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Subject:Re: Westy LuggageRack Noise
From:OlRivrRat
Date:Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:33:20 -0700

Yup, 82,,, Been doing that for years,,, since 2009 actually, when I 

swapped in a Subi EJ25,,, but even before that with the 2.1L H2OBoxr

I’d do 75+ if flat road & no wind ~

> On 21 Dec , 2023, at 11:33 AM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> 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
>>