| GMC Roof Leak Repair - The "Pac-Man" Patch [message #356893] |
Fri, 17 July 2020 12:55  |
Clark76
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GMC Roof Leak Repair – “The Pac-Man Patch” July, 2020
One day driving down the highway, my fiberglass roof-top carrier opened up. In doing so, the internal frame bent. I also found out shortly thereafter that I had a roof leak. What I discovered was that when the top popped opened towards the driver’s side, it lifted up the right rear (passenger side) of the carrier and popped the bolt through the roof. Or it appeared so. I now believe the bolt on the inside of the roof had come loose, and it just lifted it up a-ways breaking whatever former seal existed and now a point of entry of water into the coach.
Long story short, I repaired this leak successfully externally on the roof by creating a "Pac-Man" patch out of a rubber membrane (gasket material)and adhering it to the roof with rubber sealant Without removing the roof-top carrier, or taking down my ceiling in the coach. Post installation torrential rain and NO LEAK! Yea!
Simple cheap fix - Temporary or possibly permanent - we'll see.
See Photo's and How-To instructions on my GMC Photo's Album Site link below. (also Printable .PDF document)
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g7312-the-pac-man-patch.html
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