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Subject:Re: Westy LuggageRack Noise
From:OlRivrRat
Date:Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:12:08 -0700

Hey JimA

        Thanks a bunch for that,,, Will probably go that route if current “fix”

doesn’t last ~ I tried to do KarlM’s “Sit on it” fix but nothing moved so I

decided that while I had the Lug’Rack screws loose I should lift the front

edge as far as possible & do a bit of cleaning under there,,, There was a

bit of junk underneath but not as much as I expected, but while I had it

lifted I placed a 16in strip of double sided Carpet Tape across the center

of the roof where it & Lug’Rack make contact,,, Seems quite solid for now

but will need to do a good long 82mph highway test run to know for sure ~

                                                                ORR ~ DeanB

   

> On 20 Dec , 2023, at 9:51 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> wrote:
> 
> This is what fixed that problem on my ’82: https://www.busdepot.com/lugseal2
> 
> Jim
> 
>> On Dec 18, 2023, at 6:48 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
>> 
>>       I’m experiencing an Extremely Loud noise created by the center of
>> 
>> the Luggage Rack lower front lip @ speeds above 70mph,,, Anyone else
>> 
>> ever had this & is there an easy long term fix / or any long term fix aside
>> 
>> from not driving that fast or removing the rack ~
>> 
>>                                                       ORR ~ DeanB