[Vwdiesel] Windshield leaks.

[Val Christian]

My 91 VW Jetta leaked at the top of the windshield.  Only air.  The manifestation was that it whistled going down the road, but only under the right
circumstances.  Under warranty the dealer would do nothing.  They
said the whistle was quiet.

Eventually a quarry truck solved the problem for me.

> 
>  =
> 
> Technically, to reseal, you need to remove, and reinstall.   It was
> installed poorly in the first instance, that's why it's leaking now. You
> only get one shot at it, with the glue applied in a fat bead. Smoosh the fat
> bead of sealant/adhesive around setting the window down on the opening,
> lifting, repositioning it, doing it again to get it right, it becomes a not
> fat bead, and leaves gaps. That's why if you set it down, and you have to
> lift to reposition, you're supposed to remove it, clean the adhesive off,
> reapply the bead of sealant, and reinstall.  It's not bad to remove the
> windshield at this point, and do-able if the crack isn't big, you need the
> knife for the job, and a sturdy friend so you don't crack the windshield as
> you cut it out with the drawknife.
> 
> In a rollover the windshield is supposed to help hold the roof up, hence the
> need to do it right the first time, leakage issues aside.  The leakage will
> most likely lead to rust in the windshield ledge area that the glue is
> applied to.  Might want to just change the glass sooner than later.
> 
> -james
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of Shalyn Shourds
> Sent: April-14-11 11:55 PM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Windshield leaks.
> 
> I've been fighting the sunroof leaks/wet floors in my TDI issue for a long
> long time now.=A0 I cleared the drain lines and sealed them to their
> respective nipples.=A0 I replaced the hood release grommet and hopefully, t=
> hat
> will slow it down a little.=A0 Up came tonight, however, a giant, but fast
> storm.=A0 I was able to sit in the car in the rain with the front of the
> headliner down.=A0 =
> 
> 
> What I learned was that the windshield seal is leaking at the top.=A0 It's a
> glued-in windshield.=A0 I'm guessing I need to run a bead of some kind of
> sealant around there.=A0 Any thoughts as to type of sealer/ etc?=A0 The
> windshield has a star crack in it that's starting to spread so I'll most
> likely need a new windshield soon any how, but I'd like to get my money's
> worth out of it anyways.=A0 =
> 
> 
> -Shalyn
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