Help urgently needed

JC600 said:

Nice work mate........in the last pic, whats that cable tied up?

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thats a job for another day lol who ever changed the cable snapped the brack so zip tied it on ,lazy #### lol i will have to make a bracket

griff2 said:

thats a job for another day lol who ever changed the cable snapped the brack so zip tied it on ,lazy #### lol i will have to make a bracket

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I hate bodge jobs, least you'll know it's been done properly when you've finished.

well had a quick chance to play again today

decided to take the dif plate off and change the dif oil ,was a #### to get at the top bolts but got it off

quite a bit of metal filings in there :-(


but to be honest i think thats the first time in years its been taken off looking at the colour of the oil



not to sure what gasket sealant was on there but #### me its not easy to get off



will get a razor blade tomorrow to scape the dif housing
as for the teeth none seem to have chunks missing even thought there was more metal filing than i like



cant do anymore at car till i get the razor so tried scaping the cover in the kitchen and get all the bolt threads clean

well day off today
not done anything on car today but

while i took the bikes out of the car i noticed a puddle of water on the back shelf

i no its a common prob by all accounts ,so ran my fingers along the rubber seal above the window ,i was thinking the seal must of gone

but as i ran my fingers along this fell out


im assuming this must of been leaking for yrs and looking at this when i get a new seal and remove the top window cover/surround im most likely going to find another big ####ing hole

i must say antill owning one myself i would never of thought landrover would rot like they do !!!!!

right had a quick look ref seals and wow #### me there def not cheap :-(

is there anyway i can pull the seal ,sort out the rust ,refit the old seal then at the top in this channel (which looks like where the water is coming in)


(where the green **** is growing on it) its def seems there as if you gently pull on the trim that all moves ,
would putting some black waterproof and flexible sealant do the job????????????

I did mine with some silicone/gripfill type of stuff. Can't remember what it was called.

Did my sunroof with it aswell,so far so good

is there anyway i can pull the seal ,sort out the rust ,refit the old seal then at the top in this channel (which looks like where the water is coming in)

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In short - No.
Seal is fitted on glue, if you try to remove it it will be destroyed.





As you can see it will be rip off. . If you got water inside you should remove all three finishers (new fixings for them will needed), remove alu profile over the top and seal mounting points


Those five spots for bolts above seal.

also you can check that sealant is complete on upper and side edges


Those photos come from time when i replace tailgate seal.

Must be a labour of love, think I'd have got rid when you first noticed the corrosion at the start of your thread. Good job you can do it yourself as the cost for labour must be considerably more than the car is worth, bit like Wheeler Dealers.

true lol

but thats half the fun ,not letting it beat you and doing it your self ,learn learn learn ,every car is dif lol

griff2 said:

right had a quick look ref seals and wow #### me there def not cheap :-(

is there anyway i can pull the seal ,sort out the rust ,refit the old seal then at the top in this channel (which looks like where the water is coming in)


(where the green **** is growing on it) its def seems there as if you gently pull on the trim that all moves ,
would putting some black waterproof and flexible sealant do the job????????????

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I have used black marine grade silicone on the same roof trim on my hard back , the trim doesn't flex as much as it did , dont like silicone as a rule but can recommend the marine grade .