My personal experience;
I had a very similar crack at the corners of my 5er's slideout. Had the crack professionally repaired, it cracked again in the same places the next year.
I then took our 5er to the Dutchmen factor repair center. They removed the Filon sidewalls to inspect the aluminum framework. They found the gusset welds in the frame around the slideout hole were broken. They re-welded the gussets and frame, repaired the Filon again. It was still intact when we sold the 5er.
Bottom line, fix the underlying cause of the crack or you will repeat the repairs.
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2000 Winnebago Ultimate Freedom USQ40JD , ISC 8.3 Cummins 350, Spartan MM Chassis. USA IN 1SG 11B5MX,Infantry retired;Good Sam Life member,FMCA. " My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy
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