on with torx screws. If you remove that, you can remove the plastic trim strip at the very base of the rear glass. It just presses in. There is a channel underneath, and the glass bonds to the hatch. That was where my leak was. I got some RTV-type glass sealant and packed it into that channel. Since it's quite narrow, you need to have the tip of the sealant tube quite narrow. I actually put a wider bead right on the channel, then pushed it down into the channel with a toothpick or a piece of wire. Make sure all is clean and dry first (I used alcohol to clean/dry). The rubber trim just presses back in. I ran a test without the trim after gooping it up, and it still leaked a little, but the leak stopped once I put the trim in.
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