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geelse
Groupie Joined: 10 Jan 2013 Location: California Online Status: Offline Posts: 65 |
Topic: Pushout Seals Posted: 08 Apr 2013 at 11:59pm |
The weather stripping seal at the base of the push out keeps coming loose, any ideas on how to solve problem?
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hogone
Senior Member Joined: 09 Apr 2013 Location: St. Louis Online Status: Offline Posts: 1049 |
Posted: 10 Apr 2013 at 8:34am |
I have the same issue, everytime I open the slide it comes off (the bottom seal). And sometimes it gets pulled in when I close the slide. Haven't found a good solution yet.
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geelse
Groupie Joined: 10 Jan 2013 Location: California Online Status: Offline Posts: 65 |
Posted: 10 Apr 2013 at 10:28am |
You have described the issue perfectly. I'll let you know if I find a solution. I'm going to write Forest River.
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 10 Apr 2013 at 7:08pm |
Welcome, hogone.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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geelse
Groupie Joined: 10 Jan 2013 Location: California Online Status: Offline Posts: 65 |
Posted: 11 Apr 2013 at 12:13pm |
OK Tek, what do you think? Have you run into this before?
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marwayne
Senior Member Joined: 25 Oct 2011 Location: Edmonton AB Can Online Status: Offline Posts: 1002 |
Posted: 11 Apr 2013 at 1:41pm |
That is why I didn't want a slide out, I heared to many bad stories. My sons father in law has a fifth wheel, went camping, pushed the slide out but when it came time to go home the slide would'nt budge electric or hand krank. They had to get a tech to the campsite to fix it, then take it to the dealer to check everything out. Total bill 8000$ luckely under warrenty.
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If you want something done right, do it yourself.
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Kickstart
Senior Member Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Location: Ocean Shores, W Online Status: Offline Posts: 267 |
Posted: 11 Apr 2013 at 2:21pm |
Slides are just like electric windows in a vehicle--they might cause problems. Yes, they are something else that may go wrong, so you have to weigh the benefits. You pay extra and you maintain and repair as needed. I know in our case we've always towed small in that our largest trailer was a 22 footer. I also know that as much as we love our RP175, we would not have even considered the purchase without the slide. So, "to each his own".
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 11 Apr 2013 at 5:21pm |
We will never have a TT without a slide. It is the biggest downside of the 'stream, besides total length.
Yes they can have problems. Friends had one leak and rot, had to replace the whole thing.. Under warranty thank goodness.. |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 11 Apr 2013 at 8:15pm |
Sorry, geelse, no experience with this. I had a manual slide-out in our popup but no slide-out on our 171.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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hogone
Senior Member Joined: 09 Apr 2013 Location: St. Louis Online Status: Offline Posts: 1049 |
Posted: 16 Apr 2013 at 12:13pm |
Thanks for the welcome techntrek. Just back from 6 days in the pod, perfect trip. Just to clarify to all, nothing wrong with the slide at all; works perfect (excellent seal in and out, perfect smoothe operation). It's just that the bottom rubber seal comes off when you open the slide. Prior to shutting this time, I sprayed a little silicone on it to help keep it a little more moist and lubricated, but that's not a fix. Not extremely worried about this, sure there is a simple solution which I will figure out. hogone
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