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Thanks. Yes, I will be mocking everything up (as per your previous advice) before torquing this thing down. I was hoping the added weatherstripping would work, since it provides some cushioning and possibly a little leak prevention. Once I get the tray on maybe I'll come up with better ideas for keeping the water out of the channel. The one thing I'm not sure of is, can't I just cover up that channel completely? Then I'd only need to worry about water getting in within the turret bearing.Those half moon retainer plates plates should have sealant applied to them and anywhere in between them, also your would seal around the bolts. That stripping you added might be a problem, the turret tray sits only maybe a 1/4 in of the top of the roof when it bolted onto the turret bearing. If you already haven't test fit it...I would now and make sure it does not interfere. And let me add....slantbacks leak! Period...and it your case, you have a GMV, so if it's raining your going to get plenty of water in the cab when you stop the truck....
A local gasket company in Salt Lake. I think this one...GMVguy, where did you get the rubber sheet?
If there are people trying to find a source of material to use as a gasket, In Afghanistan we had a similar problem and I had my wife send me a 20ft section of shower liner that they sell at home depot and it worked great. I used it to seal 2 vehicles because the rubber sealing material required longer bolts to use. We didnt have enough rubber and no longer bolts. We also installed a drain line in the track and ran it outside. This I think helped the most. Unlike public perception, Afghanistan gets a good deal of snow, sleet and rain and there are no sand dunes in most of it. It's more like Colorado but the mountains are bigger.Good Deal. I am trying to figure out a way to seal up our departments HMMWV's.
Which exact HomeDespot material did you source?If there are people trying to find a source of material to use as a gasket, In Afghanistan we had a similar problem and I had my wife send me a 20ft section of shower liner that they sell at home depot and it worked great. I used it to seal 2 vehicles because the rubber sealing material required longer bolts to use. We didnt have enough rubber and no longer bolts. We also installed a drain line in the track and ran it outside. This I think helped the most. Unlike public perception, Afghanistan gets a good deal of snow, sleet and rain and there are no sand dunes in most of it. It's more like Colorado but the mountains are bigger.
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