Leak around driver window

[757driver]

Originally Posted by brobox

Heavy rains all day today while parked. I also have a slight leak with a small amount of water sitting in the lower track with no signs of where it came from. I guess the drain slots are there for a reason.

Chuck,

The water in the bottom channel is normal due to the design of the sliding window. The water comes in at the back sliding window portion and runs forward in the channel towards the front. If the weep holes are not plugged and doing their job the water will drain to the outside.

[brobox]

Don, the weep holes were the same way in the TS.

[umsman]

Originally Posted by jherrin99

I had the exact same leak on my 14 Aspire 44B. It sometimes would not leak until days or weeks after a rain and not until I moved the coach. I suspected the window, then the roof. After chasing it for months I talked to Jeremy at CS. He knew exactly what it was. There is a frame that runs the length of the coach and made out of square tubing along the top of the wall. The end of it is is open and is behind the circuit breaker boxes. The curved roof rails are screwed to that frame and covered with the piece of trim you see running the length of the coach. There were problems with some screws getting screwed in too tight and breaking. They eventually break off and rust completely out leaving an easy entry for the water into that square tubing. Mine was leaking back about mid coach, but then the water gets in the square tubing and would not leak until the coach was leaning toward the front or I hit the brakes, then it would run forward and leak out end of tube dripping out over window and left front corner. The fix was fairly simple, just pull the trim loose and silicone it the full length of the coach. I ended up with leaks on both sides, so I would definitely do both sides. Hope this helps.

Is it hard to get the trim cover off, Then to put it back ??

[jherrin99]

Originally Posted by umsman

Is it hard to get the trim cover off, Then to put it back ??

No, it is easy to access. You will see the trim on the outside wall above the slides, just below where the roof curves and meets the top of the wall. There is a flat piece of trim that has another plastic/rubber curved trim that fits in the center of the flat piece that covers the screws. You remove the middle curved piece to expose the screws. It just pops into place and pulls out easily. Hope that makes sense.

[umsman]

From what I am reading to take this trim off is,, get the end loose with a screw driver,, then pull trim all out.. Seal the work trim back in place with a screw driver.. Would I be correct in my assumption ?

[jherrin99]

I would use a silicone type caulk, but any good sealant should work. since it is on the side I would not use any type of self leveling caulk/sealant. You could fix it by just removing each screw, caulk the hole and re install. Make sure you remove every screw and replace any broken ones or seal the hole. You could also remove the screws and the trim then caulk underneath the the trim and screw back in place. Keep us posted.

[umsman]

It is hard to believe that water can move sideways thru a tiny hole,, but I guess it does..