Well, it is that time of the year again... Rain pours and the carpet on the DS corner gets wet, I mean really soaking wet.
After reading many posts on this forum and other 80 series forums, I have followed the basic recomendations and checked the newly replaced OEM windshield and gasket, drain holes on the sunroof and rocker plugs, "A" pillar garnish and roof headliner..... everything seems to be dry and working as it should. To my surprise, the culprit for the DS corner leak is the door weatherstrip. Seems that the PO did a poor job on the door panel after installing the speakers and part of the weatherstrip was not attached to the plugs on the door. It looks like a lot of people oversee the weatherstrip thinking that it is the windshield or the sunroof parts that are causing the leak. It might be worth checking the weatherstrip as well to see if the rubber around the perimeter is placed correctly.
So, in my case, a new weatherstrip needs to be installed on the DS door to stop the leak. Part of the rubber is ripped and not sealing properly. However to do that, I need to detach the arm that connects the door to the body. To my surprise, there is no bolt connecting the arm to the body but instead I see a metal pin as the pictures below show ( very dusty stuff):
I can remove the pin with a rubber hammer but now I'm wondering if that is the right way to do it and also what is the right way to install it. Apologies in advance if this is a silly question but how does one goes about detaching/installing the pin holding the arm bracket to the body? Also, what is the pin part number? Just in case something goes wrong.... I tried looking at the FSM but couldn't find the page where this is listed. Any helpful thoughts on this are appreciated.
After reading many posts on this forum and other 80 series forums, I have followed the basic recomendations and checked the newly replaced OEM windshield and gasket, drain holes on the sunroof and rocker plugs, "A" pillar garnish and roof headliner..... everything seems to be dry and working as it should. To my surprise, the culprit for the DS corner leak is the door weatherstrip. Seems that the PO did a poor job on the door panel after installing the speakers and part of the weatherstrip was not attached to the plugs on the door. It looks like a lot of people oversee the weatherstrip thinking that it is the windshield or the sunroof parts that are causing the leak. It might be worth checking the weatherstrip as well to see if the rubber around the perimeter is placed correctly.
So, in my case, a new weatherstrip needs to be installed on the DS door to stop the leak. Part of the rubber is ripped and not sealing properly. However to do that, I need to detach the arm that connects the door to the body. To my surprise, there is no bolt connecting the arm to the body but instead I see a metal pin as the pictures below show ( very dusty stuff):
I can remove the pin with a rubber hammer but now I'm wondering if that is the right way to do it and also what is the right way to install it. Apologies in advance if this is a silly question but how does one goes about detaching/installing the pin holding the arm bracket to the body? Also, what is the pin part number? Just in case something goes wrong.... I tried looking at the FSM but couldn't find the page where this is listed. Any helpful thoughts on this are appreciated.
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Just don't go full on, head might get heavy and wrenching exponentially difficult.
