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Subject:Re: Westy LuggageRack Noise
From:David McNeely
Date:Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:33:28 -0800

82 mph, seriously?  I drive 55 on the highway with the camper.

On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 9:12 AM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

>                 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
>