Body - Front/Rear Door Weatherseal Won't Stay in Place
NUMBER: 23-048-06GROUP: Body
DATE: October 26, 2006
SUBJECT:
Front And/Or Rear Door Weatherseal Retention
OVERVIEW:
This bulletin involves procedures for adhering weatherseal to door frame.
MODELS:
2007 (JK) Wrangler/Wrangler Unlimited
NOTE:
This bulletin applies to vehicles built between July 07, 2006 (MDH 0707XX) and September 11, 2006 (MDH 0911XX)
SYMPTOM/CONDITION:
Front or rear door mounted weatherseal upper corner does not stay in position, rotates out of corner. A mastic sealer was used to adhere the seal corner to the door inner corner, but does not always work.
DIAGNOSIS:
Front door upper B-pillar or Rear door upper C-pillar molded detail corner rotates out of position, does not stay seated. If the condition exists, perform the Repair Procedure
PARTS REQUIRED:
REPAIR PROCEDURE:
1. Remove seal upper corner from the channel (Fig. 1).
2. Remove original mastic sealer, if present, on the door inner corner and on weatherseal
3. Apply Weatherstrip Adhesive per the material instructions in a 4 - 6mm (3/16 in. - 1/4 in.) diameter bead x 50mm (2 in.) strip to the channel on top. Start the beads at a point even with the joint line on the seal corner to the rubber Weatherseal. The Weatherstrip Adhesive should not extent past the joint line of the corner material (Fig. 1).
NOTE:
The adhesive is not a compatible material for bonding to the corner, but will adhere effectively to the rubber weatherseal leading into the corner.
4. Apply Weatherstrip Adhesive per the material instructions in a 4 - 6mm (3/16 in. - 1/4 in.) diameter bead x 50mm (2 in.) strip to the channel on the side. Start the beads at a point even with the joint line on the seal corner to the rubber Weatherseal. The Weatherstrip Adhesive should not extent past the joint line of the corner material (Fig. 2).
5. Reinstall the seal corner into the channel, aligning the corner of the seal with the corner of the door panel so that the adhesive will not cure in a rotated, off location position. Allow adhesive to cure according to material instructions, prior to closing door.
POLICY:
Reimbursable within the provisions of the warranty.
TIME ALLOWANCE:
FAILURE CODE:
Disclaimer:
This bulletin is supplied as technical information only and is not an authorization for repair.