Detailed instructions for replacing slide room wipe seals
We have a 2012 Sightseer 30A. We have had these seals repaired/replaced by various authorized dealers 10 times. The seals are still not installed properly, but the damage caused to our MH gets worse each time, so we are done having dealers touch it.
Does anyone know how to obtain the detailed instructions for replacing these? Winnebago has not been forthcoming with any info other than "take it to your dealer"
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2018 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 36U
2014 Wrangler JKU Rubi
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I can share with you what it took for me to reinstall my passenger side slide top outer wipe seal 5 hours ago. Pine needles had accumulated under the slide awning and caused about half of the wipe seal to detach and fold under.
I removed the top only allen head screw from each end of the slide awning end covers which allowed it to fold down and revile the awning roller mechanism. I turned the awning roller to relive tension on the slide awning material. There is a small hole in the end of the roller to insert a nail and lock the roller in place. Then to detach the awning from the coach I removed a philips screw from each end and pulled the white nylon strip out. I removed all debris, pulled the seal out that was stuck and cleaned it and the mounting surface with alcohol. I applied 3M Black super weather strip and gasket adhesive I purchased from Advanced Auto Parts to both the seal and the mounting surface and let it dry and tack for 3 minutes, then placed the seal into its proper place. I then wiped the slide top, awning material and seal with RuGlide rubber lubricant purchased from Napa auto parts. Reassembled in revers order.
Jesse
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2013 Winnebago Tour 42QD
Apopka FL.
Thanks so much for the info and the pictures. The bottom wipe seal is a bit different, though. The seal has to be "snaked thru" from the outside to the inside and it seems too big to fit without cutting. Every time any dealer does it, they cut it poorly and it doesn't seal. We aren't even sure it's supposed to be cut. It should be simple, but doesn't appear to be. Also, there is no "slot" for the material to sit in, and alignment and actually keeping it attached seems to have confused those trying to replace it.
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2018 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 36U
2014 Wrangler JKU Rubi
This is an update to our original issue. Yes, we just now determined our problem and how to fix it. We still wonder why the dealers and techs didn't see the problem.
Apparently, there are voids in the end cap ( and in the bathroom exterior wall) that are adjacent to the slide rooms. These voids were originally filled with a foam type substance that eventually came out as the dealers worked on the adjacent slides. That foam blocked "holes" where the slide seals and the coach body came together (I know I'm describing this badly, but I'm not a coach builder) once we realized this, we were able to replace the foam in these areas and "voila" no more light and cold air coming in at the floor at the corners of the slide rooms.
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