Shower Door Track Problem.

[Chickadee]

Hi: Anyone have suggestions about fixing shower door track/hanger on 08 Essex. It's a curved glass enclosure, 2 part w. 1/2 fixed and other 1/2 a sliding door. Door has aluminium channel strip over both the top and bottom of the curved glass door with a white nylon track wheel on either end of each channel. The top channel seems to have popped up in the center of the curved edge of glass door and the clear looking, silicone gasket between the groove in this track piece and the glass is hanging loose. I've loosened and retightened the cam device on the track wheels on each end of this channel, but bulge in center seems to reoccur and I'm not sure if I'm correctly understanding the wheel cam adjustment, and, I'm wondering if that silicone looking gasket is supposed to be adhereing to the glass since otherwise it seems there is nothing affixing the center of that aluminum channel strip to the glass in the central portion of the curve. Steve

["007"]

If you can lift the door off track and remove retainer screws off ends of track pry the metal strip off top of door and apply a sealent adhesive to hold track to glass door on the full curve at top of door. Let dry a day or so using a shower curtain until dry.
I would reset your adjustments to wheel cams to aprox set point before you adjust them.
Your under warranty give Newmar a call maybe they will ship you new door.

[cwg]

I had the same problem with the shower door... it was first attempted to be placed back into the track by a tech, but when it failed to hold and popped out again within a short time frame, Newmar replaced the door under warranty. I expect that will be the course you may have to take.

[sjcaldal11]

Originally posted by Chickadee:
Hi: Anyone have suggestions about fixing shower door track/hanger on 08 Essex. It's a curved glass enclosure, 2 part w. 1/2 fixed and other 1/2 a sliding door. Door has aluminium channel strip over both the top and bottom of the curved glass door with a white nylon track wheel on either end of each channel. The top channel seems to have popped up in the center of the curved edge of glass door and the clear looking, silicone gasket between the groove in this track piece and the glass is hanging loose. I've loosened and retightened the cam device on the track wheels on each end of this channel, but bulge in center seems to reoccur and I'm not sure if I'm correctly understanding the wheel cam adjustment, and, I'm wondering if that silicone looking gasket is supposed to be adhereing to the glass since otherwise it seems there is nothing affixing the center of that aluminum channel strip to the glass in the central portion of the curve. Steve

I had the same problem and I added some spacers on the bottom track to keep the glass from sliding down and out of the top track. It seems as though the glass is to small for the frame.
Thanks, Daryl

[aubie]

Gmorning Chickadee, my door was replaced twice.Top has to be glued to frame and the bottom wheels turn down to help support the weight of the glass door. I was surprised at the weight of the door. Aubie

[sjcaldal11]

Originally posted by aubie:
Gmorning Chickadee, my door was replaced twice.Top has to be glued to frame and the bottom wheels turn down to help support the weight of the glass door. I was surprised at the weight of the door. Aubie

I have my coach in for service and asked them to replace it under warranty but if the replacements have that problem maybe I should keep the one that I fixed back in April or May. It hasn't failed since.
Thanks, Daryl

[Chickadee]

Hey, THANKS for comebacks: Gee, and I thought ours was the only one w. a problem. So, Aubie or '007', top DOES have to be glued, huh? What sealant adhesive is best to use considering aluminum (frame) TO glass (door)?? Thanks again for guidance. Steve

[sjcaldal11]

Steve,
With the rubber gasket on the top I don't know how well it would adhere to the glass. My fix was to remove the bottom rail and add about 1/4 inch of hard rubber shims to keep the glass from being able to drop out of the top rail.
Thanks, Daryl

["007"]

You will need a industrial adhesive this LINK
may help you decide.
A glass company may also help rebond frame to glass if you try yourself use rubber blocks when tapping frame back onto glass.
Under warranty Newmar may do it or they will order new door. I would keep the old one for future replacement as someone did.

[aubie]

Chickadee, Newmar repaired mine. I don't know what glue they used but it's been good to go for a year. Aubie

[Chickadee]

Daryl (sjcaldal 11): When you say you removed bottom track and installed shims, ya mean you put shims in the bottom of the groove of the aluminum strip having wheels attached, or in the "track" that the wheels ride in??

007: You mentioned using rubber blocks when tapping aluminum frame (the one w. wheels attached) back on to the glass. Ya mean using the block(s) between mallet and aluminum to prevent denting? You said.."blocks"...(plural) so I'm (as usual) confused.

Re: having Newmar ship a new door....I didn't think Newmar would ship direct to an owner w/o going through some local Newmar approved shop.

aubie: do you (or anyone here) know WHO to call at Newmar to find out the type of adhesive they used? Is there a NAME at Camp Newmar who is BEST to talk to?

Thanks. Steve

[sjcaldal11]

Steve,
I removed the glass and put the shims in the track under the rubber gasket.The whole door is held together with four screws.
Thanks, Daryl

[Radioman]

Had the same problem on our MA. Kept putting it back in the track and it kept popping out. At the factory a tech removed the door and put large clamps on it and re-bent it - it was ever so slightly warped. Been fine ever since.

You can waste a lot of time with spacers and bushings, etc. but if it's warped a bit the only permament fix will be to align it correctly. Best advice: get the factory to fix. it.

["007"]

The blocks were to only use while tapping the frame to glass could use a wood block if you wish.
Why not just make a visit to Newmar on way home from FL.