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Water Leak - 2006 Ford Freestyle

Complaint (Rocker and floor seams) Front or rear floor wet, or carpets wet only when driving.
Cause Factory sealer skips in the floor to rocker panel joint.
Testing Procedure

Remove carpet trim, and pull back carpet and detner prior to running water test!

 

Using a water hose, spot test fro under the vehicle up toward the floor and rocker panel joint.

Diagnosis Wet detner (under padding). Leak will not appear with a normal shower stand water test. Mud under the carpet, visible gap in the factory sealer at the floor to rocker joint.
Repair

1.  Remove scuff plate and kick pad and pull back carpet.

2.   Rag dry floor before running water test.

3.  Following the water test, clean interior floor and rocker joint with a damp rag.

4. From inside the vehicle, seal the split seam at the rear area of the rocker with dum dum.

5. Seal the floor seams to the rocker at the front near the cowl area and floor seams to the rocker near the rear seat area with dum dum.

6.  Re-run water test to verify repair.

7.  If no further leaking is evident, spray over dum dum with black liquid metal.

8.  Install new detner before putting carpet in place. (SEE TECH TIPS.)

9.  Re-install kick pad and scuff plate.

 

 

 

10.  Perform necessary clean up.  Use of glass cleaner and Car Brite helps to eliminate water spots caused by water testing.

Tech Tips


When spraying liquid metal inside the vehicle,
 remember to tell the customer that it takes
                     4 hours to cure. 
 
The odor will dissipate during the curing time. 
 

 

 NEVER water test a vehicle immediately
 after using liquid metal during a repair.

 


    The vehicle should not be driven for up to 4 hours
    after the repair.  If that is not possible, be sure to relay
    that the windows must be kept down while driving.


 



  If still unsure of the repair, schedule a re-check
  within 7 days of the repair in order to water test.


 

Use of an inspection camera saves time and money!

Cut out and remove wet damaged detner, using a detner knife.

        


View of new detner.

FINISHED LOOK

Very Important Message: Although we demonstrate the steps to repair a complaint, it does not mean that the current repair is the ONLY repair nor the ONLY cause for a leak with the same complaint.

Est. Time of Repair .7
Materials
*optional
dum dum detner
black liquid metal spray glue
seam sealer
Tools
*optional
trim plug puller flashlight
shutz gun cordless screw gun
detner knife magnetic tray
rags inspection camera
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