Water in rear cargo and floor boards
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Water in rear cargo and floor boards
I have a 1990 XJ, the carpet in the cargo area gets wet when it rains. Also found about an inch of water underneath the back seat. Floor boards are not rusted/rotted. I cannot find where the leak is coming from. Has anyone else run into this problem?
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I checked, other than a wet floor there is no sign of water leaking, maybe its coming from behind the panels? The hinges seem to be fine.
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i also have a 1990 and mine is constantly wet as well.... when it gets nice out i'm going to rhino line the inside ... i don't know where it comes from either definately from underneath.... maybe got carried away cutting the rear or something i don't know ...
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my jeep has the same problem... wet back and water under my back seat.. no rust.. i found that my weatherstripping for the rear door ( trunk ish) was all torn apart... i got a 25 foot roll from jcwhittney and i havent installed it yet.. but that might do the trick..
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I guess this is a common problem then. The rhino lining is a good idea! Everyone keeps telling to do that. My rear seal is fine. The jeep stinks like hell though. Carpets got to go.
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My problem with my 89 with water comming in and getting on the rear cargo area floor. was the gromments that hold down the roof rack were all dry rotted
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For now i removed the roof rack compleatly and just cut 1 inch squares from some 3Mplastic tape and covered all the holes in the roof. and that stoped my leak in the rear. i am in the process of trying to find the new gromments (they are also the mounting nuts) as you tighten them the grommets get squshed and seal the hole. i found them on ebay for the 1974-1991 grand wagoneers but not for the 84 and up cherokees. i still have not checked with my mopar parts department at my local dealership cause they are never open when i go home. im trying to find them on line but no luck yet. if anyone knowes where i can get them it would be a great help to me.
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For now i removed the roof rack compleatly and just cut 1 inch squares from some 3Mplastic tape and covered all the holes in the roof. and that stoped my leak in the rear. i am in the process of trying to find the new gromments (they are also the mounting nuts) as you tighten them the grommets get squshed and seal the hole. i found them on ebay for the 1974-1991 grand wagoneers but not for the 84 and up cherokees. i still have not checked with my mopar parts department at my local dealership cause they are never open when i go home. im trying to find them on line but no luck yet. if anyone knowes where i can get them it would be a great help to me.
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firts tr pulling up on the roof rack main rails if you can lift them up a little then they are bad and most likley leaking. or get a torx socket set and remove each side rail and inspect the grommets underneeth if they are ripped cracked or hard then they dried out and should be replaced .
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For now i removed the roof rack compleatly and just cut 1 inch squares from some 3Mplastic tape and covered all the holes in the roof. and that stoped my leak in the rear. i am in the process of trying to find the new gromments (they are also the mounting nuts) as you tighten them the grommets get squshed and seal the hole. i found them on ebay for the 1974-1991 grand wagoneers but not for the 84 and up cherokees. i still have not checked with my mopar parts department at my local dealership cause they are never open when i go home. im trying to find them on line but no luck yet. if anyone knowes where i can get them it would be a great help to me.
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