Water Leak After Heavy Rain
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Water Leak After Heavy Rain
I have a water leak on drivers side in area of the parking brake. Anyone have a suggestion in what to look for? Thanks. Cheers, Wavelength.
2001 Yukon 5.3l.
2001 Yukon 5.3l.
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I have a water leak on drivers side in area of the parking brake. Anyone have a suggestion in what to look for? Thanks. Cheers, Wavelength.
I pulled the trim off around the parking brake and saw water leaking from point A. Also, a weep hole at the bottom Point C. I cleared the weep hole and the water drained so no longer visible and leaking at point A. It collected in the channel under the trim, so I drilled a small hole at point B. This takes care of the water soaking the carpet until I can investigate further. The carpet gets wet in area D, soaking up from channel under trim. It isn't wet further up to the firewall. I suspect there is something leaking under the trim over the windshield runoff tray or there is another clogged weep hole further back under the step trim.
I have uploaded photos, but don't see them, sorry. Point A is a 1/2 oval 5" up the vertical pillar from the bottom under trim removed. Point C is the weep hole at the bottom of the pillar. Point B is where I drilled a hole at the front of the channel under the trim removed. Point C designates the immediate area around these points.
2001 Yukon 5.3l.
I pulled the trim off around the parking brake and saw water leaking from point A. Also, a weep hole at the bottom Point C. I cleared the weep hole and the water drained so no longer visible and leaking at point A. It collected in the channel under the trim, so I drilled a small hole at point B. This takes care of the water soaking the carpet until I can investigate further. The carpet gets wet in area D, soaking up from channel under trim. It isn't wet further up to the firewall. I suspect there is something leaking under the trim over the windshield runoff tray or there is another clogged weep hole further back under the step trim.
I have uploaded photos, but don't see them, sorry. Point A is a 1/2 oval 5" up the vertical pillar from the bottom under trim removed. Point C is the weep hole at the bottom of the pillar. Point B is where I drilled a hole at the front of the channel under the trim removed. Point C designates the immediate area around these points.
2001 Yukon 5.3l.
Last edited by Wavelength; Aug 6, 2022 at 4:06 PM.
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