Something to be aware of- poss sunroof leak
01-17-12, 02:19 PM
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Something to be aware of- poss sunroof leak
I never paid it any attention, but discovered a possible place for the sunroof to leak as these cars age. Was removing my sunroof's hinge points in preparation of paint, and noticed that the gasket thats behind the roof hinge had deteriorated to basically nothing on one side and there were signs it had been leaking. Probably not enough to get to ever leak out to drip so you would see it, but it explains why my factory headliner was toast. When i put them back in I will more than likely use RTV silicone to "make" a gasket, as the factory gasket is not even shown in the parts manual that I saw. I am thinking it is "part" of the hood hinge and the only way to replace it would be to buy a new hinge from mazda.
01-17-12, 03:41 PM
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This is one where a pic wont show much...what happens is the gasket just deteriorates to nothing, so all the picture will show is a removed hood hinge. If you look at the body side of the hinge location you will see 2 screws running into the front of the roof. This holds the hinge in place, and the gasket seals the 2 screws plus the hinge to the roof. The 2 screws going down hold the flip up visor in place, and I would assume they would need to be sealed as well.....
01-17-12, 03:45 PM
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if you mean the thing the sunroof "tongue" goes into on the front of the sunroof opening, you're right. easy to forget too!
i've never seen a new one (i worked in a mazda parts dept from 97-2007, and own a substantial collection of GSL-SE stuff), but i think the gasket is a piece of foam, although silicon should be fine
i've never seen a new one (i worked in a mazda parts dept from 97-2007, and own a substantial collection of GSL-SE stuff), but i think the gasket is a piece of foam, although silicon should be fine
01-17-12, 04:37 PM
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if you mean the thing the sunroof "tongue" goes into on the front of the sunroof opening, you're right. easy to forget too!
i've never seen a new one (i worked in a mazda parts dept from 97-2007, and own a substantial collection of GSL-SE stuff), but i think the gasket is a piece of foam, although silicon should be fine
i've never seen a new one (i worked in a mazda parts dept from 97-2007, and own a substantial collection of GSL-SE stuff), but i think the gasket is a piece of foam, although silicon should be fine
