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captainstabbin 04-14-2015 07:45 AM

Door Surrounds
 
Have the typical soft top leak. On passenger side got so bad that the seat belt got frozen in place. Just checked today and my surrounds are really loose. Tightened the bolts and now they are snug as hell. What are the chances that may alleviate the leak or at least make it taper off some?? Thanks

DunnyBunny 04-14-2015 07:54 AM

None mine are tight and I have the same issue. Soaking wet seat belt.

captainstabbin 04-14-2015 07:58 AM

Well worth a try...It's the passenger side so really I don't care. So the wife gets a little wet..Who really cares...

kfast24 04-14-2015 08:04 AM

Try putting door sealer strips on the door surround. It sounds stupid but helped with my leak above the door.

captainstabbin 04-14-2015 08:52 AM

Was just hoping for an easy, no thought, brain dead fix. Lived with it for over 7 years so not going to go nuts now worrying about it.

4X4JK 04-14-2015 10:46 AM


Originally Posted by captainstabbin (Post 4085350)
Have the typical soft top leak. On passenger side got so bad that the seat belt got frozen in place. Just checked today and my surrounds are really loose. Tightened the bolts and now they are snug as hell. What are the chances that may alleviate the leak or at least make it taper off some?? Thanks


Make sure your door surrounds are sitting properly and the header seals A Pillar and seal B pillar are not rolled in or distorted:

From Chrysler TSB:

“Rolled” or distorted
windshield header
end seals can cause
leaks by making a
poor transition for
the primary seal to
seal against.


“Rolled” or distorted B pillar
mucket seals can
cause leaks by making
a poor transition for
the front or rear door
primary seal to seal
against.


I had a similar issue when I removed the hard top to install the soft. I had not realized that the mucket and seal had rolled under the surround and that caused the leak. Once I fixed it the leak went away.

captainstabbin 04-14-2015 11:50 AM

Using a pdf suggestion someone posted I ordered some camper tape to try to replace the mucket seal and see if that will alleviate the issue. Looks pretty simple so it could be a $6.00 fix.


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