have a 97 XJ and recently when it rains i end up with a wet spot in the rear cargo area at the bottom of the spare tire cover. the rain comes from the roof or hatch somewhere cause you can see the water dripping down the spare cover. any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. thanks guys......

 

could be coming from the roof rack mounting bolt holes

 

if thats where its coming from is there a good, solid fix for the leak?

 

No wet spot on the headliner?

 

nope, headliner is dry. it leaks down through the trim piece (well where the two trim pieces meet, you can see in the picture) that runs the length of the top of rear hatch opening. only leaks on the side with the spare tire

 

Mine leaks like that when the hatch channel on top gets full of dirt and leaves that keeps the rain water from running down the channel as designed. Instead it overflows the trim rubber and drips on the inside.

 

took that trim piece off and i'm wondering if its coming in through the hole where the wiring harness comes through. all that comes through the hole is the harness, should there be a plug there of some kind?

 

Mine has a 90degree grommet it runs through.

 

yea, i have nothing there and after feeling around the harness casing is wet. i think its coming in through that hole where the harness is and its running down through the trim and leaking out. any idea where i could get a new grommet?

 

Is there nothing on the harness where goes in to cab under the hatch?

 

like a plastic covering or boot? nothing, just the cloth like wrap for the wires

 

It's a 90 degree rubber boot that the harness passes through. My understanding is that they came already on the harness so finding a replacement other than a salvage yard might be a problem.

 

that EZEARL, appreciate the advice

 

There should be an accordian style rubber boot. One grommet end fits in the hatch hole and one in the hole where the wires enter the roof.

 

yea, i don't have that. anybody have a parts jeep that might have this laying around? or if you know of where i can purchase another one, that'd be great