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Old Dec 12, 2012 | 06:57 PM
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My jeep has a leak coming from the rear inside back hatch area. I have sprayed insulation foam every where i thought water might be getting in but still somewhere somehow its leaking inside by the rear hatch on the floor. My rear fenders are cut and fold. Any ideas?
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Old Dec 12, 2012 | 07:32 PM
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After I cut my rear quarter panels i had a huge amount of water coming in. So I cut away the folded parts, riveted in new sheet metal, and caulked it from the inside. No more leaks. Hope this helps
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Old Dec 12, 2012 | 07:39 PM
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Have u pulled the carpet out, Mine had so many holes on the back floor i gave up counting, I wired wheeled it and fiberglassed all the holes. Not very thick steel.
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Old Dec 12, 2012 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 1990xjnut
My jeep has a leak coming from the rear inside back hatch area. I have sprayed insulation foam every where i thought water might be getting in but still somewhere somehow its leaking inside by the rear hatch on the floor. My rear fenders are cut and fold. Any ideas?
I know on my '94 I had a leak back there and it turned out there is a little rubber ledge the water runs across at the top with little drain channels in it to send the water off to the sides and out the bottom. Mine had gotten clogged up with leaves and dirt and the water just backed up and came out where ever it could
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Old Dec 13, 2012 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Programbo

I know on my '94 I had a leak back there and it turned out there is a little rubber ledge the water runs across at the top with little drain channels in it to send the water off to the sides and out the bottom. Mine had gotten clogged up with leaves and dirt and the water just backed up and came out where ever it could
I looked up there and sure enough full of crap. Cleared it out. Lets see if it fixed it. Also has anyone been able to fix the front windshield leak. The reason the front floor boards rust out.
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Old Dec 13, 2012 | 03:50 PM
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I just did mine, Leaking under drivers side dashboard. I had 8 holes on window frame.
I got class company to pull it, If i had done it would have been there the hole day. mine was cracked anyways. sanded it down and fiberglassed it and they put new one in the next day. But most jeep floors are rusted because they where very thin metal and not sprayed outside. I replaced both front and some of the rear with panels and 12 ga sheet.
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