Thread: Ace's VIII- 5-6th August

Originally Posted by DEFENDERZOOK

oh...i could have told you that.....
the rocker cover gasket is leaking at the back.....
the swivel hub seals are leaking.......
the power steering reservior hoses are leaking......

do you want to know the rest.......?

... actually I was talking about the "water leaks"... on my accelerator foot and on my knee which pours out from about 4 inches back from top of door (mainly pours out when I hit the brakes)
* accelerator foot he reckons is coming from the front air-vent... he's gonna put new seals in both vents
* he reckons the leak from the top is because of water getting in through the roof-top window... he's gonna take it out and re-seal it

... the other "real" leaks however.... I might need to get back to you on those at some stage

Originally Posted by bluetongue

* accelerator foot he reckons is coming from the front air-vent... he's gonna put new seals in both vents

See if he'll fit the army type rubber seals. These fit on the body & seal better than the glue on foam type seals on the flaps.

they also leak from the join in the roof.....
where the two sections meet above your head......and having the roof racks stops the roof
from flexing as much as the body.....which makes all leaks worse......



and according to geoff from arthur garthons.....
i am slowly ripping the roof off with the racks on top......they are too rigid.....
and the roof is only soft alloy......it will crack.......
he could be right.....he has been working on land rovers longer than i remember.....

Originally Posted by DEFENDERZOOK

they also leak from the join in the roof.....
where the two sections meet above your head......and having the roof racks stops the roof
from flexing as much as the body.....which makes all leaks worse......



and according to geoff from arthur garthons.....
i am slowly ripping the roof off with the racks on top......they are too rigid.....
and the roof is only soft alloy......it will crack.......
he could be right.....he has been working on land rovers longer than i remember.....

Longer than yourv'e been breathing

Originally Posted by bluetongue

PICS.... you fellas aren't talking about this little hill are you????

Yes it was little, but no one else tried it & no one in AULRO has been over the top yet. I stopped just where those rocks are ahead, & like all hills always look flat in pics. The diff jams on the top of the rut about three feet short of the top.

I thought the roof rack issue was a common problem with all vehicles not just Land Rovers. If you think about it it makes sense the vehicle body needs to flex when stressed, the roof racks act the same way as a roll cage increasing the rigidity of the vehicle. The weakest point therefore must give, which is the body and pillars.

The question is would a cargo barrier do the same?

Originally Posted by dobbo

I thought the roof rack issue was a common problem with all vehicles not just Land Rovers. If you think about it it makes sense the vehicle body needs to flex when stressed, the roof racks act the same way as a roll cage increasing the rigidity of the vehicle. The weakest point therefore must give, which is the body and pillars.

The question is would a cargo barrier do the same?

Roof racks are a problem for sure, but my Defender has been dripping water on my drivers boot years before the rack went on, from day one the first day it rained after taking delivery in 1997. When it buckets down, it buckets in on the drivers side only.

Originally Posted by RoverOne

Longer than yourv'e been breathing

he has finally retired......earlier this year.......




to stop wet feet......you need to drive with gumboots on......
and possibly a yellow raincoat to keep everything else dry.......