| Subject: | Re: Westy LuggageRack Noise |
| From: | Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> |
| Date: | Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:26:04 -0800 |
Note that it’s a good idea to remove the bulb along the sides of the rack to allow water to drain.
Jim
> On Dec 21, 2023, at 9:12 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
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> Hey JimA
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> Thanks a bunch for that,,, Will probably go that route if current “fix”
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> doesn’t last ~ I tried to do KarlM’s “Sit on it” fix but nothing moved so I
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> decided that while I had the Lug’Rack screws loose I should lift the front
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> edge as far as possible & do a bit of cleaning under there,,, There was a
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> bit of junk underneath but not as much as I expected, but while I had it
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> lifted I placed a 16in strip of double sided Carpet Tape across the center
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> of the roof where it & Lug’Rack make contact,,, Seems quite solid for now
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> but will need to do a good long 82mph highway test run to know for sure ~
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> ORR ~ DeanB
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>
>
>> On 20 Dec , 2023, at 9:51 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> wrote:
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>> This is what fixed that problem on my ’82: https://www.busdepot.com/lugseal2
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>> Jim
>>
>>> On Dec 18, 2023, at 6:48 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
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>>> I’m experiencing an Extremely Loud noise created by the center of
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>>> the Luggage Rack lower front lip @ speeds above 70mph,,, Anyone else
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>>> ever had this & is there an easy long term fix / or any long term fix aside
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>>> from not driving that fast or removing the rack ~
>>>
>>> ORR ~ DeanB