inside molding around rear hatch

[jvanatta]

how does the plastic molding at the rear hatch come off? the rear windshield washer is leaking inside the vehicle at the rear side window. 2014 Expedition

 

[Big Brian]

they just pry off. Just be careful and take your time they will just pop right off. Use a plastic scraper or prybar to get them started

 

[jvanatta]

Thanks! I have broken things when trying to remove without knowing what I am doing.

 

[Big Brian]

don't worry you may break it anyway knowing what you are doing

I have

 

[jvanatta]

LOL

 

[jvanatta]

Is the molding down the sides removed in the same way?

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

Before you go crazy taking the molding off, remove the third brake light and pull out the washer tubing as far as it will go and look for breaks in the tube. It might be as easy as just cutting the tubing at the break and sticking in a piece of brass tubing. Just a thought.

 

[jvanatta]

what is the third row brake?

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

what is the third row brake?

Third row brake light is the one above the hatch with the sprayer nozzle on it. If you remove the two screws that hold it in you can pull out a good length of the tubing and you can check it for cracks or leaks.

 

[fuzzmanmatt]

Lol "third row brake"... Center high mount stop light. Two screws, super easy to remove, check the connections, put it back together.

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[jeff kushner]

LOL....Andy...I was wondering too.....your brain was moving faster than your fingers and you had me wondering what a "3rd row brake" was too<LOL>!!

I'm thinking "what the fu....is a 3rd ro..., oh, THAT'S what he meant"

Great suggestion!!

jeff

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

LOL....Andy...I was wondering too.....your brain was moving faster than your fingers and you had me wondering what a "3rd row brake" was too<LOL>!!

I'm thinking "what the fu....is a 3rd ro..., oh, THAT'S what he meant"

Great suggestion!!

jeff

Hey when you get to be our age sometimes the brain makes stuff up. I know what I meant.

 

[jvanatta]

the leak is just where the headliner starts and the plastic molding stops above the large rear window.

I did not know what a third row brake was either.

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

the leak is just where the headliner starts and the plastic molding stops above the large rear window.

I did not know what a third row brake was either.

I went back and corrected the original post. Sorry for the confusion. Sometimes the fingers don't always type what the brain is thinking.

 

[jvanatta]

I definitely heard that