marcusjames2

For quite a while I have been trying to fix my hard top and soft top leaks. Got most taken care of except the pesky seal at the top of the doors. From what I have read it is a very common problem, especially with the soft top.

I finally got it fixed!! It is a rather simple fix, but nothing I had run across through any forum. I found something very discreet about it in the JK leak manual that you can find online. It talked about for leaks at the doors near the corner to adjust the flange. I had no clue what it was talking about, but kept looking around and spotted it. So here are pictures of what I did.

As you can see in the pics, there is a metal flange behind the rubber transition. It has a groove that you can stick a screw driver behind. Simply pry it outward with the flathead screw driver to adjust.

We had a pretty heavy rain today, that normally would send water pouring in at the front of the doors with the soft top, but after this NOT A DROP! So easy.

Blkhwk976

Nice, need to do that soon, when it rains mine drips down right above the door handle, not a lot, but enough to be annoying. Thanks for the tip

marcusjames2

Yeah. That's exactly where mine would as well. You also may need to add foam in a few places. I've done that as well and that may be helping too.

Blkhwk976

I'll start with bending that piece out and see how it does with the next rain. How far did you bend it?

marcusjames2

I probably bent it half an inch or so out. Keep me posted.

Blkhwk976

Hopefully get to it in the next few days, let ya know

kgraham24

this worked great on my passenger side door, not so much for the driver's side. Any other tips on placement of weatherstripping?

Twilightaj

I had this problem but it was the weatherstripping was folded the wrong way. I was folded under the frame not over. Once we pulled the strip out and pressed it over the frame no more leaks.

marcusjames2

You can also add some foam in different places. I added some on the plastic frame. See pictures. These are all weather strippings you can pick up at Lowes. I used some Permatex rubber sealant to adhear the strippings to the frame.

I think the weather stripping probably helped a great deal, but for me, the problem wasn't solved until I adjusted the flange. You may also try adjusting it out as far as you can so it can get a right seal on the door.

marcusjames2

This was the document I used to help diagnose where the leaks were coming from.

http://www.jeep-club.net/graphics/ma..._Leaks_All.pdf