Date:         Sun, 19 Mar 2000 20:46:26 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
Subject:      Re: westy luggage rattle, very annoying
Comments: To: ed <edevinney@BIGFOOT.COM>
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At 18:46 3/19/2000, ed wrote:
>Try alterintg the offending part of the rack - it's probably resonating like a
>guitar string when driven by the wind at speed.  Add some weight, perhaps, or
>make a strap that holds the middle of any long pieces.

Ed, this rack is a solid fiberglass molding that rises from the front of
the roof and continues back to mate with the pop top.  It has a cavity
several inches deep that holds luggage.  It's attached to the roof by bolts
in the rear and four fairly light metal straps that are welded to the roof
in the dead space inside the molding.  The rack attaches to these straps
with screws.  It has a trim strip around the bottom edge to keep the raw
fiberglass off the roof.

My suspicion is that the straps could be bent slightly to shorten them --
but it could take some experimenting to get everything lined up right.

cheers
david
David Beierl - Providence, RI
  http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"