I had my left rear fender liner out today. The factory application of seam sealer is very sloppy. I wondered about that forward seam that you have outlined. Can that forward seam be sealed from the cab side?
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Those were some great pics, but I can't find them, either. It's possible they are gone for good... see posts #295 - #303 here:
Jan 7th Recall: Rear Harness Update/Teardown/Pictures
Re: Safety Recall: Rear Wire Harness/Rear Subframe Harness If anyone can access recalls, there is an update as of today. 1-7-2017. A repair part# has been issued, but not available as of yet. I got a phone call from my dealer. They say updated parts are available. Will be going in next...
www.ridgelineownersclub.com
The forum's thread merge at the time may have destroyed them.
Go to billmanmotion’s profile and click on media. All the pictures are there.Those were some great pics, but I can't find them, either. It's possible they are gone for good... see posts #295 - #303 here:
Jan 7th Recall: Rear Harness Update/Teardown/Pictures
Re: Safety Recall: Rear Wire Harness/Rear Subframe Harness If anyone can access recalls, there is an update as of today. 1-7-2017. A repair part# has been issued, but not available as of yet. I got a phone call from my dealer. They say updated parts are available. Will be going in next...
The forum's thread merge at the time may have destroyed them.
Today was able to lift the rear of the truck with a floor jack enough to get a better look underneath. This time captured photos of the unsealed seam line taken from the passenger side above the fuel tank. The photo of shorter perspective which is showing some corrosion forming is toward the outside of the cab. The other is across the top of the fuel tank looking toward the center of the truck (fuel pump access plate is visible to upper left of the yellow box).
One of the more disturbing observations is points along that seam line were still damp almost 24 hours after water testing and being parked inside a dry garage. That would indicate the individual pockets are likely trapping water. Another is the bath towel I stretched across the inside of the cab floor was damp, meaning the seam was weeping after I was done messing with the truck for the day and parked it inside the garage. That's not good at all if you live anywhere north enough for a freeze-thaw cycle.
Can easily see two outcomes for each of those pockets:
1). they individually leak into the cab.
2). They will trap moisture, which will freeze, which will expand, and open the joint enough to leak into the cab at some unknown point in the future.
Also notice the edge corrosion forming, it's another sign of trapped moisture.
Conclusions:
1). It's very possible to a have perfectly dry no-leak truck leaving the factory, which begins to leak a year, or 2, or longer into the future following some dampness and a few freeze-thaw cycles.
2). They need dried out, then sealed/filled such that can no longer take on any moisture.
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One of the more disturbing observations is points along that seam line were still damp almost 24 hours after water testing and being parked inside a dry garage. That would indicate the individual pockets are likely trapping water. Another is the bath towel I stretched across the inside of the cab floor was damp, meaning the seam was weeping after I was done messing with the truck for the day and parked it inside the garage. That's not good at all if you live anywhere north enough for a freeze-thaw cycle.
Can easily see two outcomes for each of those pockets:
1). they individually leak into the cab.
2). They will trap moisture, which will freeze, which will expand, and open the joint enough to leak into the cab at some unknown point in the future.
Also notice the edge corrosion forming, it's another sign of trapped moisture.
Conclusions:
1). It's very possible to a have perfectly dry no-leak truck leaving the factory, which begins to leak a year, or 2, or longer into the future following some dampness and a few freeze-thaw cycles.
2). They need dried out, then sealed/filled such that can no longer take on any moisture.
Rogers has been talking about putting a plastic strip on the top seam that directly takes the drain water from the bed. Without it the water builds up at point 1, then slides down the cab bottom to slot 2. With the strip (black box) the water should fall off that edge harmlessly below...
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Had Honda been even messier with the seam sealant and let it flow over the edge they might have solved this for us
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