Karl, do you know where one can get new rubber shoes?  I have one, but one
is missing.....

Another cause of interesting sounds with the poptop:  strong Wyoming winds
that make it start to lift, and cause the driver to wonder if the latch is
strong enough, or if he's about to witness involuntary pop-top popping,
followed by a Wizard of Oz-like ascent into the heavens.....

bmc  :)
"Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."

> From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
> Reply-To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
> Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 08:31:49 -0700
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Pop Top Rattle Solved---
>
> Terry, Terry,
>
> You just didn't look at the right end of the problem!
>
> My '85 started rattling at about 30K, so it wasn't really a wear situation.
> I simply glued two popsicle sticks, or actually one inch pieces of popsicle
> sticks to the spots on the sides of the upper bunk where the little steel
> feet from the top make contact.  When the van comes from the factory, those
> feet have rubber shoes (like galoshes) that deaden the sound, but they wear
> out pretty quickly.
>
> Karl
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 7:52 AM
> Subject: Pop Top Rattle Solved---
>
>
>> In a desperate attempt to stop the latch on the pop top from rattling
>> upon hitting every road irregularity-I came up with this
>> conclusion-----the holes in the male portion of the latch have been
>> ovaled out, causing the top to not draw up tight to the roof, or I guess
>> the luggage rack.
>>
>> I thought of adding some 1/4'  rubber adhesive backed gasket type
>> material, but this solution would be short lived, as the rubber would
>> eventually squish down and the rattle would be back----
>>
>> So her's what I did----
>>
>> I removed the female portion of the latch, and welded the top portion of
>> the hole closed--took my die grinder, and smoothed out the weld, and now
>> the pin's of the latch catch the hole in a lower position, keeping the
>> top pulled tighter to the roof---
>>
>> Eureka!!!---No more rattling----
>>
>> There is zero vertical adjustment for the latch --and as far as I could
>> see this was the only way to resolve this irritating as all hell
>> constant rattle----
>>
>> Later,
>>
>> ______________
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>> ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-|
>>
>> Terry--
>>
>> "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom"
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> http://community.webtv.net/CTONLINE/TerrysHighOnLife
>>
>