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Date:         Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:33:32 -0400
Reply-To:     Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: installing new luggage rack seals
Comments: To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu>
In-Reply-To:  <5c1si1$8e8r50@smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net>
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Whether or not you bought bus depot seals it is probably a great time to remove the front luggage rack, a LOT of crud builds up under there over time and its nice to clean it out periodically. The Bentley I have is reasonably clear on the procedure, or perhaps is clear to ME because I've done this a few times (though not for a while). Start in section 75.8.

1) Raise poptop

2) Close all doors and windows

3) Get something to stand on

4) Remove all screws from the rear edge of the back headliner (photos 75-034, 75-030)

5) Unzip screen and reach outside to remove rubber caps and nuts from the back edge of the luggae rackn (photo 75-031). This MAY require holding the bottom of the bolts so they don't turn (Photo 75-032). This was why you removed the screws from the back of the headliner

6) Zip poptop screen back up

7) Remove the four outer luggage rack screws

8) Make sure you did step 2 and 6 and closed all the doors, windows, and westy screen

9) Make sure that you did step 8

10) Make sure that you did step 9 (are we clear on this?)

11) CAREFULLY remove front luggage rack. There will be a LOT of crud underneith, and you don't want it inside the van.

12) Hose off your roof and install your seal

13) Before you put the luggage rack back on glue four screened washers from washing machine hose (they have a little domed screen) and poke up PERFECTLY through the drain holes in your luggage rack to at least slow the accumulation of crud under there.

Chris

On 9/26/06, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote: > I'm about to install the new seal on my luggage rack, and was just wondering > if there's anything I should know aside from the obvious. There are four > screws on the front and sides of the rack, four on the back, and I assume I > remove them, remove the rack, then pull out the old seal and put on the new > one. > > Is there more to it than that? The info in the Bentley is singularly > useless - they have luggage racks and interior head panel on the same page, > with a lot of photos. From the layout of the photos it would appear that > one has to remove the interior panel to remove the luggage rack - there's no > labeling to indicate which photos go with which instructions. > > Is that actually necessary? Do I have to remove any interior screws to get > the rack off, or just the eight exterior ones? > > And is there anything else I should know before I get to it? > > Oh, and right, I didn't find anything in the archives on this subject! :-) > > > > Joy > > > **************************************************************** > Joy Hecht > now living in a real house in northern Virginia > and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon > now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years > lugging Joy and her stuff around... > > For musings about life and the vanadventures: > http://www.joyhecht.net > > **************************************************************** >


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